Tokyo Smoke partners with Aphria to launch medical cannabis

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - August 10, 2017) - Tokyo Smoke breaks ground by introducing four medical cannabis strains in collaboration with Aphria Inc., one of Canada's largest licensed producers of medical marijuana. This is the first time a Canadian ... ( read original story ...)

Ireland to benefit from EU-Japan trade deal – Kelly

More trade means more jobs," added Mr Kelly. Last month Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has said the country will raise tariffs on frozen beef imports from the US and other countries from August to protect domestic producers. Tariffs on frozen beef will ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Display faces rocky road even with new turnaround plan

TOKYO -- Although Japan Display announced a bold turnaround plan on Wednesday, it is unclear whether it can break into the market for cutting-edge OLED panels or if it will require further financial assistance from its top shareholder, the Innovation ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba gets auditors’ signoff, avoiding delisting for now

TOKYO — Toshiba Corp.’s auditors signed off, belatedly, on its earnings Thursday, meaning the embattled Japanese electronics and nuclear company will likely avert delisting, for now. But the auditors, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Aarata, cautioned about ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei skids to 2-1/2-month lows on rising North Korea risk

TOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled to 2-1/2-month lows on Wednesday morning on escalating geopolitical tensions with North Korean, which boosted the safe-haven yen and knocked many stocks. The Nikkei dropped 1.3 percent to 19,738 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Biggest Bank Is Looking for Overseas Talent

Andrew Mitola had never heard of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. until he met recruiters for the Japanese bank during his junior year of college. Now the New Jersey native is among the first to join Japan’s biggest lender under an overseas graduate ... ( read original story ...)

Indian Cities to See Fastest Growth in Asia Over Five Years

With financial and business services projected to be the fastest ... Japanese cities are likely to remain at the bottom amid a challenging demographic outlook, with Osaka last in the rankings as its working-age population falls by approximately 1 percent ... ( read original story ...)

The 10 Most Expensive Places To Live Around The World

Osaka is the second largest metropolitan area in Japan and ... With a dense history, Paris is still one of Europe’s major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, and is one of the world’s top tourist destinations. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Market Notably Lower

In the banking sector, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial are both ... Sumco Corp. and Yokogawa Electric are losing more than 10 percent each, while Sumitomo Osaka Cement is down more than 8 percent. On the economic front, the Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Asian Markets Fall On Geopolitical Tensions

In the banking sector, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial are both ... Sumco Corp. and Yokogawa Electric are losing more than 10 percent each, while Sumitomo Osaka Cement is down more than 8 percent. On the economic front, the Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Inside Sony’s search for the next Walkman

With Sony back on solid financial footing, shown by its estimate-topping results ... One, Teppei Tsushima, already knew he wanted to work on smartwatches when he was at Osaka University. Within months of joining Sony in 2014, he corralled co-workers ... ( read original story ...)