TOKYO (Reuters) - The leader of the junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition on Friday urged Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to focus on regaining public trust after a slide in his popularity, and said revising the pacifist constitution was not a priority for ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Japan international Honda signs for Mexican club Pachuca
(Reuters) - Japan attacking midfielder Keisuke Honda has joined Mexican side Pachuca, the CONCACAF Champions League holders announced on Friday, two months after leaving AC Milan as a free agent. "I have just signed for Pachuca and I'm very happy," Honda ... ( read original story ...)
Japan spikers down Thailand again in World Grand Prix
Japan beat Thailand again on Friday as the two volleyball teams moved their battle for a place in the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix to Sendai. The Japanese women won 3-1 (25-19, 17-25, 25-18, 25-19) against their Asian rivals as the Pool D1 competition kicked ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June exports seen extending solid gains
Japan and much of the export-reliant Asian economies have benefited ... a senior investment strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, told Bloomberg News. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up 0.09 percent, or 19.05 points, to ... ( read original story ...)
UK paves way for Saudi Aramco IPO’s listing on London Stock Exchange
It’s fiercely competitive, with London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto all named as possible candidates. The moves come as IPO activity in the Middle East is gathering pace. Apart from Aramco, large state-owned companies including Abu ... ( read original story ...)
TEPCO chair: Nuclear plant must release contaminated water
TOKYO — The new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. says ... near Fukushima Dai-Ichi, will depend on a financial review. He said he regrets TEPCO’s slowness in making a decision and acknowledged calls from local authorities and residents to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin: New farm spending should lift efficiency, not subsidies
TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Any fresh government spending on Japan's agriculture sector should be for finding ways to cut its production and shipping costs rather than on subsidies for farmers, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. His comments came ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up, marks weekly gain ahead of holiday
TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Friday as disappointing earnings from Fast Retailing, the world's third largest apparel retailer, offset gains made after Wall Street pushed higher. The Nikkei index finished up 0.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up, shares stay on track for weekly gains
TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Friday and remained on track for a robust weekly gain, though investors grew cautious ahead of a long holiday weekend. The Nikkei index was up 0.2 percent at 20,144.82 at the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc an Island of calm in India’s chaotic business terrain
In the desert-like scrub land of Rajasthan, beside a barren stretch of highway, an unlikely oasis appears: an island of Japan Inc. On more than 1,100 acres of land dedicated exclusively to Japan’s corporations, global titans such as Toyota Motor Corp ... ( read original story ...)
Investing in IPO’s isn’t as smart as you think
As you can see in the chart below, the average one-week return for these stocks after they went public was 8 percent, while the MSCI Asia ex Japan Index returned just 0.2 percent in any given week. After one month, the IPO stocks were up around 17 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may concede delay in hitting price goal, but hold off on easing
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to raise its economic growth forecasts but cut its rosy inflation outlook next week, sources say, reinforcing expectations it will lag well behind major global central banks in dialing back its massive stimulus ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya University researchers define new category of genetic skin diseases
Nagoya University-led team reviews skin diseases to define a new type of genetic-based inflammation for improving diagnosis and treatment of rare skin conditions. Dry scaly skin, blistering, rashes. Many people will experience some kind of skin problem at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests armed N. Korean boat in Tokyo economic zone
The crew pointed a gun at the Japanese fisheries vessel, forcing it to withdraw, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. The incident happened last Friday about 500 kilometers (310 miles) west of Japan's northern coast in an area ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hangs two inmates, including one who sought retrial
Japan hanged two death-row inmates Thursday morning ... when a man was hanged for killing two women in Kumamoto Prefecture. Kaneda told a news conference following the 2016 execution that the punishment was for “an extremely cruel case in which the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese WWII straggler hid in Guam’s jungle for nearly 8 years
Kazuo Hoshi, 87, trekked with researchers searching for Japanese remains to repatriate them decades after World War II. Masako Watanabe/PDN ASAN, Guam — Hiking up the Asan hillside on a sunny Wednesday, 87-year-old Kazuo Hoshi barely broke a sweat. " ( read original story ...)