Japan
African-Japanese trade deals expected from summit
TOKYO: African heads of state and VIPs from around the world have converged in this Kenyan capital for the sixth...
South Korea, Japan to start talks on new fx swap agreement
SEOUL: South Korea and Japan said they will start talks on a new currency swap agreement after the countries' finance...
Japan announces $30 bln investment in Africa as TICAD begins
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Saturday that Japan will mobilize a total of $30 billion in private- and public-sector...
Japan core inflation falls for 5th straight month
TOKYO: Japanese inflation continued to disappoint in July, according to data released on Friday, with consumer prices dropping for a...
Japan’s cabinet approves tax hike delay amid continued economic stagnation
TOKYO: The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday approved the delay of a planned hike of the...
Japan crude steel output rises for 4th month on firmer exports
TOKYO: Japan's crude steel output in July rose for a fourth month in a row as steelmakers increased production to...
Japanese exports drop in July on surging yen
TOKYO: Japan's exports in July suffered their sharpest monthly fall in seven years, data showed Thursday, as surging yen clouds...
Japanese exports dive 14% on strong yen
TOKYO: Japan posted a trade surplus of ¥513.5 billion in July, though exports sank 14 percent from a year earlier...
Japanese trade surplus narrows in July
TOKYO: Japan’s trade surplus shrank in July, as weak domestic and international demand contributed to a double-digit drop in both...
Japan’s economy slows down in Q2
TOKYO: Japan’s economic growth ground to a halt in the second quarter as weak exports and shaky domestic demand prompted...
Japan offers to buy 87,430 tons food wheat via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy a total of 87,430 tonnes of food quality wheat from the...
Japan’s GDP grows 0.2% in April-June as exports fall
TOKYO: Japan’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter, as weaker exports and business investment weighed on the faltering recovery....
Japan exports seen falling in July on lacklustre global demand, strong yen
TOKYO: Japan's exports are expected to have fallen for a 10th straight month in July on lacklustre global demand and...
Japan wants Hong Kong to lift food export ban
TOKYO: Hong Kong still has a ban in place on food imports from the five Japanese prefectures most affected by...
Japan exports seen down in July
TOKYO: Japan's exports are expected to have fallen for a 10th straight month in July on lacklustre global demand and...
Japan to import 2,890 tons feed wheat, barley via tender
TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture said it would import 90 tonnes of feed-quality wheat, and 2,800 tonnes of barley for...
Japanese import sales show 6-month uptick of 1.8%
TOKYO: Midway through 2016 the Japanese import-car market was up 1.8% over the previous year as sales rose to 170,366...
Japan’s June core machinery orders log first rise in 3 months
TOKYO: Japan’s core private-sector machinery orders rose a seasonally adjusted 8.3 percent in June from May, rebounding from two straight...
Japan display seeks financial support from INCJ
TOKYO: A top maker of displays for Apple Inc. smartphones has asked a Japanese government-backed fund for hundreds of millions...
Japanese Ministry releases waste, scrap import statistics for June 2016
TOKYO: The Japanese Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published the country’s waste and scrap import statistics for the month of...
