Finance Minister Taro Aso will skip the meeting, although he is scheduled to visit Washington for the second round of US-Japan economic dialogue on October 16. Since US President Donald Trump took office with his "America First" agenda, the G-20 has ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse’s Woods Is Overweight Japan
Oct.09 -- Credit Suisse Private Banking APAC CIO John Woods weighs in on the markets and talks about the Japanese national election. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." ( read original story ...)
The International University of Japan (IUJ) Reunites Over 100 Indonesian Alumni in Jakarta to Celebrate its 35th Anniversary
The first-ever inter-batches alumni reunion outside of Japan - IUJ unveils the Indonesia's Alumni Advisory ... such as the National Planning Agency (Bappenas), Ministry of Finance, and the national universities as University of Indonesia, Padjajaran ... ( read original story ...)
€3 billion German finance on its way to Iran
"There have also been talks for more than a year about a $10 billion foreign finance deal with Japan." The deputy minister noted that the Japanese have shown interest in a $9 billion Iranian project to build two railroads that connect the northeastern and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan election campaign begins; PM Abe pledges stability
Hundreds of candidates took to the streets Tuesday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan's Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party facing challenges from regrouped opposition forces. Up for grabs ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 1.2 million heirless businesses at risk of closure
TOKYO -- Some 1.27 million small and midsize businesses in Japan face the risk of closure due to a lack of successors. Already, roughly half the companies that go out of business do so despite being in the black. As more than 60% of SMEs are due to be run ... ( read original story ...
Yokohama Plants Trees
2,000 trees planted at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM). Yokohama’ factory in West Point, Mississippi held a tree-planting ceremony on Oct. 7 as part of the “Yokohama Forever Forest” project. More than 300 Yokohama employees and guests ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy Malaysians drawn to Thailand, Japan
AFFLUENT Malaysians are increasingly turning to Thailand and Japan for their overseas property investments, according to consultancy and marketing firm Prime International Properties. Speaking to NST Business recently, founder and managing director Justin ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : Update on Distribution Payment
Astro Japan Property Group Limited ABN 25 135 381 663 Astra Japan Property Management Limited ABN 94 111874 563 AFSL 283142 as responsible entity of the Astro Japan Property Trust ARSN 112 799 854 ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : Distribution and Removal from the Official List
Astro Japan Property Group is a listed property group which, prior to the completion of the Proposal, invested in the Japan real estate market. It held interests in a portfolio comprising 29 retail, office, residential and hotel properties, which have now ... ( read original story ...)
Japan election starts with 1,100 candidates vying for seats
TOKYO -- Japan's election campaign for the lower house of parliament officially got underway Tuesday, with more than 1,100 candidates, filing applications to contest 465 seats. The election has become a showdown between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Gov. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up in choppy trade; Kobe Steel poised to plunge
TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday after a three-day weekend as the weak yen supported sentiment, but Kobe Steel’s shares were set to plunge after it said it had fabricated data. The Nikkei was up ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus expands to record 2.38tn yen in August
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's current account surplus expanded to 2.38 trillion yen ($21 billion) in August, the highest on record for the month, lifted by income from foreign investments and a bigger trade surplus, government data showed Tuesday. The surplus ... ( read original story ...)
An unflinching look at Tokyo’s dark side
Published in June, high on bestseller lists and infused with a forensic disgust at just about everything, Masayoshi Osaka’s Places in Metropolitan Tokyo you don’t want to live is principally intended as a handbook for property buyers and renters. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Long Goodbye
In a 2012 filing, Yahoo set out the procedure for converting these securities into ADRs: After the New York IPO, Alibaba "shall use its reasonable ... Banks could be persuaded to provide a lot more. Tokyo Muscle SoftBank's net debt is equivalent to ... ( read original story ...)
Is Japan’s long slump finally ending?
Few economists give much for his chances of success. Almost 30 years after the bursting of Japan’s bubble economy, and nearly five years after the government and central bank doubled down on their stimulus efforts, overall activity remains sluggish ... ( read original story ...)