Producer prices post highest growth in nearly 9 years
September 13, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s producer prices rose 2.9 percent from a year earlier in August, marking the highest growth since October 2008 excluding the impact of the consumption tax increase in April 2014, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday. The August producer
Suzuki submits letter of resignation from DP
September 13, 2017
TOKYO- Yoshihiro Suzuki, a House of Representatives lawmaker of Japan’s main opposition Democratic Party, handed a letter of resignation from the party to DP Secretary-General Atsushi Oshima on Wednesday. “My political sense has diverged” from that of the party, Suzuki
Huge fossilized dinosaur footprints discovered
September 13, 2017
OKAYAMA- Three fossils of huge dinosaur footprints have been found in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia from a geological layer formed in the late Cretaceous period 70 million to 90 million years ago, Okayama University of Science said. The fossils,
Japan-US-S. Korea team in lead in race for Toshiba chip unit
September 13, 2017
TOKYO- A Japanese-US-South Korean consortium, including US private equity fund Bain Capital, now appears to be taking the lead in the acquisition race for the lucrative flash memory unit of struggling Japanese electronics and machinery giant Toshiba Corp. it was
Japan, US, S. Korea keen to make new N. Korea sanctions work
September 13, 2017
TOKYO- Following the adoption of a fresh UN Security Council resolution against North Korea on Monday, Japan, the United States and South Korea are keen to ensure that new sanctions introduced by the resolution will have a real effect on
Nikkei hits new one-month high after Wall Street sets record
September 13, 2017
TOKYO- Stocks extended their winning streak to a third session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, backed by Wall Street’s record-breaking advance overnight, lifting Japan’s Nikkei share average to a fresh one-month closing high. The 225-issue Nikkei average rose 89.20
UNSC adopts resolution to cap oil exports to North Korea
September 12, 2017
NEW YORK- The UN Security Council unanimously adopted on Monday a US-drafted resolution to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea following its sixth nuclear test, placing limits on crude oil exports to the reclusive country for the first time. The
Abe to visit India from Wed.
September 12, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit India for three days from Wednesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday. During the trip, Abe will meet with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in his home state of Gujarat. The
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