Japan
Sumitomo Rubber Industries income drop for H1 of 2015
TOKYO: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. suffered drops in operating and net income during the six months ended June 30 as...
$2.6m theft: Bitnoin exchange company MtGox’s former boss faces new allegation
TOKYO: A former boss of MtGox, a Bitnoin exchange company, has been charged with stealing $2.6 million from the clients....
Japan’s finance ministry seeks record $213.5b for debt servicing
TOKYO: Japan's finance ministry will seek a record 26.05 trillion yen ($213.5 billion) for interest payment and debt servicing of...
Japan’s trade deficit falls 72.3% in July
TOKYO: Japan’s exports slowed in July, official data showed Wednesday, adding to concerns about the fragile recovery in the world’s...
Garment exports to Japan rises 14.02% to $652.55M in fiscal 2014-15
TOKYO: Garment exports to Japan rose 14.02 percent to $652.55 million in fiscal 2014-15 partly due to relaxed rules of...
Japan plans to start talks with Iran investment agreement
TOKYO: Japan plans to start talks with Iran toward an investment agreement as Tokyo intends to remove sanctions on Tehran...
Japan’s crude steel output fall 4.9% in July from year earlier to 8.84MT
TOKYO: Japan’s crude steel output fell 4.9 per cent in July from a year earlier to 8.84 million tonnes, booking...
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture buys 146,721T of food wheat from US
TOKYO: Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture bought a total of 146,721 tonnes of food quality wheat from the United States, Canada...
Japan’s trade deficit widens to largest level in 5 months in July as export growth slows
TOKYO: Japan’s trade deficit widened to its largest level in five months in July, as exports slowed thanks to faltering...
Japan’s import price for LNG increased in July for first time in 8 months
TOKYO: Japan’s average import price for liquefied natural gas (LNG) increased in July for the first time in eight months,...
Japan’s plywood imports down 26% in 1Q 2015
TOKYO: There has been a steady decline in Japan’s plywood imports from the beginning of the year. 1Q 2015 plywood...
Oil prices fall with U.S. crude near 6-1/2-year lows on Japan slowdown, China worry
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Monday with U.S. crude near 6-1/2-year lows after No. 3 consumer Japan suffered an...
Japan’s GDP shrinks 1.6% in 2Q
TOKYO: Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) shrank an annualized 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2015, contracting for the...
Oil prices fall in early Asian trading as Japan’s economy
TOKYO: Oil prices fell in early Asian trading as Japan’s economy contracted on the back of falling exports and consumer...
Japan’s economy shrinks in Q2 of 2015
TOKYO: Japan's economy shrank in the second quarter of the year, marking a setback for the government's reform policy. Between...
Japan Posts 1.3 trillion yen triple listing estimated Nov 4
TOKYO: Japan Post Holdings Co is expected to list shares in its holding company and bank and insurance units on...
Japan Govt debts hit record high of ¥1.057 quadrillion at end of June
TOKYO: The central government’s debt hit a record high of ¥1.057 quadrillion at the end of June, up by some...
McDonald’s Japan reports net loss of 26.22 bln yen in fiscal H1
TOKYO: McDonald’s Holdings Co (Japan) Ltd reported a net loss of 26.22 billion yen ($210 million) in its January-June fiscal...
Japanese Minister of Agriculture promotes import of Vietnamese fruits
TOKYO: Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hayashi Yoshimasa on Wednesday said that they were collecting opinions on imports...
Japan 30% of oil from Iran sanctions slashed imports to around 5%
TEHRAN: A Japanese official in Tehran expects intense rivalry between his country’s companies and giant European corporations. Commenting on the...
