TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited the Fukushima nuclear plant, which sank into meltdowns after a tsunami eight years ago, in an effort to highlight revival and safety as the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese, Chinese ministers discuss key economic issues
BEIJING(Kyodo) -- Japan and China held on Sunday an expanded ministerial meeting focusing on key economic issues ranging from trade and investment to better protection of intellectual property ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan tout ‘recovered’ ties amid global uncertainty
BEIJING — China and Japan have the opportunity to “take charge of the economic field” during a time of worldwide uncertainty, Japan’s foreign minister said Sunday, as trade pressures from ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese, Chinese ministers to discuss key economic issues
BEIJING(Kyodo) -- Japan and China will hold a ministerial meeting on Sunday covering economic issues ranging from trade and investment to better protection of intellectual property rights ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan kick off trade talks amid China deal optimism
"I hope we can come to a very quick agreement with Japan over maybe some temporary ... provisions and hash out the many other issues that take longer in this area," Perdue told reporters in Washington ... ( read original story ...)
Cranbrook citizens show team spirit by replacing missing hockey funds — trip to Japan back on
After notifying police, the team’s management had to break the news to the players ... International Friendship Hockey Tournament in Japan. The tournament’s values include friendship and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tells global finance leaders sales tax to rise as scheduled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Saturday pledged to global finance leaders that Tokyo will forge ahead with a scheduled sales tax hike in October, even as weakening global ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Proptech Startup Propy Completes First Real Estate Transactions In Japan
has announced the completion of two blockchain-recorded property deals in Japan, a first in Asia, the startup said on Thursday. The news marks Propy’s first steps into the Asian market. Image: Mount ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says US serviceman kills woman, self in Okinawa
TOKYO - A U.S. serviceman fatally stabbed a Japanese woman and then killed himself in Okinawa on Saturday, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said, amid growing resentment about the presence of American troops ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Biggest Bank Confirms Launch of Digital Currency ‘Coin’ in 2019
Following months of speculation about its proposed release date, Japan’s largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has finally announced plans to launch its long-awaited in-house digital ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Warns G-20 That Global Economy Still Faces Downside Risks
(Bloomberg) -- Japan kicked off its G-20 presidency by reminding the world that the global economy isn’t out of the woods yet. “The extension of global growth continues but at a slower pace than ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese group to get control of Japan Display after $2.1 billion bailout
Japan Display has a subsidiary in San Jose, a U.S. business that could give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) jurisdiction over the deal. Displays may not necessarily be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s quest for display king ends as Taiwan-led group buys JDI
Japan Display, also known as JDI ... tablets are growing 30%," then-CEO Shuichi Otsuka said in an interview with Nikkei in December 2011. "None of our clients have any doubt about future demand ... ( read original story ...)
5th-Largest Japanese Bank Abruptly Ditches Ripple Trial
Ripple, the blockchain-based payment network, suffered a setback after Japan’s Resona Bank said it would no longer use MoneyTap, a consumer-centric retail payments app that uses Ripple’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank stops cooperation with SBI Ripple Asia’s Money Tap
Japanese Resona Bank has announced it is backing out of SBI Ripple Asia app Money Tap. It started cooperation with Ripple last October, and the app will be available to the bank’s clients until ... ( read original story ...)
Another Orrick Tokyo Partner Leaves to Launch Own Firm
The San Francisco-based firm has nine partners in Tokyo focusing on energy, real estate, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property. Litigation partner Shinsuke Yakura leads the office. ... ( read original story ...)