(Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity grew at a slightly faster pace in June, but export orders fell more than initially reported in a worrying sign of the potential impact of a heated trade dispute between the United States and major economies. ( read original story ...)
What was learned from the Osaka earthquake?
KYOTO – Although I am a foreigner, I am no stranger to Japan having visited many times and am now in the middle of my second one-year academic appointment at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute of Kyoto University. The June 18 earthquake that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo no longer world’s best for quality of life
Home to 9.5 million, Tokyo apparently is an exemplar "for showing that big cities don't have to be harsh and impersonal." Munich’s property prices are some of the highest in Europe. The city ranked eighth in Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | SoftBank invests in ‘handy Japan’ hotel technology service
TOKYO — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank is investing in a mobile device service for hotel guests, called handy Japan, offering tourist spot information and internet access. Terms of the deal, announced Monday, were not disclosed. Handy ... ( read original story ...)
The one result he didn’t see coming: Rabiot the octopus – who correctly predicted every outcome of Japan’s World Cup group matches – is chopped up and eaten before knockout stages
An octopus who had predicted all three of Japan's group stage results at the World Cup has ... was gutted and sent to the market to be sold for food, Sora News 24 reported. Rabiot followed the lead of his psychic predecessor Paul the Octopus, who ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s regions must bypass Tokyo and go global
The 4-year-old economic policy program of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had such mixed results that there are radically different views on its performance. But there is little dispute that one of the least successful policy baskets is regional ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Bank of Japan survey shows corporate sentiment worsening
TOKYO — A central bank survey released Monday showed Japan’s corporate outlook has worsened from three months ago, highlighting risks to this export-reliant economy from trade tensions. The Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey measuring confidence ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturer sentiment worsens for second straight quarter
TOKYO -- Sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers worsened for the second consecutive quarter in April through June, the Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey shows, reflecting deepening concerns over international trade and security as well as a ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan survey shows corporate sentiment worsening
TOKYO — A central bank survey released Monday showed Japan’s corporate outlook has worsened from three months ago, highlighting risks to this export-reliant economy from trade tensions. The Bank of Japan’s “tankan” survey measuring confidence ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood worsens as trade disputes cloud outlook: BOJ tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers’ worsened for a second straight quarter in the three months to June, a closely watched central bank survey showed, as rising input costs and U.S. trade protectionism cloud the outlook. ( read original story ...)
Japan expands peacekeeping support in Africa and ASEAN
TOKYO -- Japan's Self-Defense Forces will provide more support for United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa and Southeast Asia this fiscal year amid Tokyo's concerns about China's growing presence on such missions. Ground Self-Defense Force ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fresher legs give them a chance against Belgium: Nishino
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) - Japan coach Akira Nishino hopes his gamble of resting ... we haven't exhausted ourselves yet so we can create a new opportunity," Nishino told a news conference on Sunday. "The players and coaching staff would like to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Christian sites added to UNESCO World Heritage list
A dozen Christian locations in parts of southern Japan where members of the faith were once brutally persecuted were selected for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list on Saturday. The 12 sites include 10 villages, Hara Castle and Oura Cathedral ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s plan at the World Cup is to play like … Japan
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — The plan is to play like Japan. The hope is to beat Belgium. The Japanese will face Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup on Monday, an underdog against one of the favorites. "We are faced in this stage with new ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to US: Auto tariff would damage US, world economy
TOKYO — Japan’s government has warned in a report that a higher U.S. tariff on auto imports could backfire, jeopardizing hundreds of thousands of American jobs created by Japanese auto-related companies, raising prices for U.S. consumers and ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Biggest Trading Bloc a Step Closer After Tokyo Meeting
Ministers from the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which includes China, Japan and India but not the U.S., met in Tokyo on Sunday to try and thrash out remaining differences. “The path toward a year-end agreement is now clearer ... ( read original story ...)