Uber and Airbus Enlist in Japan’s Flying-Car Plan

Japan is making a push to develop flying cars ... has set a goal of starting commercial operations of its air-taxi business by 2023. Kitty Hawk, the Mountain View, California-based startup founded and ... ( read original story ...)

Business class airfare to Tokyo – Tokyo Forum

Business class airfare to Tokyo is ridiculously overpriced: BOS-NRT on JAL was over $7,600, nonstop. I found a Boston to Beijing (thru NRT), Beijing to NRT, NRT to BOS fare, all JAL, all Business clas... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks close higher as dollar recovers

Tokyo stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by a halt in the dollar’s weakness and rallies on Wall Street, though investors were cautious ahead of trade talks between China and the US. The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Iran, Japan discuss expansion of energy ties

Iranian Ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani-Movahed and Hiroaki Nakanishi, the chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) held a meeting in Tokyo and explored avenues for the promotion of trade ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese waiting on EEC calendar

According to Mr Kalin, Japanese investors also predicted that the overall business climate in the second half of the year would continue to improve, while Japanese firms expect higher exports for the ... ( read original story ...)