Japan's exports and imports rose at a fast clip in July, reflecting a recovery in demand in China, Southeast Asia and the U.S., though export prices rose faster than volumes for many products. Exports rose more than 13 percent from a year earlier to 6.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Britain’s May to lead business delegation to Japan
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit Japan this month for talks with her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe to discuss Brexit, trade and defense, her office said on Tuesday. May will lead a business delegation drawn from a range of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan July exports rise 13.4 percent year-on-year: MOF
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose 13.4 percent in July from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday, in a sign external demand rebounded from a lull in the previous quarter to underpin a steady economic recovery. The result ... ( read original story ...)
Warning from history: Could Japan-style crash hit China?
Sizzling property prices, a groaning debt load, wealthy tourists and tycoons willing to slap down eye-popping sums for art: China is starting to look like Japan before its economic bubble burst in the early 90s. The similarities are not lost on Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends flat, NAFTA renegotiations dampen automakers
TOKYO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average was nearly flat on Wednesday with the previous day's rally running out of steam as the yen's weakening slowed, while Japan Airlines bucked the trend helped by a brokerage's bullish view. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aso: second-quarter GDP mainly driven by brisk housing investment
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that strong housing investment was the main driver of economic growth in the second quarter, while capital spending also contributed to growth. Speaking after a cabinet meeting ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Techpoint files for IPO of Japanese depositary shares of up to $11 mln
* Techpoint Inc - intend to apply for the listing of the JDSS on the mothers market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange * Techpoint Inc - the Japanese depositary shares will be offered in Japan and to investors located in jurisdictions other than the ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank emerges as new IPO for tech cos
The Japanese internet group's frenetic deal-making pace over the past few months, along with its big secondary purchases in internet companies, have made it the new IPO for many hugely funded tech startups and provided partial cash exits to their early ... ( read original story ...)
Changing tastes brew bitter times for Japan’s beer makers
TOKYO — From beer gardens on the rooftops of department stores to fireworks extravaganzas to quiet, wood-paneled craft breweries, Japanese seem to quaff an awful lot of beer in the summer. But beer consumption has been tanking for five years straight in ... ( read original story ...)
Labor-short Japan more at home with automation than US
Nary a soul is in sight in this picture-perfect image of Japanese automation. The machines do all the heavy lifting at this plant run by Asahi Breweries, Japan's top brewer. The human job is to make sure the machines do the work right, and to check on the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Please watch over us from heaven’: In Japan, 25,000 people use ‘wind phone’ to communicate with dead loved ones
The phone has been visited by at least 25,000 people since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, people who have come to convey their feelings to departed loved ones “through the wind.” The phone was set up by 72-year-old garden designer Itaru ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan’s haven status hold up amid North Korean tensions?
“At the time of [Japan’s] earthquake [and subsequent tsunami] in 2011, the yen rallied against almost everything else. This kind of repatriation is typical, so there’s a precedent here despite the geographical closeness [to North Korea] and the fact ... ( read original story ...)
Japan taps B.C. alumni networks to strengthen business ties
The popularity of a program recruiting B.C. university graduates to work in Japan as temporary English teachers is rebounding – something officials hope will translate to a larger alumni network that aids Tokyo’s development of business ties with ... ( read original story ...)
Legoland Japan finds its reputation for high prices hard to shake
NAGOYA – Legoland Japan is struggling to dispel the notion that its admission fees are too expensive. Plenty of hype preceded its opening in April. Located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, it is not only the first outdoor Lego theme park in the country but ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya University and Cadence Collaborate to Port AUTOSAR-Compliant TOPPERS …
Now that Nagoya University and Cadence have ported the ATK2-SC1 to the Tensilica processor family, ECU developers can take advantage of the Tensilica DSP architectures to optimize their processors for their specific application without changing the RTOS ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. veteran returns dead Japanese soldier’s flag
HIGASHISHIRAKAWA, Japan -- Tatsuya Yasue buried his face into the flag and smelled it. Then he held the 93-year-old hands that brought this treasure home, and kissed them. Marvin Strombo, who had taken the calligraphy-covered Japanese flag from a dead ... ( read original story ...)