Japan to exclude small existing restaurants from smoking ban
January 30, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s health ministry on Tuesday proposed excluding for the time being existing restaurants and bars run by small enterprises or individuals from a smoking ban the country plans to impose in public spaces. The proposal is part of a
Abe negative about renegotiating TPP 11
January 30, 2018
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday expressed a negative view about renegotiating a new Trans-Pacific Partnership deal broadly agreed in November last year by Japan and 10 other countries without the United States. At a parliamentary committee meeting,
Job availability highest in 44 years in Dec.
January 30, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s seasonally adjusted job opening-to-seeker ratio came to 1.59 in December, up 0.03 point from the preceding month, hitting the highest level since the 1.64 marked in January 1974, labor ministry data showed Tuesday. The ratio rose for the
Japanese chocolate firm eyes helping Davao farmers add value to cacao products
January 30, 2018
Nearly 200 farmers in Davao are being eyed for technical assistance from a Japanese chocolate firm Dari-K in partnership with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Dari-K and JICA recently concluded a feasibility survey on promoting high-value cacao production in Mindanao
Nikkei falls for 4th session on Yen’s rise
January 29, 2018
Tokyo- The benchmark Nikkei average fell for the fourth straight session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, weighed down by the yen’s rise against the dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei average shed 2.54 points, or 0.01 percent, to end at 23,629.34.
Rakuten eyeing entry into non-life insurance market
January 29, 2018
Tokyo- Major Japanese cybermall operator Rakuten Inc. said Monday it is considering the acquisition of Asahi Fire & Marine Insurance Co., marking its entry into the nonlife insurance services market. Rakuten is looking at taking full control of Asahi Fire,
Itochu invests in British power storage system startup Moixa
January 29, 2018
Tokyo- Major Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. said Monday that it has invested some one billion yen in British startup Moixa Energy Holdings Ltd., which develops and offers electricity storage systems that use artificial intelligence. With the investment, Itochu will
Minutes show BOJ’s stalled efforts to normalize policy in 2007
January 29, 2018
Tokyo- The Bank of Japan’s efforts to further normalize its monetary policy after ending years of quantitative easing were pushed into a deadlock in 2007, with policymakers divided over the pace of possible interest rate hikes amid the US subprime
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