“So the business is getting tougher every year.” And in Kawakami village, also in western Japan, the aging owner of the last pump stand handed the business for free to the village, and a public cooperative reopened it in April, offering various ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has a record 68,000 people over 100 years old — and the economy can’t keep up
"This is death to the family," Harvard sociologist Mary Brinton recently told Business Insider. Japan's centenarian population has been rising year over year since 1971, when there were just 339 centenarians. Last year, government data showed there were ... ( read original story ...)
Canada says it’s ‘gravely concerned’ about North Korea ballistic missile test over Japan
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland joined other world leaders in condemning North Korea’s latest missile test over Japan calling it “a deliberate and reckless action.” “Canada is gravely concerned by the escalating aggressive behaviour ... ( read original story ...)
American in Japan describes jolting North Korean missile alert
North Korea's official KCNA news agency reported that officials had said that Japan should be “sunken into the sea by the nuclear bomb…” “Japan is no longer needed to exist near us," the committee said in a statement carried on KCNA. Galat said he ... ( read original story ...)
All you wanted to know about Indo-Japan trade
of India told Business Standard. Exports of soymeal - a processed soyabean product rich in proteins used as animal feed - to Japan greatly reduced in the wake of sustained high price compared to a low international price in 2014-15 and 2015-16. ( read original story ...)
Speech by Prime Minister at India-Japan Business Leaders Forum
It is a real pleasure to be with the business community of Japan and India. That too in the presence of a great friend: Friend of India; Friend of Gujarat and my personal friend Mr. Shinzo Abe Please give a big hand for this great friend and a great leader. ( read original story ...)
State delegation tries to assuage concerns of Japanese business leaders
Japanese business leaders have concerns about finding enough skilled workers to fill openings at their Indiana-based operations, including in Columbus. So as part of Indiana’s seven-day trade mission to Japan, which ends today, Gov. Eric Holcomb worked ... ( read original story ...)
Sirens sound as North Korea again sends a missile over Japan
TOKYO -- Warning sirens blared when the North Korean missile was launched and again when it passed over Japan's northern island of Hokkaido as residents were just starting their day. Community loudspeakers instructed people to get inside any building and ... ( read original story ...)
Strong demand Japan Post’s $12 billion share sale: Sources
Shares of Japan Post are currently trading barely above their 2015 IPO price of 1,400 yen. The price for the new offering will be set from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27, at a discount of around 2-4 per cent compared with share prices during that period. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends higher as dollar gain outweighs N.Korea pain
TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday and posted its biggest weekly gain in ten months as a stronger dollar saw investors buying shares of exporters, shrugging off North Korea’s ballistic missile launch that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher despite N.Korea missile launch
Tokyo stocks were higher on Friday morning with investors keeping ... But the latest provocation by Pyongyang sparked no sell-offs in financial markets. Market players "are getting used to the risks", said Toshihiko Matsuno, chief strategist at SMBC ... ( read original story ...)
India, Japan ink 15 pacts to deepen ties
Addressing a gathering of business community from both the countries, Modi termed it ‘deepening of the ties between the two countries’. Striking a personal chord by terming the Japanese counterpart as his “personal friend”, Modi said ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : Proposal Update – Distribution Record Date
Astro Japan Property Group (ASX: AJA) advises that as a result of the approval of all resolutions put to the General Meeting of securityholders held on 13 September 2017, which related to a proposal for Blackstone to acquire all of AJA's interests in its ... ( read original story ...)
Morisawa Acquires U.S.-based Occupant LLC’s All Licensed Fonts, Brand
OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Morisawa Inc. which has developed various high-quality Japanese-language typefaces and won the confidence of the printing and publishing markets as well as creators in Japan, has announced that the company has ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher Despite North Korea Missile Launch
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks were higher on Friday morning with investors keeping their cool despite North Korea's launching its second missile over Japan in less than a month. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.21 percent, or 40.95 points, to 19,848.39 in ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires missile over Japan in longest-ever flight
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean on Friday, U.S. and South Korean militaries said, its longest-ever such flight and a clear message of defiance to its rivals. Since ... ( read original story ...)