(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s factory output fell more than expected in June as trade tensions and a slowdown in the global economy dragged exports lower for a seventh straight month. Industrial production ... ( read original story ...)
Korean Air to suspend Busan-Sapporo flights
Korean Air says it will suspend flights linking the South Korean city of Busan with Japan's northern city of Sapporo from September, amid worsening bilateral ties between the two countries. ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: 79,000 mobile phones, electronic wastes used to make medals
With one year to go until the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the organising committee has unveiled the Olympic torch and the designs for the winning athletes' bronze, silver and gold medals. This time, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-Korea trade spat to intensify with new export limits
TOKYO -- Antagonisms between South Korea and Japan are already at the boiling point. They're bound to deepen with Tokyo's plan to expand controls over exports of sensitive materials by dropping its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka Gas to buy Sabine Oil for $610 million
TOKYO (Reuters) - Osaka Gas Co Ltd (9532.T) said on Monday it will buy U.S. shale gas developer Sabine Oil & Gas Corp (SABN.PK) for $610 million, as the Japanese company aims to expand its overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says GDP growth could slow to 0.9% on weakening global demand
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government slashed its economic growth forecast for this year largely due to weaker exports, in a sign the protracted U.S.-China trade war is taking a bigger toll on the ... ( read original story ...)
Korean Air to suspend flights between S.Korea’s Busan and Japan’s Sapporo
SEOUL, July 29 (Reuters) - Korean Air Lines will suspend its flights between the South Korean city of Busan and Japan’s Sapporo from Sept. 3 because of falling demand as a result of a diplomatic row ... ( read original story ...)
Korean Air to suspend flights between South Korea’s Busan and Japan’s Sapporo
SEOUL (Reuters) - Korean Air Lines 003490.KS> will suspend its flights between the South Korean city of Busan and Japan's Sapporo from Sept. 3 because of falling demand amid a worsening diplomatic and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Police Club’s Dave Monks Announces Solo Album ‘On a Wave’
After sharing new solo single "Bluebird" last month, Tokyo Police Club frontman Dave ... single "Don't Go Falling to Pieces" alongside the news, and you can hear the song below. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-Korea trade row to grow with new Tokyo export limits
TOKYO — A plan by Japan to expand restrictions on exports of sensitive materials to South Korea is likely to ripple across high-tech industries and deepen antagonisms between the East Asian neighbours ... ( read original story ...)
Multinationals woo Japan’s foreign students amid labor crunch
"We want students to know about us, and then hopefully, we wish to find those who are interested in joining our team," Vivienne Li Wenli, president of Hisense Japan, told the Nikkei Asian Review ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dips on profit-taking; investors await more earnings, c.bank decisions
Despite positive cues from Wall Street, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei share average dropped 0.6% to 21,538.20 points by the midday break, pulling further back from a 2-1/2-month high hit on Thursday. ... ( read original story ...)
58% in Japan support export curbs on South Korea: Nikkei survey
TOKYO -- Japanese export curbs on key semiconductor materials to South Korea are supported by 58% of respondents in Japan, a Nikkei-TV Tokyo survey has found. Tokyo's restrictions enjoy wide ... ( read original story ...)
Years of Living Dangerously: Japan’s Low-Yield Warning to World
Shibata is trying to forge a different path by moving aggressively into structured finance, with a view to arranging deals in Japan and eventually abroad. He’s also led the way among regional lenders ... ( read original story ...)
Man City vs Yokohama F.Marinos LIVE highlights and reaction as Lukas Nmecha scores City’s third in Japan
Yokohama had equalised when Keito Enda scored following two ... Danilo, Angelino and Lukas Nmecha come on. Manchester United Transfer News Manchester United transfer news LIVE Ferguson 'tells Man Utd ... ( read original story ...)
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan, No Tsunami Warning
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, the largest and most populous island of Japan, in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The ... ( read original story ...)