Japan
Japan shoots to quadruple rice exports by 2019
TOKYO: Japan aims to quadruple exports of rice and rice products to 100,000 tons in 2019, the agriculture ministry said...
Governments around Japan plan to adopt lodging tax to offset impacts of tourism
TOKYO: An increasing number of local governments are planning to introduce a lodging tax to finance tourism promotion and ease...
Japan to import 10,000 tons of feed wheat via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture said it would import 10,000 tonnes of feed-quality wheat via a simultaneous buy and sell...
Japan power companies’ LNG consumption down 8% in May YOY
TOKYO: Japanese power companies consumed 3.57 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for power generation in May, down 8...
Japan invests in Cambodia’s deep-water port
TOKYO: The government-run aid organization Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has given the green light to a $209 million low-interest...
Japanese beef buyers may get frozen out by tariff hike
TOKYO: Japan's newly imposed emergency tariff on frozen American beef has raised a question about the wisdom of hanging on...
Trade surplus between Japan, Kuwait soars 48.1%
TOKYO: Kuwait's trade surplus with Japan expanded by 48.1 percent from a year earlier to JPY 31.6 billion (USD 288...
Japan GDP unexpectedly puts it atop G7
TOKYO: Japan’s second-quarter GDP data put the nation in an unexpected spot: at the top of the growth table among...
Japan’s shrimp imports continue recovery in H1
TOKYO: Japan’s imports of shrimp continued to recover in the first half of 2017, while Vietnam overtook Indonesia to become...
Japan July exports seen rising for eighth straight month
TOKYO: Japan's exports were expected to record an eighth straight month of growth in July, a Reuters poll found, suggesting...
JTA plans to raise tourism tax
TOKYO: The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) is considering a departure tax to raise funds for promoting Japan as a tourist...
Japan’s GDP dips 0.1% in June
TOKYO: Japan’s real GDP fell by 0.1% in June from a 0.5% grow in May, due to the lowest recorded...
Japan consumer confidence rises more than forecast
TOKYO: Japan’s consumer confidence improved more-than-expected in July to the highest level in four months, survey data from the Cabinet...
Consumption tax key to fixing Japan’s debt-ridden finance: IMF
TOKYO: The consumption tax should remain at the heart of revenue reform in Japan, but the pacing of rate increases...
Japan’s JX to sell North Sea oil field stake to Faroe Petroleum
TOKYO: JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corp said on Friday that its United Kingdom-based subsidiary has agreed to sell...
Japan worries over US plan to curb aluminum import
TOKYO: Japan’s aluminum industry is worried that any US trade action to block imports of the metal may result in...
Japan expands trade insurance with eye on infrastructure exports
TOKYO: The government-backed Nippon Export and Investment Insurance will more fully cover the exposure Japanese lenders face in financing companies...
Japan’s May bonded bunker fuel sales fall 9%
TOKYO: Japan’s bonded bunker fuel sales fell 9% month on month to 2.02 million barrels in May, and were lower...
Japan’s wooden bedroom furniture imports rose 6%
TOKYO: Japan’s three top suppliers of wooden bedroom furniture (China, Vietnam and Thailand) saw a decline in the value of...
11 TPP states eye new framework to implement pact without US
HAKONE: The chief negotiators of the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership countries agreed Thursday to aim to put the regional free trade...
