The Tokyo event was inaugurated with an introduction by Peruvian Ambassador, His Excellency Mr. Harold Forsyth, who highlighted the more than 140 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the fact that Japan is Peru's fifth largest trade ... ( read original story ...)
Honda’s first full-electric sports car set for Tokyo debut
Honda created a lot of excitement when they revealed the Urban EV concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show last month, but it's now clear that the little retro EV isn't the only full-electric vehicle they've been working on. Now, Honda has announced they will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Final September Factory PMI Shows Fastest Expansion in Activity in Four Months
TOKYO, (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity in September expanded at the fastest pace in four months, a revised survey showed on Monday, as domestic and export orders picked up in a sign of strengthening economic momentum. The Markit/Nikkei Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business confidence hits decade high: Bank of Japan
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has jumped to its highest ... including better-than-expected factory output, offering up some good news for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he faces a national election on October 22. On Monday, the index for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan big manufacturers’ mood improves in third quarter: BOJ tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence improved in September from three months ago, the Bank of Japan's closely watched quarterly "tankan" survey showed on Monday, underscoring the central bank's rosy economic view. The headline ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Manufacturing Confidence Touches a Decade High
Run of economic growth seen helping Abe in election this month Confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers has improved to the highest level in a decade, underscoring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s run of success on the economy as he heads into an election ... ( read original story ...)
Breaking down the Rangers’ chances of adding Japanese star Shohei Otani
Evan Grant, Rangers beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered questions about the team in ... Also, they've worked for years on establishing relationships in Japan. I believe the Rangers are willing to let him hit, at least ... ( read original story ...)
These Hi-Tech Knitting Machines Will Soon Be Making Car Parts
“Our company’s spirit is to create things the world has never seen,” the younger Shima said in an interview at Shima Seiki’s headquarters in Wakayama, a small regional city near Osaka in western ... the company’s main business. ( read original story ...)
New flight to Osaka
“Thai AirAsia X stepped up its marketing and promotion in the Japanese market this year, both in Tokyo and Osaka, and established itself as an economical way to travel to Thailand whether for tourism or business. Initially, most passengers on our ... ( read original story ...)
Disapproval rating for Japan PM Abe exceeds support: Kyodo poll
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his party's lawmakers raise their fists as they pledge to win in the upcoming lower house election in Tokyo Thomson Reuters TOKYO (Reuters) - The disapproval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ... ( read original story ...)
Macau casino scion Ho rolls dice on Japan’s foray into gambling
Japan already has an appetite for other forms of quasi-legal ... and Ho said Macau would continue to be the linchpin of his business. “Macau will always be the best integrated resort gaming market in the world because it’s on the doorstep of China ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ready to support Ghana in the rice value chain – GRIB
Japan has shown commitment to collaborate with Ghana to promote the food value chain in the country with emphasis on increasing the production and processing high quality rice. At a seminar for stakeholders on Thursday, Mr Imoro Amoro, the President of the ... ( read original story ...)
ATP tennis betting tips: Andy Schooler’s preview of Tokyo and Beijing
Still, it's back on the horse this week with '500' level events taking place in both Tokyo and Beijing as the Asian swing continues. At 14/1, Sam Querrey gets the vote in Toyko, where conditions are usually pretty quick. That will suit the big-serving ... ( read original story ...)
Meralco keen on LNG project
It was then exploring a possible partnership with Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. of Japan ... The PNOC could tap the International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, for the conduct of a feasibility study. ( read original story ...)
Re-registering property: The lie of the land
According to Japanese inheritance law, all the children of a property owner have equal rights to that property, and if those heirs die, then all of their children also have rights to the property. So depending on how many generations have passed since the ... ( read original story ...)
European auto engineering companies setting up shop in Japan
TOKYO -- Austrian and German automotive engineering service companies are establishing bases in Japan, looking to tap an expected increase in demand for outsourcing from Japanese automakers. In Europe, it is already common for automakers to subcontract ... ( read original story ...)