Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Marine Transport and Transport sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.03%. Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by ... ( read original story ...)
RUBBER-Tokyo futures prices after evening session November 15
Following are prices for Tokyo rubber futures at the end of the Tokyo market's evening session on Nov 2016. Contract Day Volume Evening Volume * Nov 196.2 66 201.0 12 * Dec 194.1 33 195.6 3 * Jan 195.6 147 201.3 19 * Feb 196.0 271 202.0 138 * Mar 198.4 797 ... ( read ...
Osaka cops: Body likely of missing boy found buried in mountains
... Saiki City who has been missing for around three years in a mountainous area of Osaka Prefecture after working off information provided by his father, reports TBS News (Nov. 16). At around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, officers found the body likely of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end morning down on profit-taking
Tokyo stocks gave up early gains to end the morning session ... However, Honda was up 0.42 percent at 3,101 yen and Toyota gained 0.36 percent to 6,060 yen. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group jumped 4.32 percent to 643.7 yen after the megabank announced ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rubber-mask makers happy to face a Trump presidency
SAITAMA, Japan — While much of the world anxiously awaits what happens under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, one factory manager in Japan is all smiles. Ogawa Studio, the only manufacturer of rubber masks in Japan, is working feverishly to catch up ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese sinkhole: 48 hours later, it’s fixed
A section of road in the centre of a Japanese city was fixed in days, and has reopened to traffic just one week after it collapsed into a gaping sinkhole. In the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 8, a massive sinkhole opened up in Fukuoka, Japan, swallowing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo university subsidises rent for female students
The University of Tokyo will shell out 30,000 yen ($277; £223) per month toward each student's housing costs from next April, with the support lasting for up to two years, The Asahi Shimbun reports. At the moment only 20% of the institution's applicants ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 gymnastics arena bid doubles original estimate
News of the winning bid comes as experts warn that the total 2020 Summer Games budget could hit an eye-popping $30 billion - four times the initial estimate and almost triple that of the 2012 London Olympics. Tokyo metropolitan government officials ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares up at break on weak yen
Tokyo stocks jumped Monday morning as a weaker yen lifted exporters ... Banks also extended gains, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group up 1.20 percent at 615.2 yen. mis/pb/dan ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on weak yen, Trump 'hope'
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, extending last week's gains as a weaker yen lifted exporters with sentiment buoyed on optimism for US President-elect Donald Trump's administration. The real-estate mogul-cum-reality TV star's shock win of the US ... ( read original story ...)
Post-Show Report Manufacturing World Osaka 2016 Concluded in a Huge Success!
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 14, 2016--Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd., the largest show organiser in Japan, announced that Manufacturing World Osaka 2016 held from October 5 - 7, 2016 at INTEX Osaka, the Western Japan’s largest manufacturing industry ... ( read original story ...)
Faith sustains pioneer members in Sapporo
The Church will continue to grow in Sapporo, he said. “Members here are pioneers. ” sarah@deseretnews.com @SJW_ChurchNews The LDS Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The publication's content ... ( read original story ...)
Alberta trade minister off to Japan, China
He leaves on Tuesday. Some of the events on his itinerary include the Canada Food Expo in Tokyo and Taste Alberta and Canada Beef Food Festival in Shanghai. Bilous is also meeting with government and industry representatives. The cost of sending Bilous on ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s Profits and Sales Fall in First Three Quarters of 2016
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. reported net income of 8.5 billion yen on net sales of 410.2 billion yen for the first three quarters of the year ended Sept. 30, 2016. That compares to income of 18.3 billion yen on sales of 443.7 billion yen in the year-ago ... ( read original story ...)
Japan top banks' first-half profits hit by Bank of Japan's negative rate policy
TOKYO Japan's top banks, already wrestling with shrinking loan profitability, posted falls in first-half profit as they struggled in the ultra-low interest rate environment exacerbated by the Bank of Japan's aggressive negative interest rate policy. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake rumbles off Japan’s coast, but country escapes damage
An earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan early Saturday, but no deaths or damage resulted from the 6.2-magnitude tremor, officials said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit 7.5 miles from Onagawa, near Sendai, at 6:42 a.m. The Japan ... ( read original story ...)