Gov’t eyeing record budget for FY 2018
December 2, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese government is considering setting the amount of its general-account budget at a record high of around 98 trillion yen for fiscal 2018, which starts next April, informed sources said Friday. The government plans to adopt the fiscal
Japan to tax more foreign companies
December 2, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s government and ruling camp plan to newly impose cooperate tax on foreign companies that are active in the country but have no permanent business footholds such as branch offices, informed sources said Friday. The expansion in the scope
Toyota unveils camera-equipped compact SUV
December 2, 2017
Los Angeles- Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled on Thursday the FT-AC compact sport-utility vehicle prototype that is capable of handling rough terrain and is equipped with cameras to record driving activity. The new SUV will be showcased at the 2017 Los
Toray, Mitsubishi Materials sack subsidiaries’ heads
December 2, 2017
Tokyo- Toray Industries Inc. and Mitsubishi Materials Corp. separately said on Friday that the heads of their respective subsidiaries stepped down the same day following the revelation of data falsification scandals. Toray Hybrid Cord Inc. President Nobuhiro Suzuki, 64, and
Coping with abdication-linked changes
December 2, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese companies are poised to accelerate work to cope with changes associated with Emperor Akihito’s abdication and Crown Prince Naruhito’s accession to the throne in 2019, including the introduction of the country’s new era name. Some companies, including calendar
Bitcoin currency
December 1, 2017
TOKYO- Pedestrians walk past a Bitcoin currency poster at the entrance of a Bic Camera electronics retailers store in central Tokyo, Japan, 01 June 2017 (reissued 01 December 2017). Finance experts have warned of a possible Bitcoin bubble after the
Cash-rich DP carried over 12.5b yen from 2016 budget
December 1, 2017
Tokyo- The opposition Democratic Party left unused 12,472 million yen in its 2016 budget and carried it over to this year, according to political funds reports disclosed by the internal affairs ministry on Thursday. The carryover funds accounted for over
Japan to allow private sector to run food wholesale markets
December 1, 2017
Tokyo- Japan’s government and ruling camp plan to allow the private sector to open and manage central food wholesale markets, informed sources have told Jiji Press. The move is aimed at enhancing the distribution of agricultural and fishery products in
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