Japan
Japan’s used car sales up 1.7% in fiscal 2015
TOKYO: Sales of used cars in Japan rose 1.7 percent in fiscal 2015 from the previous year to 3,733,321 units,...
Japanese inflation expectations hit a 3-year low in Q1
TOKYO: Japanese inflation expectations hit a three-year low in the first quarter, highlighting the limited effects of the Bank of...
Japan opens $269 mln credit line for Ukraine
TOKYO: Japan has opened a credit line of 30 billion yen ($269 million) for Ukraine for insurance of exports/imports, deputy...
Japanese Ministry releases steel scrap import data for Feb
TOKYO: According to latest statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), the country’s imports of steel scrap dropped considerably...
Japan to import 51,100 tons feed wheat, barley via tender
TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture said it would import 27,370 tonnes of feed-quality wheat, and 23,730 tonnes of barley for...
Japan to import record volume of kiwi fruit in 2016
TOKYO: Japan is expected to import a record volume of kiwi fruit in fiscal 2016, with shipments from New Zealand...
Japanese Ministry releases steel scrap import data for Feb
TOKYO: According to latest statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), the country’s imports of steel scrap dropped considerably...
Poroshenko urges Japanese business to invest in Ukraine
KIEV: President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has invited Japanese companies to invest in Ukraine and participate in the privatization of...
Japan’s liquor exports hit another record in 2015
TOKYO: Japan's liquor exports reached an all-time high for a fourth straight year in 2015 as whiskey and sake produced...
Japan’s Sumitomo Metal to boost FY16 copper output by 6.1%
TOKYO: Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd , Japan’s No.2 copper smelter, plans to boost its copper output in the financial...
Kuwait’s crude oil exports to Japan jump 12.2%
TOKYO: Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan jumped 12.2 percent in February from a year earlier to 8.13 million barrels,...
Japan posts biggest trade surplus in 4 years
TOKYO: Japan posted its biggest trade surplus of 240 billion yen in February over the last four years, according to...
Japan urges Taiwan to relax restrictions on food imports
TAIPEI: Japan’s de facto embassy in Taiwan has urged the country to relax restrictions placed on food from certain prefectures...
Japan’s Iran oil imports seen rising in 2016
TOKYO: Japan’s oil imports from Iran look set to increase in 2016, with local importers finalizing their annual term contracts...
Bank of Japan likely to cut inflation forecasts
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan is likely to cut its inflation forecasts for the coming two fiscal years at a...
Japan’s LNG imports fall 3.8% from 2015 in Feb
TOKYO: Japan’s LNG imports fell 3.8% from a year ago in February to 7.4 million mt, with supplies from Russia...
Japan Feb crude oil imports by source
TOKYO: Following is a table of oil statistics for February released by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)...
Analysts don’t think Japan wants another sales tax hike
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe insists a sales tax hike due next year will go ahead as planned,...
Japan’s auto exports up 1.0% on year in Feb
TOKYO: Japan's exports of cars, trucks and buses increased 1.0% year over year in February for the first time in...
Japan stocks dip as unemployment rate rises
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei 225 closed down 0.2% at 17,103.53 following a raft of official data that dented investor sentiment. Japan's...
