Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely reshuffle his cabinet to try to bolster ratings battered by suspicions that he helped a friend get favoured treatment for his business, media reported. He will probably retain Finance Minister Taro Aso and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs surprise trade deficit in May as energy costs spike
Japan unexpectedly slumped back into a trade deficit for the first time in four months, as soaring energy import bills offset growth in shipments abroad, government data showed Monday. A surprise deficit of ¥203 billion ($1.8 billion) logged the first red ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nakagin capsule hotel pioneered building design with plug-in sleeping pods
The Nakagin Capsule Hotel in Tokyo opened in 1972, combining notions of futuristic existence with Japanese economic efficiency. The idea of sleeping in a pod originally captured people's imagination in the 1960s. It brought to mind space travel and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May exports rise fastest in over two years, set to sustain growth
Japan’s exports surged in May by the fastest in more than two years on higher shipments of cars and steel, an encouraging sign that robust global demand will help keep the country’s modest economic recovery on track. The 14.9 per cent annual increase ... ( read original story ...)
Crowdfunding Begins for Comfy KIMONO Pajamas
OSAKA, Japan, June 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BIBILAB, the idea goods brand of be-s Co., Ltd (Location: Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka; President: Kyo Ooue) announces the beginning of its Comfy KIMONO Pajamas crowdfunding campaign on June 19, 2017, on ... ( read original story ...)
Conrad Hotels Welcomes Second Property in Japan
“The arrival of Conrad Osaka underscores Conrad Hotels & Resorts commitment to growing the brand’s presence in Japan, complementing its sister property Conrad Tokyo,” said Daniel Welk, vice president luxury operations, Asia Pacific, Hilton. ( read original story ...)
Japan logs surprise trade deficit in May as energy costs expand
TOKYO, Japan — Japan unexpectedly slumped back into a trade deficit for the first time in four months, as soaring energy import bills offset growth in the country’s shipments abroad, government data showed Monday. Japan logged a surprise deficit of 203 ... ( read original story ...)
Fiat Chrysler denies report it has decided to pull Chrysler brand from Japan
"Although FCA Japan has already announced its intention to concentrate its resources on the Jeep brand ahead, no decisions have been made regarding (the) Chrysler brand," the automaker said in a statement on Monday. The Nikkei business daily reported that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to reshuffle cabinet as ratings slump: media
TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely reshuffle his cabinet to try to bolster ratings battered by suspicions that he helped a friend get favored treatment for his business, media reported on Monday. The Nikkei business daily, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Squeezed at home, Japan’s Nomura seeks to push into Wall Street’s home turf
HONG KONG/TOKYO, June 19 Under pressure in Japan from Wall Street rivals and anticipating more deals in the United States or by American companies overseas, Nomura Holdings is boosting its U.S. investment banking business, including some senior hires in ... ( read original story ...)
transcosmos : Opens “Work it! Plaza Sapporo”, a hiring plaza for everyone to “Find a Workstyle…
transcosmos inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and COO: Masataka Okuda; TSE First Section: 9715; hereafter, transcosmos) expanded one of its contact centers, 'Marketing Chain Management Center Sapporo Kitaguchi' (hereafter, MCM Center Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Steel to keep product prices unchanged for fifth month
"We are sticking to the current prices as the domestic market remains at a standstill," Tokyo Steel's managing director Kiyoshi Imamura told a news conference on Monday. "But we expect the market will gradually strengthen as we are headed for a slow output ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Surprise Deficit as Import Growth Beats Exports
There’s no weak spot among major regions globally and all are heading toward recovery, which is helping Japan’s exports, Kodama said. The Finance Ministry said that Japan often experiences deficits in May, as exports slow relative to imports due to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Canadians in Regina display their culture at new festival
Koreto Yamauchi is bringing a taste of Japan to Saskatchewan. The President of the Regina Japanese Canadian Club is organizing a Japanese summer festival called Matsuri at the University of Regina this weekend to help people in the area learn more about ... ( read original story ...)
USS Fitzgerald crash: Sailors found dead after Japan collision
Sailors missing after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan have been found dead, the US Navy and Japanese media says. Seven sailors were left missing and three injured after Saturday's collision, which the US Navy said almost sank ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Surprise Deficit as Import Growth Overpowers Exports
Exports rose 14.9 percent from a year earlier (estimate +16 percent), according to data released by the Ministry of Finance. Imports increased ... (estimate +43.3 billion yen). Japan’s trade has seen a sustained pickup since the start of the year ... ( read original story ...)