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TOKYO — Japan's Foreign Ministry says a Japanese navy surveillance aircraft has spotted a suspected Chinese-flagged ship apparently transferring fuel to a North Korean tanker on the open seas. Tuesday's ministry statement said the two vessels were ... ( read original story ...)

With their bigger rooms and cheaper rates, 'love hotels' are becoming an increasingly popular option for travellers in Japan. One business sector looking to benefit from the arrival of thousands of athletes is the local condom industry. It has become ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as geopolitical worries ebbed after US and North Korean officials met Sunday to resume preparations for a summit between the leaders of the two countries. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.15 percent or 33.77 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blockcloud, a service-centric blockchain network system for the “Internet of Things” (IoT), was unveiled yesterday at the Genesis CAT Meet-up in Tokyo, Japan. Blockchain has taken the world by storm. With more than 3,500 ... ( read original story ...)

Legal framework for the activities of the Japanese business mission to the Kuril Islands, planned for July-August will be decided on the case-by-case basis, Norio Maruyama, Foreign Press Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, told reporters on ... ( read original story ...)

The Rugby World Cup kicks off in September 2019 followed by the Tokyo Games 10 months later, giving businesses a unique chance to reach an international and diverse customer base that may be encountering Japanese products for the first time. One business ... ( read original story ...)

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: I will just say a few words. Japan is undoubtedly one of our priority partners when it comes to cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. And not just in Asia. We would like our relations with Japan to acquire ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese government plans to utilize yen loans to develop ports in three Indian Ocean nations — Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh — as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “free and open Indo-Pacific strategy.” The aim of the project is to secure ... ( read original story ...)

and it is rather modest — some $2 billion by Japan into the Russian economy, and the volume of trade — it is also modest, about $18 billion in the past year — all this can be multiplied manifold," Putin said during the "Business Dialogue: Russia ... ( read original story ...)

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has become the fastest-growing market for Japan and South Korea’s tourism. Vietnam is the fastest growing market for South Korea's tourism According to KTO (Korea Tourism Organization), by the end of April, 118,000 Vietnamese ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday, hit by pessimism after Washington called off a planned summit with North Korea. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.27 percent or 60.14 points to 22,376.87 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was down 0 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2018--Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6770; President: Toshihiro Kuriyama; Head Office: Tokyo) today announces that on May 14, 2018 the company signed a share purchase agreement with Greina Technologies, Inc. (Salt Lake City ... ( read original story ...)

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Japan’s foreign minister on Thursday said his Mexican counterpart promised to protect the interests of Japanese firms in talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. Japan’s Taro Kono told reporters in Mexico ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2018--Osaka Gas Engineering Co., Ltd. (OGE), a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas)(TOKYO:9532), has entered into an agreement to provide consulting services on construction of LNG receiving terminals of CPC ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING — China and Japan both condemned Thursday the Trump administration's decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States. China's Commerce Ministry said Beijing ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc., an old guard in the ... and intensified competition from a liberalized power retail market have put the nuclear power business at a disadvantage. Tomoaki Kobayakawa, 54, who became TEPCO president in June last ... ( read original story ...)