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Here’s the case for making the emerging Japan-India axis the cornerstone of Canada’s Asia policy. First the economics. India is Asia’s emerging high-growth economy and population behemoth. China is increasingly yesterday’s story, with its economy ... ( read original story ...)

Credit Suisse upgraded Japanese equities to overweight and increased its mid-2017 target for the Nikkei to 20,000. The outlook was based on the expectation of a weaker yen adding to Japanese company earnings. The Bank of Japan is expected to increase ... ( read original story ...)

a Tsunami three metres high may strike Japan’s east coast. Residents in the region, including the Fukushima prefecture, have been advised to flee coastal areas. Here’s the USD/JPY chart: Markets Insider Read the original article on Business Insider ... ( read original story ...)

HANOI – Vietnam’s National Assembly has voted to abandon plans to build two nuclear power plants with Russia and Japan, after officials cited lower demand forecasts, rising costs and safety concerns. The vote Tuesday to scrap the country’s first ... ( read original story ...)

The President of the Sri Lanka – Japan Business Co-operation Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Daya Weththasinghe says that in recent years, Sri Lanka’s economic partnership with Japan has developed extending beyond trade and tourism. ( read original story ...)

The one-day event on Monday – organized by the Japanese and B.C. governments – attracted about 100 provincial, local government, emergency, academic, business, engineering and aid representatives. The forum was held as the B.C. government is attempting ... ( read original story ...)

To this day, both Osaka and Nagoya remain two of the most important ports of Japan, conduits for a large portion of the country's trade. Given the commercial importance, together with the proximity, you can almost imagine the amount of business activity ... ( read original story ...)

Earlier Monday, Abe met with Argentine President Mauricio Macri and signed trade deals in the first visit by a Japanese premier to Argentina in 57 years. Abe was joined by business leaders and CEOs of major Japanese companies and banks, including ... ( read original story ...)

BEDFORD, Mass., Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- iRobot Corp. (IRBT), a leader in consumer home robotics products, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the iRobot-related distribution business of privately-held Sales On Demand ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japan's Peach Aviation said it had ordered 10 fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo passenger jets and three older versions of the jet, for a total of $1.3 billion at list prices, as part of its business expansion plans. The Japanese budget carrier in a ... ( read original story ...)

And it's a part of the business ANA would like to see grow. In fact, the Tokyo-based carrier's ambitions lie beyond the North America to Japan routes. The award-winning airline would like to build its home base at Tokyo's Haneda and Narita Airports into a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak asked his Japanese counterpart on Wednesday to try to convince U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement when they meet in New York this week. Najib told Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Look for more announcements in 2017, when the Business Insider brand will expand its reach further. In the meanwhile, here are landing pages for Business Insider Italia and Business Insider Japan. Business Insider Italia Business Insider Italia ( read original story ...)

Trading Economics | 3. The World Bank, World Integrated Trade Solution database | 4. “Japan's big announcement is a 'very important turning point’”, Business Insider, August 2016 | 5. Bloomberg, September 2016 | 6. World Federation of Exchanges If ... ( read original story ...)

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ride down an escalator during their meeting on the sidelines of Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia (file). Thirty joint economic projects due to be approved by the ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- The two founders of Microwave Chemical share an audacious ... Having spoken to a number of scientists, Yoshino was struck by Tsukahara's passion for turning technology into business. When they met, Tsukahara suggested Yoshino try using microwaves ... ( read original story ...)