OSAKA\ nflash\ - Si è tenuto venerdì scorso, 24 ottobre, presso il ristorante “Colosseo” di Osaka il tradizionale appuntamento con l'Aperitivo della Camera di Commercio italiana in Giappone. All’appuntamento sono intervenuti numerosi connazionali e giapponesi amanti dell'Italia, tutti protagonisti di una serata che, per la Camera di commercio, è stata ...

Gap still exists between US and Japan over market access and other hurdles, with no breakthrough forthcoming on the thorniest of questions such as barriers to agricultural imports

The 12-nation pact is high on Abe’s economic reform agenda and central to Obama’s policy of expanding the U.S. presence in Asia

Japanese parts makers tap surging demand; Murata, TDK benefit.

Washington presses to close the deal on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

In an effort to fast track investments from Japan into India, the government today announced the establishment of 'Japan Plus' as was promised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit there last month. 'Japan Plus' will work as a special ...

Japan posted a current account surplus of ¥287.1 billion in August for the second straight month of black ink despite a big trade deficit, as income from foreign investments surged to a record high for the month, the government said Wednesday. Exports rose 1.0 percent from a year earlier to ...

Uno è stato ritrovato morto, dopo la ripresa delle ricerche interrotte in precedenza per le avversità meteo

Industry groups urged to allow businesses to pass through costs of falling yen

Nikkei cede a 15. 661, 99 punti

TOKYO — The Japanese government expanded Wednesday its list of duty-free items for foreign visitors to include foods, alcohol, drugs and cosmetics on top of electronic goods, clothing and bags already exempt from the consumption tax.

Food, alcohol, cosmetics and drugs can now be purchased duty-free by foreign visitors, after the government on Wednesday expanded the list of eligible products. Until now, only electronics, clothing and bags have been eligible for sale without paying the consumption tax. Waiving the 8 percent tax is expected to help ...

Factory activity in third quarter higher than previous quarter

Japan and the United States began two-day ministerial talks Tuesday on a Pacific Rim free trade initiative seeking to bridge gaps over thorny bilateral issues such as Japan’s tariffs on beef and pork. Akira Amari, Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal, appeared resolved to try to reach ...

Citibank Japan has narrowed down candidates to buy its retail banking business to four Japanese banks, including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Shinsei Bank, it was learned Saturday. The four candidates survived the first round of auction conducted by the unit of U.S. financial giant Citigroup ...

Upcoming business sentiment survey could show companies scaling down capex

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman urged Japan on Thursday to ramp up efforts on a Pacific trade pact ahead of planned talks with his Japanese counterpart next week and a new round of negotiations in October. A standoff between the United States and Japan, the two biggest economies in the ...

Manufacturers’ mood seen up in Dec, service-sector down