The Japanese government defended Toyota Motor Corp on Friday ... the contribution of Japanese companies to U.S. employment. “We think the impact on business performance is limited,” Akira Kishimoto, a senior analyst at JPMorgan, said in a note. ( read original story ...)
The 22nd Nagoya Medal Award lectures
The Nagoya Medal Prize was initially proposed by Professor Hisashi Yamamoto and Professor Ryoji Noyori, and founded in 1995 with Professor Noyori as the president through the financial support of the MSD Life Science Foundation (previously: Banyu Life ... ( read original story ...)
Barclays' Japan chief quizzed by Libor squad
The head of Barclays’ Japanese business has been questioned by British fraud investigators as part of its probe into Libor rigging, it has emerged, as a US judge called on authorities to prosecute individuals for foreign exchange market manipulation. ( read original story ...)
Japanese insurance firm replaces 34 staff with AI
Science fiction has long imagined a future in which humans are ousted from their jobs by machines. For 34 staff at a Japanese insurance firm, that vision just became a reality. Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance is laying off the employees and replacing them ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea in another diplomatic row over WWII 'comfort women'
Japan announced Friday that it would recall its ambassador to South Korea and suspend economic talks in response to the placing of a "comfort woman" statue representing wartime sex slaves in front of its consulate in the Korean port city of Busan. Both ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips as Toyota reels from Trump threat, Fast Retailing fall
TOKYO Jan 6 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Friday as automakers dragged after incoming U.S President Donald Trump threatened to slap punitive taxes on Toyota cars imported into the United States from Mexico, while Fast Retailing weighed on the market. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips as Trump tax threat hits Toyota, Fast Retailing slumps
TOKYO, Jan 6 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Friday morning as automakers dragged after incoming U.S President Donald Trump threatened to slap punitive taxes on Toyota cars imported into the United States from Mexico. Index heavyweight Fast ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to recall envoy from South Korea over "comfort women" statue
... bilateral "high-level" economic dialogue and that Japan was suspending talks on a new currency swap arrangement with South Korea. "Without building relations of trust, it won't stabilise," Finance Minister Taro Aso reporters, referring to the currency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan recalls envoy after comfort-woman statue placed outside consulate
TOKYO - Japan is recalling its ambassador to South Korea in response to the placing of a comfort-woman statue in front of its consulate in the Korean city of Busan. Both Ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine in Seoul and the consul-general in Busan will be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is addressing its 'death by overwork' problem with long weekends once a month
The Japanese government hopes as many businesses as possible sign up for the Premium Friday policy. It already has won the support of Keidanren, a major business lobby in Japan, which encouraged 1,300 other businesses in a recent memo to follow suit. ( read original story ...)
Takeda and PvP Biologics Announce Development Agreement around Novel Therapeutic for Celiac Disease
OSAKA, Japan & SAN DIEGO & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TOKYO:4502) and PvP Biologics, Inc. (“PvP”) today announced a global agreement for the development of KumaMax, a novel enzyme designed to break ... ( read original story ...)
Sharp to consider listing its LCD venture with Foxconn: Nikkei
TOKYO Japan's Sharp Corp will consider an initial public offering for Sakai Display Products Corp, the LCD joint venture between it and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (Foxconn) of Taiwan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. "We'll think about it ... ( read original story ...)
Top 30 areas for investing in apartments in Japan
Source: Pixabay #30 to #21 (Umeda is the only location outside Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures) 30. Umeda station (Osaka) 29. Futakotamagawa station (Tokyo) 29. Oimachi station (Tokyo) 27. Sumiyoshi station (Tokyo) 26. Minamiurawa station (Saitama ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis updates: Naomi Osaka joins casualty list at ASB Classic
5.00pm: Promising Japenese teenager Naomi Osaka has joined the mounting casualty list at the ASB Classic, withdrawing injured from her quarter-final match-up with Croatian Ana Konjuh. The clash was expected to be a highlight of the tournament's third day ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops: Punctured IV drip bags found at nurse station in hospital
OSAKA (TR) – Officials at a general hospital in Osaka City ... Police are investigating the case as suspected criminal damage to objects. TBS News (Jan. 4) quoted hospital officials as saying the hospital has “strived to do its utmost to build a ... ( read original story ...)
Suntory says not considering IPO of U.S. unit
TOKYO Suntory Holdings is not planning to list its U.S. spirits unit Beam Suntory Inc [BSI.UL] on the New York Stock Exchange, a top executive said on Thursday, denying a Japanese media report. "We are not considering any listing in the U.S.," Takeshi ... ( read original story ...)