Japan
Japan tobacco loses $9b after betting on American spirit
TOKYO: Japan Tobacco Inc. is making one of the most expensive deals in the tobacco world in a bet that...
DTI encourages Japanese business community to invest in Philippines
TOKYO: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) encouraged the Japanese business community to invest in the Philippines as the...
Japanese dry bulk shipping company files for protection from creditors
TOKYO: Japanese bulk carrier company Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha said it had filed for protection from creditors – the second...
Japan’s aluminium premiums for shipments set at $90 per tonne
TOKYO: Japan's aluminium premiums for October-December shipments were set at $90 per tonne, down for a third straight quarter due...
Japan crude oil imports from Iran fall 11% in August 2015
TOKYO: Japan's crude oil imports from Iran in August dropped 11 percent from a year earlier to 179,243 barrels per...
Japan considers extra proposal for U.S. rice imports
TOKYO: Japan is considering making an additional proposal for U.S. rice imports in pursuit of reaching a Pacific free trade...
Japan’s industrial output unexpectedly fall
TOKYO: Japan’s industrial output unexpectedly fell, raising concern that the economy may have fallen back into its second recession since...
Japan’s industrial output falls 0.5% in Aug
TOKYO: Japan's industrial output in August fell a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent on monthly basis, government data showed Wednesday. The...
Japan Post Bank eyes launch of investment fund with local banks to support companies
TOKYO: The state-backed Japan Post Bank Co. is considering setting up an investment fund with local financial institutions to support...
Japan proposes duty-free import quota of 70,000 tons of U.S. rice
TOKYO: Japan may use a system set in a previous trade agreement to add up to 50,000 tons of tariff-free...
Japan’s LNG imports up 0.2% from 2014 to 7.06 MMT in August
TOKYO: Japan's LNG imports edged up 0.2% from a year ago to 7.06 million mt in August, with shipments from...
PHL July imports increase 16.9%
TOKYO: It was the third-strongest rise in imports since January 2014, when the indicator was up 25.7%. According to preliminary...
Japan sets to target in food, agriculture exports by 2020
TOKYO: Japan has set a target on ¥1 trillion in food and agri-exports by 2020, driven by the growing demand...
Japanese used vehicle imports fall in Sep 2015
TOKYO: Beitbridge Border Post handled fewer Japanese second-hand vehicles this month as new custom regulations announced by Finance Minister Patrick...
Japanese company start construction of logistics hub in Thilawa
TOKYO: Japanese company Daizen Myanmar will soon start construction of a logistics hub in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Thilawa,...
Japan increasingly relying on domestic lumber production, less on imports
Tokyo: Japan is increasingly relying on own domestic lumber production and less on imports. Japan's lumber self-sufficiency rate (or the...
Japanese carmakers want more tax breaks from Vietnam
HANOI: As the local auto industry is facing increased competition from imports, the Japan Business Association has urged the government...
Japanese trade delegation in Iran to discuss trade cooperation
TEHRAN: A trade delegation, led by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Chairman Hiroyuki Ishige, is scheduled to visit Iran on...
Australia signs major free trade agreements with Japan, S.Korea and China
CANBERRA: In the past 18 months, Australia has signed major free trade agreements (FTAs) with Japan, South Korea and China....
Japan’s lumber self-sufficiency rate climbs over 30% first time in 27 years
TOKYO: Japan’s lumber self-sufficiency rate is believed to have recovered above 30 percent for the first time in 27 years...
