A weaker yen generally makes Japanese exports more competitive overseas and lifts the Tokyo market. Toyota rose 0.71 percent to 6,478 yen, while banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group was up 0.80 percent at 774 yen. Toshiba fell 1.39 percent to 183.7 ... ( read original story ...)
Money-losing Toshiba selling medical leasing unit to Canon
Toshiba said Tuesday it is selling its entire 65 per cent stake in Toshiba Medical Finance Co. to Canon, a Japanese camera maker, effective March 31. Tokyo-based Toshiba has been in talks with Canon since late last year on the sale. Toshiba, which owns U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Sapporo 'perfect' Games host: chief Pyeongchang organizer
The head of the Pyeongchang Olympic organizers, Lee Hee Beom, on Tuesday declared Sapporo the ideal host for another winter Olympics. Speaking with less than a year to go before South Korea hosts its first winter Olympics, Lee was in Sapporo, which is ... ( read original story ...)
Insider's View: Gamba Osaka
After a disappointing 2016 ACL campaign, the 2008 winners are hoping to halt a general slide when they visit Coopers Stadium on Wednesday night Gamba Osaka coach Kenta Hasegawa has been trialling a back three in an attempt to improve his side's defensive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics golf venue Kasumigaseki Country Club told to admit women or lose Games
The club scheduled to host the golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games must allow women to have full membership or organisers will have to find another venue, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates has warned. The private Kasumigaseki ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wins 4 gold in speed skating at Asian Winter Games
SAPPORO, Japan -- Japan claimed four gold medals in speed skating and China won two on the short track at the Asian Winter Games on Tuesday. Nao Kodaira of Japan earned her second gold of the Sapporo Games by beating two-time Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa ... ( read original story ...)
Japan kindergarten apologizes after possible hate-speech comment
western Japan, has been visited by Akie Abe and is operated by Moritomo Gakuen, an educational institution that plans to open an elementary school in April with the prime minister's wife as honorary principal. Kyodo news agency reported on Friday that the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan households most cash-loving among major economies – central bank
TOKYO Japanese households hold roughly 11 times more of their assets in cash or savings accounts than ones in Sweden do, according to a survey that shows their love for cash remains intact. In 2015, the ratio of Japanese households' cash holdings ... ( read original story ...)
Japan zoo culls 57 monkeys carrying ‘invasive’ genes
TOKYO: A Japanese zoo has culled 57 native snow monkeys by lethal injection after finding that they carried genes of an “invasive alien species”, officials said Tuesday. The Takagoyama Nature Zoo in the city of Futtsu in Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan immigration policy to focus on highly skilled foreign workers
Sometime mid-January, an announcement was made regarding changes that will be made for permanent residency in Japan for skilled foreign workers. However, the changes appear to favor a specific type of foreign worker. To achieve permanent residency in just ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s silver-tongued Lotharios sell dreams to lonely women
TOKYO, Japan – Cigarette smoke hangs thick in the air of a Tokyo nightspot as Aki Nitta sips champagne with a trio of sweet-talking Lotharios peddling fake love at premium rates. In a country which has lost its mojo, many wealthy Japanese women spend eye ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, int'l body to promote human security in Middle East, Africa
Japan on Monday partnered with the U.N.-affiliated International Trade Center in Geneva to promote human security in conflict-ridden parts of the Middle East and Africa. Japan will contribute $794,000 to assist four ITC projects in Syria, Jordan, Sudan and ... ( read original story ...)
Spain's king, queen to visit Japan April 4-7
It will be the king's first visit to Japan since ascending the throne in 2014. The Spanish royal couple will also meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the visit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi favors New York for Aramco IPO, also considers Toronto, London: WSJ
Saudi officials also talked to exchanges in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai but are unlikely to pursue ... Saudi officials expect the IPO to value Aramco at a minimum of $2 trillion. Saudi Arabian Oil Co, known as Saudi Aramco, was not immediately ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia Is Favoring This City for an Expected $2 Trillion IPO
Saudi officials also talked to exchanges in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Shanghai but are unlikely to pursue ... Saudi officials expect the IPO to value Aramco at a minimum of $2 trillion. Saudi Arabian Oil Co, known as Saudi Aramco , was not ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi favours New York for Aramco IPO
Saudi officials also talked to exchanges in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai but are unlikely to pursue ... Saudi officials expect the IPO to value Aramco at a minimum of $2 trillion. Saudi Aramco was not immediately available for comment. ( read original story ...)