Japan
Korea’s import ban on Japanese fishery products at WTO meeting
TOKYO: Seoul and Tokyo will discuss Korea’s import ban on Japanese fishery products, at the World Trade Organization’s headquarters in...
Govt approves agreement for supplying up to 16.5MT of iron ore to steel plants in Japan, South Korea
SEOUL: The government today approved the renewal of agreement for supplying up to 16.5 million tonnes (MT) of high grade...
Japan added 18,757 megawatts of clean energy capacity
TOKYO: Japan added 18,757 megawatts of clean-energy capacity since July 2012, when the country started an incentive program, the Ministry...
Japan gives Rs. 27bn to Sri Lanka for national transmission, distribution network development
COLOMBO: The Government of Japan extended a Yen Loan amounting to Japanese Yen 24,930 million (approximately Rs.27.4 billion) to Sri...
Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry Aquaculture authorises importations of Vietnamese mangoes
TOKYO: The Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Aquaculture has authorised importations of Vietnamese mangoes from Xuan Lox. The quality...
Japan’s exports of common steel products declines to 3.45m tons in May
TOKYO: Japan’s exports of common steel products declined to 3.45 million tons in May, down by 4% as compared to...
Japan LDP lawmakers propose to raise deposit limit on Post’s banking unit to 30m yen from 10m yen
TOKYO: A group of lawmakers from Japan's ruling Liberal Demoractic Party (LDP) proposed to raise deposit limits on Japan Post's...
Japan aims ships to switch to LNG to cut carbon emissions
TOKYO: Japan is said to be planning to get ships to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) to help cut carbon...
Japan Finance Minister panel urges Govt to keep stake in Japan Tobacco Inc for now
TOKYO: Japan Finance Minister Taro Aso’s advisory panel urged the government on Monday to keep its stake in Japan Tobacco...
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp buys 44,000 tonnes LPG for national reserves
TOKYO: State-run Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp (JOGMEC) on Monday bought liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) via a tender...
Pre-tax profits at Polar Capital dips 5% after £1.2bn Japan outflows
TOKYO: Pre-tax profits at Polar Capital have dipped 5% after outflows from its Japanese strategies saw the fund house's AUM...
Japan plans unilateral resume to Antarctic whaling in 2015
TOKYO: Japan says it plans to resume whale hunts in the Antarctic later in 2015 even though the International Whaling...
Japan’s All Nippon Airways develop US service with Houston
TOKYO: Japan’s All Nippon Airways, with new nonstop flights between Tokyo and Houston, now serves 10 North American cities. All...
Subaru Impreza Sport Hybrid launches in Japanese market
TOKYO: Subaru is adding the Impreza Sport Hybrid to its lineup, but it's exclusive to the Japanese market for the...
Department store sales in Japan swell 6.3% to $3.97b in May
TOKYO: Department store sales in Japan were up 6.3 percent on yearly basis in May, up for the second consecutive...
Softbank’s fisher tops Japan executive pay at $15 million last fiscal year
TOKYO: SoftBank Corp. Director Ronald Fisher earned 1.79 billion yen ($15 million) last fiscal year, a record for an executive...
Japan stocks open slightly lower over Greek default fears
JAPAN: Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower in early trading on Thursday amid ongoing concerns about the risk of a Greek...
Japanese delegation visits Texas to strengthen trade alliance
TOKYO: Five-person Japanese delegation here to spread the word about their country and forge a closer relationship with Texas. “It’s...
Japan’s biggest banks sell bonds denominated in China’s yuan currency
TOKYO: One of Japan’s biggest banks on Thursday said it would sell bonds denominated in China’s yuan currency as frosty...
S. Korea’s trade dependence on Japan drops to lowest level in decades
SEOUL: South Korea’s trade dependence on Japan has dropped to the lowest level in decades, apparently affected by their worsening...
