Japanese PM Shinzo Abe calls snap election next month

A 24-year-old graduate student in Sapporo said he was twice awakened by the J-Alert nationwide warning system when North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the southern part of Hokkaido. Koike, an Arabic-speaking former news anchor who was also briefly ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA STEEL CO., LTD. : ex-dividend day for interim dividend

04/28 NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPOR: - Announcement Regarding Subsidiary's Ear.. 03/29 OSAKA STEEL CO., LTD.: ex-dividend day for final dividend 2016 OSAKA STEEL CO., LTD.: ex-dividend day for interim dividend 2016 OSAKA STEEL CO., LTD.: ex-dividend ... ( read original story ...)

6.0 magnitude quake strikes off coast of Japan, no tsunami risk

TOKYO – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off northeastern Japan on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no risk of tsunami. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck at 5:22 a.m. (8:22 ... ( read original story ...)

60% of Japanese corporate chiefs oppose delaying fiscal reform

TOKYO -- More than 60% of Japanese business leaders are against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to push back a key fiscal-health target, a Nikkei survey shows, indicating a deep wariness toward his commitment to reducing the nation's heavy debt load. ( read original story ...)

Japan wrangles over new target date for balancing budget

Change of plans Japan's primary balance indicates the ability of the national and local governments to offset spending with revenue without relying on debt. Even by the most generous official estimates, moving the primary balance into the black by March ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Fukushima cleanup plan delays spent fuel removal

Japan's government on Tuesday approved a revision to its 30-to-40-year plan to decommission the Fukushima nuclear plant, delaying by two more years the removal of radioactive fuel rods in two of the three reactors damaged in the 2011 disaster. Six-and-half ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe calls snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called an election a year early and will dissolve parliament on Thursday. Mr Abe said he was seeking a fresh mandate to overcome "a national crisis" amid rising threats from North Korea. His decision comes amid ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks close lower on US-NorthKorea woes

Tokyo stocks closed ended lower on Tuesday as exporters were hit by a rush into the safe-haven yen with tensions between the United States and North Korea flaring up again. The bellwether Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.33 percent, or 67.39 points, to 20,330.19 ... ( read original story ...)

Why India must join hands with Japan

For Tokyo, it could mean big business for Japanese conglomerates that are involved in the nuclear energy sector. Third, Japan is looking for new partners, although its alliance with the US remains strong. However, the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

New Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project to Open in Tokyo’s Hibiya

IN WITH THE NEW: When Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan said in 2005 that it would tear down the historic Sanshin Building in Tokyo’s Hibiya district, it was met with opposition by historians and architects who sought to preserve the property. ( read original story ...)