Thailand is counting on Japan to play a bigger role not only in the country but also in Asean, asking the Japanese to join the development of a high-speed train network in the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC). Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak ... ( read original story ...)
Thai trip stokes interest of investors, says Japan minister
Thailand will remain a key player for Japanese investors with more investment likely to flow into the country in the near future, Hiroshige Seko, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry says. "Thailand has emerged as the most important supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
Ricketts touts Nebraska beef, tourism on Japan trip
LINCOLN, Neb. — Gov. Pete Ricketts is promoting Nebraska's beef and tourism industries with business leaders in Japan. Ricketts and his trade delegation pitched the state's offerings Tuesday in a meeting with representatives of Japan's tourism industry. ( read original story ...)
Live Blog: Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s India visit
It will be in the field of defence and nuclear technologies that India and Japan hope to get to the next level. India is likely to finalise the first defence purchases from Japan, the US-2 amphibious plane that has been tossed around between the two ... ( read original story ...)
Japan seen adopting extra budget despite solid economy: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is widely expected to compile an extra budget for this fiscal year, despite the improving economy, economists polled by Reuters say. Compiling extra budgets has become a habit for Japan as it struggles to shore up ... ( read original story ...)
Countering OBOR: India, Japan to Launch Asia-Africa Growth Corridor this Week
India and Japan are expected to commit about $40 billion initially to the proposed growth corridor with their strategic partnership and maritime cooperation playing a key role in the development of the corridor. New Delhi (Sputnik) — Japanese Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG says picks Amsterdam as EU investment banking base
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) said it has picked Amsterdam as its European Union investment banking base, as financial institutions prepare for Britain’s exit from the EU. Japan’s largest lender is following the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : TO ROCK BAJA AS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2018 NORRA MEXICAN 1000
Release date- 12092017 - SANTA ANA, CA-Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) is Baja bound. Yokohama announced it has fortified its off-road racing ties as the title sponsor of the 2018 Yokohama National Off-Road Racing Association's (NORRA) Mexican 1000. ( read original story ...)
Thai SMEs visit Japanese firms aimed at elderly market
... UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s largest financial group, to facilitate the trip to several ageing-related businesses. The project also gained support from the Thai Trade Centre in Osaka and the Osaka Prefectural Government. Pornsanong Tuchinda ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Review: InterContinental Osaka
With standard rooms on the larger side of what we’ve experienced in Japan, as well as ‘Suites’ or ‘Serviced Residences’ that go all the way up to 3-bedrooms, the InterContinental Osaka offers up spacious, luxurious rooms for business travellers. ( read original story ...)
Skkynet to Hold OPC UA Sandpit Event in Osaka
12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skkynet Cloud Systems, Inc. (“Skkynet” or “the Company”) (OTCQB: SKKY), a global leader in real-time cloud information systems, is pleased to announce OSP 2017―OPC UA Sandpit―will be held in Osaka, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Realty (DLR) Expands in Australia With New Facility
Specifically, the company has a meaningful presence in the Asia Pacific region, operating a network of data centers situated in Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka, Melbourne and ... to be immediately accretive to financial metrics. (Read more: Digital Realty ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : General Meeting – Address to Securityholders
Astro Japan Property Group is a listed property group which invests in the Japan real estate market. It currently holds interests in a portfolio comprising 29 retail, office, residential and hotel properties. Asset management services in Japan are ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : Results of General Meeting
Astro Japan Property Group (ASX: AJA) advises that all resolutions put to the General Meeting of stapled securityholders held today, which related to a proposal for Blackstone to acquire all of AJA's interests in its Japanese assets (Proposal), were ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe: Want next BOJ head to focus on meeting price goal – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wants the country’s central bank to focus on monetary policies geared at achieving its 2 percent inflation target, regardless of who becomes the next Bank of Japan governor, the Nikkei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 rejects NGO claims over timber providers
LIMA (Reuters) - Organisers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Tuesday rejected allegations by 47 non-governmental organisations that they had used companies with suspect logging track records, saying all material purchased was strictly regulated. In an open ... ( read original story ...)