Japan
Japan bank lending rises 2.2% in Feb
TOKYO: The total value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2% on year in February, the Bank of...
Japan central bank to cut next fiscal year’s growth
TOKYO: Japan's central bank is expected to cut its economic and price forecasts for next fiscal year at a quarterly...
Fake brand imports blocked by Japan down 8.7% in 2015
TOKYO: Japan's customs authorities blocked the import of fake brand products and other items violating intellectual property rights in 29,274...
Japan’s log export increases 32.7% in 2015
TOKYO: Japan’s log export was 691,830 cubic metres, 32.7% more than 2014 and this was the record high number. Lumber...
Japanese iron ore imports fall in Jan
TOKYO: The trade statistics released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance (MoF) for the month of January this year indicates...
Japan Feb services PMI falls to seven-month low
TOKYO: Activity in Japan’s services sector expanded in February at the slowest pace in seven months as new business weakened...
Japan buys 126,698 tons food wheat via tender
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 126,698 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States and...
Japanese automakers set sales records in US
TOKYO: An energetic market for sports utility vehicles and pickups drove record sales in the U.S. for Toyota Motor Corp....
Japan’s household spending falls in Jan
TOKYO: Household spending dropped for the fifth straight month in January, falling an inflation-adjusted 3.1 percent from a year earlier...
Japan’s auto exports drop 1.8% in Jan
TOKYO: Japan's exports of cars, trucks and buses declined 1.8% year over year in January for the first fall in...
Japan’s industrial production rises in Jan
TOKYO: Japan's industrial production rose in January from the month before, beating forecasts, while retail sales fell, suggesting the recovery...
Japan’s Jan thermal coal imports fall 13.2%
TOKYO: Following is a table of customs-cleared thermal coal imports for January, released by Japan's Ministry of Finance on Friday....
Japanese investors 64% in Vietnam see growth
TOKYO: Japanese investors are doing well in Vietnam with 64 percent of them planning business expansion, the highest rate of...
Japan’s fruit imports remain flat YOY
TOKYO: Japan's fruit imports remained flat year-on-year reaching 1.56 million metric tons (MT) in 2015, according to data from the...
Senaat steel pipe unit secures $185 mln loan from Japanese banks
TOKYO: Senaat, the industrial conglomerate, said on Tuesday that its Al Gharbia Pipe Company unit had secured a US$185 million...
Japan’s domestic shipments of solar panels fall 21% in 2015
TOKYO: Japan’s domestic shipments of solar panels fell 21 percent in the last three months of 2015 compared with the...
Japan to increase Pakistan textile exports
TOKYO: Japanese development agencies are working to increase the level of textile imports sourced from Pakistan. The Japan International Cooperation...
Tokyo Steel cuts March prices 14% to scrap imports
TOKYO: Tokyo Steel Manufacturing , Japan's top electric arc furnace steelmaker, said it will cut prices for March delivery, by...
Japanese manufacturer’s confidence remains subdued in Feb
TOKYO: Confidence at Japanese manufacturers remained largely subdued in February and the mood was seen deteriorating over the coming three...
Taiwan customs arrests Japanese to smuggle banknotes
TOKYO: A Japanese man was stopped by aviation police at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport on Friday while carrying Japanese banknotes...
