Apple Inc. is considering teaming up with its supplier Foxconn to bid for Toshiba Corp.'s semiconductor business, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday - the latest twist in the sale of the world's second-biggest flash memory chipmaker. ( read original story ...)
ASEAN and Japan aim to foster startups in Southeast Asia
Its goal was to promote collaboration between ASEAN startups and Japanese companies. To that end, at the beginning of the meeting, the ASEAN Business Club, a group of leading companies in Southeast Asia, signed a memorandum of cooperation with nine ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's frugal households offer no respite for BOJ, retailers
Japan's economy has sustained a modest recovery cycle that ... A recent rebound in overseas demand has helped boost exports and output, pushing up business confidence to its highest in a year and a half, with companies upbeat on their spending plans. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shares Open Lower After US Strike on Afghanistan
Metrotvnews.com, Tokyo: Tokyo shares opened lower Friday on rising geopolitical fears after the US military dropped a massive bomb in Afghanistan, adding to global tensions over the Middle East and the Korean peninsula. The weak start followed overnight ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya looks beautiful at night! French astonaut Thomas Pesquet shares the pic
New Delhi: French asronaut Thomas Pesquet, who is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has shared a very beautiful picture of Nagoya, capital of Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, taken at night from the space station. He has shared the ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya looks beautiful at night! French astonuat Thomas Pesquet shares the pic
New Delhi: French asronaut Thomas Pesquet, who is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has shared a very beautiful picture of Nagoya, capital of Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, taken during night time. He has shared the image with his social ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : AND THE LOS ANGELES ANGELS ARE TEAMMATES FOR THE 8TH STRAIGHT YEAR
Release date- 13042017 - SANTA ANA, CA - Baseball's back and so is Yokohama Tire Corporation's (YTC) longtime sponsorship of the Los Angeles Angels. This is the eighth consecutive season in which YTC is a sponsor of the American League West team. ( read original story ...)
North Korea may be capable of sarin-loaded missiles, Japanese PM warns
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Thursday that North Korea may be capable of firing a missile loaded with sarin nerve gas toward Japan, as international concern mounted that a missile or nuclear test by the authoritarian state could be imminent. ( read original story ...)
Japan scrambles jet fighters in record numbers as Chinese military activity rises
US Air Force TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's air force scrambled fighter jets to chase away foreign aircraft at record pace in the year to March 31, government figures showed on Thursday, as Chinese military activity in and around the East China Sea escalated. ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants to Encourage Business Aviation
Japan has set ambitious targets to double foreign visitors to 40 million a year by the 2020 Olympics, and business aviation will play a role. The goal behind the increased tourism target is to generate $8 billion in spending by overseas visitors to Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam values contributions of Japanese investors
Chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) in Japan on April 12. Keidanren, the biggest business organisation in Japan, consists of more than 1,000 enterprises and 100 associations. At the meeting, Minister Dung said his ongoing visit to Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should use U.S. economic talks to boost investment – govt adviser
TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) - Japanese companies should use the U.S.-apan economic dialogue as an opportunity to boost investment in factories in the United States and protect market share, a Japanese government adviser said on Thursday. Japan should also ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM: North Korea may be capable of missiles loaded with sarin nerve gas
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the upper house parliamentary session, in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2017. Thomson Reuters TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Thursday that North Korea may be capable of firing a missile loaded with sarin ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures set for weekly decline of nearly 7 pct
FUNDAMENTALS * The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for September delivery had fallen 1 yen to 222 yen per kg by 0014 GMT. * For the top stories in the rubber market and other news, click or MARKET NEWS * Oil prices were little changed in modest ... ( read original story ...)
OECD endorses Japan's monetary easing, urges minimum wage hike
TOKYO The Bank of Japan should maintain quantitative easing until inflation exceeds its price target but it must be alert to the risks posed to asset prices and the financial sector, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Fine Sinter says listing on Nagoya Stock Exchange Second Section
* Says its stock will begin listing on Nagoya Stock Exchange Second Section on April 20 Source text in Japanese:goo.gl/4J5VQ0 Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) ( read original story ...)