members of India Japan Business Cooperation Committee (IJBCC) said on Tuesday. The FDI inflow from the island nation stood at $4.67 billion in FY17. “Investment from Japan will touch $8 billion (p.a) by 2022 and double by 2025. Japan has been a strong ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports up 12 per cent in 2017 in tailwind for growth
TOKYO — Japan reports its exports rose 12 per cent in 2017 from a year earlier in a strong tailwind for the economy, while imports jumped 14 per cent. The recovery in trade is driving stronger growth in Japan, though the trade surplus dropped 25 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t want to bother with cat litter? Japan offers robots
TOKYO (AP) — Japan, home of the "kawaii" cult of cute, has always had a soft spot for companion robots, in contrast to the more industrial or mechanical types used for assembly lines, surgeries and military missions. The Associated Press spent some time ... ( read original story ...)
Japan turns into cryptocurrency haven as others crack down
TOKYO -- Japan is fast turning into the world's top haven for cryptocurrencies, drawing benefit from a broader clampdown in China and South Korea on the main digital currency, bitcoin. Authorities in Tokyo are walking a tightrope between protecting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan displays documents to defend claims to disputed isles
TOKYO – The Japanese government opened a small museum Thursday displaying maps and documents to defend its territorial claims against neighbors South Korea and China. The Japanese minister in charge of territorial issues, Tetsuma Esaki, said it was ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan is lobbying wrong audience
Haruhiko Kuroda has a communications problem on his hands. It is not the words the Bank of Japan governor is using, though. It is who he is talking to. The BOJ stayed the course on Jan. 23 with the ultra-loose policies Gov. Kuroda rolled out in March 2013 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Out of control’: Japanese governor slams US forces over helicopter near-misses
According to Kyodo News, three military helicopters made emergency landings ... US Defence Secretary James Mattis apologised to Japan, his Japanese counter-part Itsunori Onodera told reporters. Okinawa hosts the bulk of U.S. military bases in Japan yet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe to attend Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he would attend the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea next month, after reports he would not attend due to a dispute over “comfort women” forced to work in Japan’s wartime ... ( read original story ...)
So many Japanese people die alone, there’s an industry devoted to cleaning up after them
KAWASAKI, Japan — There was a putrid smell emanating from the apartment. There was an obvious brown stain on the futon where the body had been. The futon, the clothes, the newspapers and horse-racing stubs were covered with maggots and flies. Still ... ( read original story ...)
After Tokyo’s Heaviest Snow in Four Years, Feet of Sea-Effect Snow Will Hammer Parts of Japan This Week
Tokyo saw its heaviest snowfall in four years on Monday ... The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan ending QE won’t unleash higher rates, strategist says
As debate swirls over when Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will choose to end years of ultra-loose monetary conditions, investors have looked over a crucial question – will halting easy money policies unlock higher rates in Japanese government bonds? ( read original story ...)
Japanese firm launching ‘meteor shower on demand’ service
A Japanese tech start-up is preparing to offer out-of-this-world space fireworks for deep-pocketed customers, with a “meteor shower on demand” service slated to launch in 2019. Astro Live Experience says its Sky Canvas project will position multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Prime Office Rents to Dip in 2018 From New Supply Added
and indirect property investment via funds is set to increase in the coming year. According to CBRE, demand for office space in Tokyo remains stable across a wide range of sectors in 2017. One Grade A building was completed during the second quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hit by 6.2 earthquake off coast of Honshu, day after Alaska quake
A day after a massive earthquake near Alaska sparked tsunami alerts for the U.S. West Coast, a magnitude 6.2 quake was reported early Wednesday off the coast of Japan, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 9:50 p.m. local time ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Magnitude 6.2 tremors strike off coast of Honshu
The earthquake hit north-east of Japan's main island, Honshu US Geological Survey A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan, according to the US Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the ... ( read original story ...)
BREAKING NEWS: 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off of Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off Japan on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which hit 103 km (64 miles) northeast of the island of Honshu, at a depth of 64 ... ( read original story ...)