5 Missing U.S. Marines Declared Dead
December 11, 2018
Tokyo–U.S. Forces Japan on Tuesday declared dead five Marines who went missing after two U.S. military aircraft collided midair off southwestern Japan and crashed into the ocean last week. The five were the crew members of a KC-130 aerial tanker
Ghosn, Nissan at Odds over Entry into Expensive Brazil Condo
December 11, 2018
Sao Paulo–Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn and the Japanese automaker are fighting in court over entry into a luxury apartment in Rio de Janeiro that Nissan let him use as his home. The condominium, which faces the Copacabana
Scientist Tasuku Honjo Becomes 26th Japanese Nobel Laureate
December 11, 2018
Stockholm–Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, 76, and U.S. researcher James Allison, 70, jointly received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Monday, for their achievements that paved the way for cancer immunotherapy. Honjo
Japan Govt to Exclude Huawei, ZTE from Procurement
December 10, 2018
Tokyo–The Japanese government on Monday set the policy of effectively excluding major Chinese telecommunications equipment makers Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from procurement contracts. At a meeting of a group of cybersecurity-related officials, participants agreed that no government entities
Japan Govt Eyeing Over 2.5 T. Yen for 2nd Extra Budget
December 10, 2018
Tokyo–The Japanese government is considering setting the size of a planned second supplementary budget for fiscal 2018 to next March at more than 2.5 trillion yen, it was learned Monday. Under the second extra budget, the government plans to spend
Japan July-Sept. GDP Revised Down to 2.5 Pct Drop
December 10, 2018
Tokyo–Japan’s economy shrank a revised 2.5 pct in July-September on an annualized basis, far weaker than a preliminary 1.2 pct decline, due chiefly to slumping corporate capital expenditures, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The drop in gross domestic product in
Japan Govt Workers Receive Winter Bonuses
December 10, 2018
Tokyo–Japanese central government workers in nonmanagerial posts on Monday received winter bonuses of some 710,000 yen on average, down about 4,400 yen from a year before. Their average age stands at 35.5 years. The National Personnel Authority had recommended a
BOJ Survey Likely to Show Worsening Business Sentiment
December 9, 2018
Tokyo–The Bank of Japan’s “tankan” quarterly survey for December, due out on Friday, is expected to show a further deterioration of Japanese business sentiment amid trade tensions, according to private think tanks. The headline diffusion index on large manufacturers’ current
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