National Treasurer Rosalia V. de Leon added that Mr. Dominguez’s intention is for a property in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward to be “redeveloped.” The other uses of the proceeds from the offer, which will take place “within the year,” will refinance ... ( read original story ...)
GIC says Japan must improve corporate governance
GIC Chief Executive Lim Chow Kiat said in an email reply to questions posed by Nikkei Asian Review that while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe administration's has implemented structural reforms, Corporate Japan needs to ensure sustainable changes for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GIC says Japan must improve corporate governance
GIC Chief Executive Lim Chow Kiat said in an email reply to questions from The Nikkei Asian Review that while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration has implemented structural reforms, corporate Japan needs to ensure sustainable improvements. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to Double Production Capacity
Yokohama Rubber Company will expand production capacity of its passenger-car tire facility in India. With this expansion, the annual production capacity will increase by 830,000 tires from 700,000 to 1,530,000. The plant’s new facility will manufacture ... ( read original story ...)
Fly from Tokyo to Paris without leaving the ground
Passengers avoid the costly airport transfer, the baggage fees or busy airport terminal -- and instead enjoy the perks of business or first-class travel and a luxurious tour of Paris -- all while remaining stationary in Tokyo. As well as the City of Light ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Man shot by officer in Miyakojima Ward had 2 knives
OSAKA (TR) – Investigative sources revealed on Tuesday that ... I found it disagreeable since I was in a hurry,” the suspect was quoted by police, according to Nippon News Network (Feb. 20). In the latest development, sources revealed that Ideo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees transfer at sea that may violate North Korea sanctions
TOKYO -- Japan's military has witnessed a ship-to-ship transfer on the high seas that it "strongly suspects" violates U.N. sanctions on North Korea, in the third such incident reported by Japan in the past month. A maritime Self-Defence Force PC-3 ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan to buy at least 20 more F-35A stealth fighters – sources
"We have not yet made any plan and we are evaluating what fighter aircraft we need," Itsunori Onodera said at a news briefing on Tuesday when asked whether Japan planned to buy more F-35s. Onodera's ministry will release two defense reviews by the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top financial diplomat voices concern on strong yen
TOKYO -- Japan's point man on currency diplomacy sees the ... "I cannot help but assess the [yen] movements as one-sided," Masatsugu Asakawa, vice minister of finance for international affairs, told The Nikkei in an interview Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sony to form alliance to build taxi-hailing system
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Tuesday it would become the latest blue-chip firm to jockey for position in Japan's taxi and ride-hailing market, with plans for a joint venture to develop an artificial intelligence-based hailing system. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open flat on weak yen, U.S. shares’ retreat
TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened essentially flat on Wednesday as buying on the back of a weaker yen versus the U.S. dollar was counteracted by selling on U.S. shares retreating overnight on Wall Street. As of 9:15 a.m, the 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cryptocurrency industry to embrace self-regulation
Japan's cryptocurrency industry has lacked a unified voice ... a member of both existing industry groups and will not be a part of the new organization. Nikkei group company QUICK holds an equity stake in bitFlyer. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sony to form alliance to build taxi-hailing system -Nikkei
Sony Corp looks set to become the latest blue-chip firm to jockey for position in Japan’s taxi and ride-hailing market, with plans for a joint venture to develop an artificial intelligence-based hailing system, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Japan is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top financial diplomat puts strong yen on notice
TOKYO -- Japan's point man on currency diplomacy sees the yen's recent ... vice minister of finance for international affairs, told The Nikkei in an interview Tuesday. He nonetheless indicated plans to reaffirm the agreement among the Group of 20 major ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to host G-20 summit in Osaka in 2019
The G-20 presidency is currently held by Argentina. In the past, the city of Osaka hosted the summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in November 1995 and the Group of Eight finance ministers' meeting in June 2008. The administration ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney finally taps tech as visitors tire of waiting
TOKYO -- Tokyo Disney Resort operator Oriental Land will roll out a smartphone app in fiscal 2018 to relieve crowding issues that have frustrated guests at the popular theme park. The app will offer a single platform on which customers can buy tickets ... ( read original story ...)