Japan
Usibelli resumes exports with sale to Japan
TOKYO: After halting exports last September, the Usibelli Coal Mine at Healy is currently fulfilling an order for 75,000 tons...
China, Japan growth to slow sharply in 2016
TOKYO: China and Japan’s economies are expected to slow sharply over the next two years but Asian growth will remain...
Japan Inc revises FX forecasts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell steeply on Monday as a slew of major exporters absorbed the shock of last week’s decision...
Japan imports 29m barrels of UAE crude
TOKYO: Japan imported 29.06 million barrels of crude oil from the UAE in March 2016 according to data released by...
Japan’s three major steelmakers suffers plunge in pretax profit
TOKYO: Japan's three major steelmakers all suffered a plunge in pretax profit for the fiscal year ended in March, and...
Japan’s auto exports up 1.8% on year in March
TOKYO: Japan's exports of cars, trucks and buses increased 1.8% year over year in March for the second consecutive month,...
Japan’s imports of kitchen furniture increase slightly in Feb
TOKYO: The top four suppliers of kitchen furniture to Japan accounted for 92% of February 2016 imports. Vietnam alone accounted...
Japanese oil majors boost gasoline, diesel exports
TOKYO: Japanese oil companies are increasing exports of petroleum products to Asia, hoping to offset sluggish domestic demand by cultivating...
Japanese stocks fall for a second day
TOKYO: Stocks in Tokyo fell for a second day, led by shippers, steelmakers and banks, as the yen gained and...
Bank of Japan mulls over negative rate on some loans
TOKYO: Having adopted a negative interest rate on some excess reserves to penalise financial institutions for leaving money idle, the...
Tenneco expands Japan technical center
TOKYO: Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) announced today the expansion of its technical center in Japan. Located in Yokohama, the facility provides...
Japan to finance $2.6 bln monorail in Panama
TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday agreed to finance a US$2.6 billion monorail Panama intends to have built by 2022 as an...
Japan’s 2015/16 LNG imports fall 6.2% from record high
TOKYO: Japan's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports fell 6.2 percent in the fiscal year ended March 31 from a year...
Japanese brands make up 54% of total car sales in Kingdom
TOKYO: A Japanese country pavilion will debut at the Middle East’s leading international trade fair for the automotive service industry,...
Japan’s NTT to fully acquire Netmagic
TOKYO: Japan’s NTT Communications is set to acquire the 19 per cent of Indian data centre firm Netmagic it does...
Japan’s exports seen down for six straight months in March
TOKYO: Japan’s exports were expected to fall for a six straight month in March, a Reuters poll found on Friday,...
Japan’s JX boosts gasoline exports due to strong car sales, low prices
TOKYO: Japan's biggest oil refiner JX Holdings is adapting refineries to produce more gasoline for sales overseas, as Japan joins...
Japan steelmakers jump as analyst’s flag better export prospects
TOKYO: Japanese steelmakers surged after Credit Suisse Group AG upgraded the nation’s second-biggest mill, JFE Holdings Inc., due to its...
Japan’s scrap iron export prices surge 25%
TOKYO: Export prices of Japanese scrap iron reached a 10-month high Tuesday as traders rushed to take advantage of healthy...
Japan Mar petchem naphtha imports fall 15%
TOKYO: Japan's naphtha imports for the petrochemical sector fell 15 percent in March from the same month a year earlier,...
