Japan
Japan stainless steel scrap imports surge in Oct 2015
TOKYO: According to latest statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), the country’s imports of stainless steel scrap increased...
Japanese MoF issues steel scrap import data details
TOKYO: According to latest statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), the country’s imports of steel scrap dropped considerably...
Japan bans on French foie gras imports
TOKYO: French foie gras producers could be facing a lean Christmas after eight countries including Japan, the largest importer of...
Japan bans French foie gras imports over bird flu virus
TOKYO: French foie gras producers could be facing a lean Christmas after eight countries including Japan, the largest importer of...
Japan releases steel scrap import data for Oct 2015
TOKYO: According to latest statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF), the country’s imports of steel scrap dropped considerably...
Japan’s GDP grows 0.4% in October 2015
TOKYO: Japan's real gross domestic product grew 0.4% on the month in October, marking the first increase in three months,...
Japan beef imports reduction in 2015
TOKYO: Beef imports in Japan registered a reduction in volume this year compared to last year, largely due to the...
Japan’s monetary base surges 30.8% to $2.80trn in Nov
TOKYO: Japan's November monetary base rose 30.8 percent from a year earlier as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) continued measures...
Lufthansa Cargo, ANA Cargo expand joint network in Japan
FRANKFURT: Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) are kicking-off the expansion of their joint network between Europe and Japan...
Japan’s capital spending shoots up by 11.2%
TOKYO: Capital spending in Japan increased at the fastest pace in eight years in the July to September period and...
Japan’s GPIF suffers loss of $64bn
TOKYO: The world’s biggest pension fund posted its worst quarterly loss since at least 2008 after a global stock rout...
Japan’s industrial output rises 1.4% in Oct
TOKYO: Japan's industrial output rose a seasonally adjusted 1.4 percent in October from the previous month, the Industry Ministry here...
Japanese import rises 10% in September
TOKYO: Japan’s year –on-year door imports rose by around 10% in September 2015 and compared to August, September imports were...
Nippon Life’s premium revenue grows 17.3% in H1
TOKYO: Nippon Life Insurance Co. regained its title as the top premium revenue earner in the Japanese life insurance industry...
Nippon Life Insurance regains as Japan’s top premium revenue earner in H1
TOKYO: Nippon Life Insurance Co. regained its title as the top premium revenue earner in the Japanese life insurance industry...
Prices fall slightly in Japan for 3rd month in row in Oct
TOKYO: Prices fell slightly in Japan for the third month in a row in October, indicating that sustained inflation still...
Japan’s door imports rise about 10% in Sep 2015
TOKYO: Japan’s year –on-year door imports rose by around 10% in September 2015 and compared to August, September imports were...
Japanese consumer prices drop 0.1% in Oct
TOKYO: The Japanese Internal Affairs Ministry said Friday that the country's consumer prices fell 0.1 percent in October from a...
Japan govt plans to enable customs officers to seize products with stolen tech
TOKYO: The Finance Ministry plans to seek a law revision to give customs officers the authority to seize and dispose...
Japanese Govt sees some weak spots in economy
TOKYO: The Japanese government said it sees some weak spots in the economy, but kept its overall assessment unchanged, saying...
