International Business News - Japan http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Japanese core machinery orders--a key barometer of corporate capital spending--rose for the second straight month, the government said Wednesday. Core machinery orders, which exclude often volatile orders from electric power firms and those for ships, rose 10.4 percent to 1.11 trillion yen ($10.3 billion) in May from the previous month, the Cabinet Office said. Orders posted a 5.5 percent jump in April and an 8.3 percent drop in March. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/japan-machinery-orders-rise-10-4-percent-in-may.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:06:26 EDT A Japanese woman brewed up an unusual escape plan to free herself and her 6-month-old daughter from a suspected armed robber: a cup of tea and a chat. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/woman-in-japan-escapes-robber-with-tea-and-chat.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:30:37 EDT A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off the coast of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Tuesday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/strong-offshore-earthquake-shakes-south-japan.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:08:16 EDT Pioneer Corp. will start selling Blu-ray disc recorders in Japan sometime before March 2009, the company said Tuesday, the latest in a string of Japanese electronics makers entering the increasingly competitive sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/pioneer-corp-to-sell-blu-ray-disc-recorders.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:21:27 EDT A moderately strong earthquake shook Tokyo and its environs on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, officials said. Japan's Meteorological Agency said no tsunami warning was issued. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080705/moderate-earthquake-jolts-japan-no-injuries.htm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:55:59 EDT Soaring inflation is battering Asian economies and threatens to stifle growth, but the still-robust region isn't at risk of a serious downturn, said Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/adb-says-asian-economies-remain-robust.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:18:38 EDT Japan's key stock index extended its longest slide in more than a half-century, as record oil prices intensified concerns over the impact on corporate earnings and consumer demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85517-japan-markets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/japans-key-stock-index-extends-losses.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/japans-key-stock-index-extends-losses.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:17:54 EDT Japan announced Friday it will provide $50 million in new emergency food aid to help developing countries cope with the impact of soaring food prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85486-japan-g8-summit-economic-woes.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/japan-gives-50-million-to-food-crisis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/japan-gives-50-million-to-food-crisis.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:52:13 EDT All Nippon Airways Co. is studying buying about five Airbus superjumbo A380s or other aircraft for long-haul routes, the Japanese carrier said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85596-france-airbus-trading-investigation.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/japans-ana-may-purchase-airbus-a380.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/japans-ana-may-purchase-airbus-a380.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:51:37 EDT Japan's key stock index extended its sell-off to an 11th straight session Thursday--its longest slide in 54 years. Increasingly nervous about a slowing global economy, investors remained wary following sharp declines overnight on Wall Street and ahead of U.S. jobs data and an interest rate decision by the European Central Bank later in the day. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/84823-japan-markets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/japan-shares-fall-11th-straight-session.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/japan-shares-fall-11th-straight-session.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:03:38 EDT Japanese embassies have been told to cut out the fancy silverware. The country's 186 embassies and ambassadorial residences have long used matching cutlery and dishes worldwide, all crafted by a single maker, but the practice was criticized in a government report this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/japan-shops-for-cheaper-knives-and-forks.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:52:11 EDT Confidence at major Japanese manufacturers has slumped to an almost five-year low and large corporations project a significant drop in profits for the half-year through September, a key central bank survey showed Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/confidence-wanes-at-japanese-companies.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:02:54 EDT Confidence at major Japanese manufacturers fell for the third straight quarter as soaring oil prices and fears of a U.S. economic slowdown weighed on the economy, a central bank survey said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/confidence-down-big-japanese-firms-june.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:10:46 EDT Tokyo Customs punished three of its officers Monday for secretly slipping drugs into travelers' luggage more than 160 times at Japan's main international airport to train drug-sniffing dogs, an official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/japanese-officers-punished-for-planting-drugs.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:56:16 EDT Teams from 24 countries, including the United States, Canada and Germany, have decided to set up training camps in Japan ahead of the Beijing Olympics, according to a survey released Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/report-olympic-teams-to-train-in-japan.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:08:11 EDT Japan will send military personnel to Sudan to join U.N. peacekeeping operations in the country's first military dispatch to the African nation, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/japan-to-send-military-mission-to-sudan-to-help-un.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:28:35 EDT A man angered by a western Japanese city's welfare policy rammed a car loaded with gas canisters and kerosene into city hall Monday, injuring two workers, police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82493-japan-city-hall-crash.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/japanese-man-drives-car-into-city-hall.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/japanese-man-drives-car-into-city-hall.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:46:43 EDT Protesters clashed with police in Tokyo Sunday during demonstrations against an upcoming summit of leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized nations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/g-8-protestors-clash-with-police-in-tokyo.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:17:02 EDT Summer has come to Japan again, and so has the annual wave of eel fraud. Eel is largely a summer delicacy in the country, where the snaky fish are thought to provide an energy boost against the hot, humid mid-year months. But each year during the peak season, TV and newspapers highlight suppliers caught breaking the law in the rush for business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/japan-summer-brings-eel-and-fraud-right-behind-it.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:55:28 EDT Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Friday it plans to sell shares worth nearly $300 million to Toyota Motor Corp., boosting the Japanese automaker's stake in the maker of Subaru cars to nearly 17 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/toyota-raises-stake-in-subaru-car-maker.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:05:46 EDT