Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday as weak housing starts saw Wall Street lose ground overnight, while ongoing concerns about the economic impact of Japan's COVID-19 countermeasures added to a ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Japanese Business Community Says Japan ‘too considerate’ to Junta
A survey reveals that almost half of Japanese business people in Myanmar want their government to impose sanctions on the military regime. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui OSK to step up hydrogen and ammonia business
Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) said on Wednesday it will accelerate efforts to build a global supply chain of cleaner marine energy using fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia as the ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan’s new chip panel looks to secure tech supplies, could it be Abe’s route to a comeback?
Japan is planning to boost spending to safeguard its stockpiles of cutting-edge chips and batteries for electric vehicles as demand for semiconductors continues to outpace supply, leading to ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics 2021: IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
IOC President Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out when the games open in just over nine weeks ... ( read original story ...)
Droga5 gains Tokyo office as it expands into Japan, Brazil and China
Droga5 has announced a major expansion into Japan, with the opening of a Tokyo office. Further footholds in Brazil and China are set to follow in the next 12 months, the Accenture Interactive -owned ... ( read original story ...)
Alternative meat venture Next Meats starts collaboration with IKEA Japan
Tokyo based alternative meat venture Next Meats Co. revealed they will be collaborating with IKEA Japan for IKEA Japan's Sustainable Food Fair starting May 20th, 2021 in select stores. During the fair ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s industry ministry discontinues monthly data on spot LNG prices
Japan will stop releasing monthly data on spot LNG prices as it has achieved the aim of understanding the distribution dynamics for the fuel, demand for which spiked after the Fukushima disaster, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s restaurateurs rail against alcohol ban as Covid measures bite
Owners of izakayas in the Shimbashi district of Japan’s capital are facing an existential threat ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 1.32 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 1.32 percent at 28,031.22 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 1.02 percent at 1,888.26. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks have US$24 trillion of Libor contracts as deadline nears, survey shows
TOKYO: Japanese financial firms had more than 2,600 trillion yen (US$24 trillion) worth of contracts based on the soon-to-be-obsolete Libor ... ( read original story ...)
Asset Value Investors (AVI) Demands Tokyo Radiator Return Cash on Deposit with its Parent Company, KKR-Owned Marelli Corporation and Strengthen its Independence
Asset Value Investors (“AVI”) announced today that it has submitted shareholder proposals to Tokyo Radiator Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO 7235) to address a con ... ( read original story ...)
JSR to sell elastomers business to energy group
TOKYO—Japan's energy group Eneos Corp. has agreed to acquire JSR Corp.'s elastomers business, which includes the manufacturing and sales of synthetic rubber. As part of the agreement, signed May 11, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Revengers Season 2 release date predictions: Part 2 with 24 episodes confirmed by Blu-Ray?
The Tokyo Revengers Season 2 release date may be on the horizon, but the wait for the second season won’t be too bad since new Tokyo Revengers Part 2 episodes are coming up fast in 2021. It has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to boost spending to promote local chip production -Nikkei
A dds details of draft plan, background on chip supply shortage. TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) - Japan is planning to increase spending to ramp up local production of advanced semicondu ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19
An association of around 6000 doctors in Tokyo has called for the cancellation of the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, just over two months before they start. The Tokyo Medical Practitioners ... ( read original story ...)