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  • Osaka business chiefs warn Kuroda that yen is falling too far

    Business leaders in the Kansai region have issued a warning to Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda that the yen’s slide to a six-year low is raising the cost of importing raw materials and fuel, which could spell trouble for the economy. Firms in the city of Osaka say the ...

  • Japan's Pioneer to Sell Turntable Business to KKR

    Pioneer said it will sell its lucrative DJ-equipment business to U.S. private-equity firm KKR for $550 million, as the Japanese company continues its focus on in-car electronics.

  • Abe says ‘neutral’ on whether to raise Japan sales tax to 10%

    Adding that decision would hinge on the strength of economic indicators for the current quarter

  • Japan’s economy: Slings and arrows

    Looking for the third arrow IT IS crisis mode in the Kantei, the office of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister. A succession of awful data has pummelled his economic programme, which consists of three “arrows”: a radical monetary easing, a big fiscal stimulus and a series of structural reforms. On September ...

  • IMF chief optimistic Japan economy will recover before next tax hike

    The chief of the International Monetary Fund believes Japan will be able to revitalize its economy enough to accommodate the next consumption tax hike and that the country should continue efforts to empower women. Christine Lagarde forecast that Japan’s economy is likely to return to expansion at a pace faster ...

  • IL CONSOLE LOMBARDI INCONTRA IL PRESIDENTE DELLA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI OSAKA

      OSAKA\ nflash\ - Il Console Generale, Marco Lombardi, ha incontrato ieri il Presidente della Camera di Commercio di Osaka, Shigetaka Sato, con il quale ha avuto un colloquio principalmente incentrato sull'Expo di Milano del 2015 e sulla ricorrenza dei 35 anni di gemellaggio tra Milano ed Osaka. All’incontro era presente ...

  • IL CONSOLE LOMBARDI INCONTRA IL PRESIDENTE DELLA CAMERA DI COMMERCIO DI OSAKA

      OSAKA\ nflash\ - Il Console Generale, Marco Lombardi, ha incontrato ieri il Presidente della Camera di Commercio di Osaka, Shigetaka Sato, con il quale ha avuto un colloquio principalmente incentrato sull'Expo di Milano del 2015 e sulla ricorrenza dei 35 anni di gemellaggio tra Milano ed Osaka. All’incontro era presente ...

  • Australia urges Japan to further cut beef duty in Pacific trade talks

    Australia is urging Japan to further lower its tariffs on beef under a Pacific Rim free-trade initiative after Tokyo has agreed to substantially cut them under a two-way free-trade deal struck in April, negotiation sources said Tuesday. Australia, which became the first major farming country to conclude a free-trade agreement ...

  • Japan says economy contracted 7.1% in second quarter

    Data for the current July-September quarter suggest any rebound in growth is likely to be modest

  • Japan GDP fall revised down to 7.1%

    Official revision to data could prompt the government to think twice about an increase in the levy on consumption planned for next year

  • Japan’s shrinking GDP blow for Abe

    JAPAN’S economy contracted an annualised 7.1pc in the second quarter from the previous three-month period, instead of 6.8pc as previously estimated.

  • Japan says economy contracted 7.1 percent in 2Q

    Japan's economy contracted at a larger than earlier estimated annual rate of 7.1 percent in April-June, the government said Monday.

  • In talks Japan and U.S. remain apart over TPP-related auto trade

    Japan and the United States remained apart Friday over the issue of whether Japan can allow U.S. automakers more access to the domestic market under an envisioned Pacific free trade deal, a Japanese official said. “We made some progress but reached no new agreement,” Takeo Mori, Japanese ambassador in charge ...

  • ASSOCAMERESTERO: 120 IMPRESE ITALIANE DEL BIO ALLA SCOPERTA DI AUSTRALIA E GIAPPONE

      BOLOGNA\ nflash\ - 120 imprese italiane del settore bio, 30 buyers australiani e giapponesi, per un totale di 2.000 incontri BtoB: questi i numeri della tappa in Italia, in occasione della Fiera SANA di Bologna, del Progetto "Eatalian Bio - Promozione del bioalimentare italiano in Australia e Giappone". Il progetto, ...

  • Japan-India business forum decides to work on specific sectors

    Seeking to enhance bilateral trade, business chambers of India and Japan have formed groups to focus on specific sectors like infrastructure, energy and skill development while working for removal of any bottlenecks by talking to the respective ...

  • PM's Japan visit may push bilateral trade to $50 bn by FY20: PHD Chamber

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan will induce Japanese companies to invest more in India, and bilateral trade is likely to swell to USD 50 billion by 2019-2020, PHD Chamber of Commerce today said.

  • Japan capex data underscore GDP slide

    Decline in capital expenditure is concentrated in the manufacturing sector, although overall it is still stronger than estimates assumed

  • Japan, U.S. to hold TPP auto trade talks this week

    Japan and the United States will hold talks on bilateral auto trade in Washington for three days starting Wednesday, government officials in Tokyo said. The discussions, part of multilateral negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal, are designed to bridge differences over issues, including greater U.S. access to the ...

  • Japan, U.S. trade chief might hold TPP powwow in September: Amari

    Tokyo and Washington could hold a ministerial meeting in September to reach agreement on contentious bilateral issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the minister in charge of the trade initiative said Friday. Akira Amari said he thinks there is a possibility he will meet with his counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative ...

  • Japan, India to jointly produce rare earth metals for export to Japan

    Japan and India have largely agreed to jointly produce rare earth metals that could be exported to Japan as soon as next year, sources close to the matter said Thursday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is to arrive in Japan on Saturday for an official visit, and Prime Minister ...

  • Japan economy stalls as incomes, spending languish

    Japan’s vital signs remained weak in July, as wages fell further and household spending dropped, signaling continued weakness in the world’s third-largest economy. Data released Friday showed inflation was flat. The core consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh food prices, stood at 3.3 percent, the same as a month earlier. ...

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