TOKYO -- Japan's fast-approaching consumption tax increase, to 10% from 8% in October, is bringing back some painful memories. The creation of the tax and subsequent increases have doomed prime ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea considers controls on exports of DRAM to Japan
SEOUL -- South Korea may control the export of DRAM chips to Japan in retaliation against Tokyo's own export curbs, a director of the presidential Blue House told a local radio station. ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘in the dark’ over S.Korea trade controls: minister
South Korea is the fifth-largest importer of Japanese goods, while petroleum products, iron and steel products, and electrical machinery including semiconductors are the major South Korean imports to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama earnings drop in 2019 first half
Yokohama said it abides by the full-year fiscal projections for 2019 that it announced in May: operating profit of $590 million on sales revenue of $6 billion, for an operating ratio of 9.8 percent. ( read original story ...)
South Korea hits back at Japan in WW2 dispute
South Korea has said it will take Japan off its favoured trade partners' list. The move is a tit-for-tat response to Japan's decision earlier this month to do the same to South Korea. Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP growth thumps expectations on consumer, business resilience
TOKYO — Japan’s economy grew much faster than expected in April-June to mark the third straight quarter of expansion, as robust private consumption and business investment offset the hit to ... ( read original story ...)
Kirin aims to become Japan’s top brewer with jump into craft beer
Though owned and operated as a subsidiary of Japan's iconic Kirin Brewery, there is no Kirin logo to be seen. "We want to convey to our customers the joy of beer, not the name of Kirin itself ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Mes Loses to Nagoya Oceans at AFC Futsal Club C’ship
Three-time champion Nagoya Oceans sealed the top spot in Group D. Mes Sungun and Oceans, who had never previously met, came into the tie having already booked their places in the knockout stage after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gold Expands Sanru Gold Project in Northern Hokkaido
Genesis of Vein-hosting Fractures in the Kitami Region, Hokkaido, Japan. Resource Geology, v46(3), pp 151-166, 1996. Qualified Person The technical information in this news release has been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shells out more for summer fish as catches dry up
TOKYO -- Changing sea temperatures are making popular fish harder to come by in Japan, driving up prices for dinner table mainstays. The port of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture -- Japan's top ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. casualty of US-China trade war in April-June quarter
TOKYO -- The aggregate net profit among Japanese corporations decreased for the third quarter in a row, Nikkei has found, indicating the lasting and far-reaching effects of the U.S.-China trade ... ( read original story ...)
Concerns rise with Tokyo heat after rowers treated at Olympic test event
Kyodo news agency said several other athletes appeared to be “staggering” during the award ceremony. Medical officials conceded that further measures would be needed in an attempt to reduce the ... ( read original story ...)
How the Sea Forest Waterway became the Tokyo 2020 Olympic regatta course
With the World Rowing Junior Championships. and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games test event, introducing the venue to the world, there has been questions asked about how this location was chosen. Tokyo was a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to drop Japan from its fast-track trade ‘white list’
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it plans to drop Japan from its "white list" of countries with fast-track trade status from September, a tit-for-tat move that deepens a diplomatic and ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Case might be closed, but that’s not the end of Moritomo issue
Osaka prosecutors have closed their investigation into the dubious sale of state-owned land to the Moritomo Gakuen educational institution as well as the Finance Ministry’s tampering and discarding of ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to remove Japan from preferred trade list
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of -- South Korea said Monday that it has decided to remove Japan from a list of nations receiving preferential treatment in trade in what was seen as a countermeasure to ... ( read original story ...)