TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures hovered near their lowest in a week on Monday, pressured by a stronger yen against the dollar. FUNDAMENTALS * The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for February delivery was unchanged at 226 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan core machinery orders rebound in July, may signal capex recovery
A sustained recovery in business expenditure should support the Bank of Japan's view that a virtuous circle of private sector-led growth will take hold in the economy. Still, wages and inflation remain stubbornly low despite recent signs of rebounding ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese lessons get Tokyo Metro ready for Olympic surge
TOKYO -- Tokyo Metro is striving to break down the language barrier Chinese tourists face while in Japan by providing language lessons to its station staff. This is a departure from tradition. The vast majority of Japanese companies that contract for ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Holcomb trip to Japan could mean more business to Indiana
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday morning to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based GMO Internet Group Plans to Spend $320M on Bitcoin Mining Busines
Tokyo-based GMO Internet Group, which was previously mainly engaged in providing of web hosting and a range of other digital services, now plans to expand its portfolio by entering cryptocurrency mining business. According to the notice, published on the ... ( read original story ...)
Uttama: Japan, our true friend
Japan ranked as the biggest foreign investor in Thailand in ... system to be offered to those who are expected to invest in the EEC to use for their business expansion in Thailand," Mr Uttama said, referring to a data analytics process of examining large ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Holcomb’s trip to Japan could mean more business to Indiana
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) (WISH Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Tourism agency drafting mandatory ‘minpaku’ business holiday rules
The Japan Tourism Agency is considering requesting municipalities to designate periods during which minpaku private lodging services must be shut in their regions. Municipalities will be free to decide when to set such local minpaku business holidays ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks slide as investors brace for more missile tests by North Korea
(Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to four-month lows on Friday while the broader Topix was almost flat as investors held off buying on concerns North Korea could launch another missile on Saturday to mark its founding day. The Nikkei fell 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese economic growth has been significantly downgraded
Business Insider Australia is the Australian edition of the world’s fastest-growing business news website, Business Insider. Japan's economy didn't grow as fast as first thought in the June quarter. According to data released by the government today ... ( read original story ...)
Business Trip To Japan Could Help Hoosier Economy
Indianapolis - Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday morning to kick off a weeklong trip to attract more business from Japan. The state said that partnership between Japan and Indiana is quite strong. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s second-quarter economic growth revised down from stellar first reading
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economic growth in the second quarter was much ... While the disappointing data may weaken confidence in the government’s economic policies and the business outlook, analysts still expect the economy to sustain a steady ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy is growing, but slower, quarterly data show
Japan's economy still relies heavily on exports ... consumer spending and industrial production are expected to stay strong in the current quarter, they said. AP Business Writer Yuri Kageyama can be reached at https://twitter.com/yurikageyama Her work ... ( read original story ...)
Japan padded forex reserves by $8 billion in August
Japan’s foreign exchange reserves grew $7.966 billion from the previous month to stand at $1.268 trillion at the end of August, up for the second month in a row, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. Of total external reserves, foreign currency-denominated ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister’s speech to UK Japan Business Forum
The Prime Minister hosted a UK Japan Business Forum with Prime Minister Abe during her visit to Japan. Thank you. And I am delighted to be here today, together with so many leading Japanese and British businesses whose trade and investment is fundamental ... ( read original story ...)
India, Japan to step up defence cooperation
India and Japan have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production, including on dual- use technologies, as the two countries resolved to ramp up overall military engagement under the bilateral special strategic framework. Defence Minister Arun ... ( read original story ...)