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 Recent economic data from some of the world's largest industrial regions suggests that the world may be moving towards growth, however the largely government manufactured recovery leaves open the question as to whether recovery can be sustainable. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224182-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091116/fragile-global-recovery-gdp-japan-eurozone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091116/fragile-global-recovery-gdp-japan-eurozone.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:42 EST Japanese automakers such as Honda and Nissan want to reduce their reliance on the U.S. market, where weak demand and a falling dollar have slashed profits, even as a poor turnout at their flagship auto show highlights the challenges at home. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/222705-a-visitor-walks-pastline-of-toyota-motor.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091021/japan-automakers-look-beyonds-as-strong-yen-bites.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091021/japan-automakers-look-beyonds-as-strong-yen-bites.htm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:40:01 EDT Japan's new energy minister said he aims to expand the nation's electricity feed-in tariff scheme to other energy sources beyond solar power within two years, to help meet the new government's goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090917/japan-energy-min-aims-expand-power-feed-tariff.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:08:10 EDT NEW YORK - ProLogis, a builder and owner of warehouses and distribution facilities, said on Monday that it had set an alliance with Japan Logistics Fund Inc , or JLF, to jointly own and manage some distribution facilities in Japan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/update-prologis-sets-alliance-with-japan-jlf.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:06:49 EDT Japan's main opposition Democratic Party looks set to win an election on Sunday by a huge margin and could even secure a two-thirds majority in parliament's powerful lower house, a newspaper survey showed on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219233-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/japan-opposition-election.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/japan-opposition-election.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:20:01 EDT A spokesman from the US bureau of the Public Debt said Wednesday that the $134 billion of U.S. bonds seized by Italy's financial police from two Japanese nationals are “clearly fakes,” all through no official word has been issued from Italy's financial police. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090618/usays-134b-bonds-seized-italy-are-lsquo-clearly-fake-lsquo.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:14:06 EDT Many women taking the crowded train in Tokyo opt for women-only carriages during the rush hour to avoid gropers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215334-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/men-only-train-cars-sought-groping-fears.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090617/men-only-train-cars-sought-groping-fears.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:06:02 EDT Two Japanese citizens carrying $134 billion worth of U.S. bonds were detained last week by Italy's financial police at Chiasso (40km from Milan) on the border between Italy and Switzerland, an Italian daily said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/215035-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090611/italy-seizes-135b-us-bonds-from-two-japanese-citizens.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090611/italy-seizes-135b-us-bonds-from-two-japanese-citizens.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:51:30 EDT Moody's Investors Service stripped the Japanese government of its last triple-A foreign currency credit rating on Monday in a move that could revive market speculation about the creditworthiness of other rich nations, especially the United States. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/213777-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090518/japan-downgrade-puts-triple-as-spotlight.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090518/japan-downgrade-puts-triple-as-spotlight.htm Mon, 18 May 2009 13:17:17 EDT U.S. President Barack Obama discussed North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons threat with Japan's Prime Minister Tarso Aso in a telephone talk Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090424/obama-discusses-nkorea-039threat-with-japan-pm.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:37:58 EDT China has confirmed that Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso will make a trip to Beijing next week. It is his first official visit to China since taking office in September. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090424/china-confirms-japan-039pm-visit-china-next-week.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:16:06 EDT The value of Japanese investment trust funds rose nearly 3 percent in March, up for the second straight month, amid a recovery in global share prices and a weaker yen, a fund industry body said on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090413/japan-trust-fund-value-rises7-pct-march.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:26:40 EDT The Japanese government plans to spend a total of 37 trillion yen ($370 billion) to help businesses meet their ends as parts of its additional economic stimulus package, according to a published report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090407/japan-plans-370-billion-on-emergency-funding.htm Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:06:33 EDT Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has ordered more than 10 trillion yen ($99 billion) to stimulate the world's second-largest economy from its deepest recession since World War II. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/211702-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090406/japan-unveil-99-bin-stimulus.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090406/japan-unveil-99-bin-stimulus.htm Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:33:18 EDT Japan on Friday ordered its military to prepare to intercept any dangerous debris that might fall on its territory if a rocket launch planned by North Korea goes wrong. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/211316-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090327/japan-readies-defenses-north-korea-rocket-launch.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090327/japan-readies-defenses-north-korea-rocket-launch.htm Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:45:47 EDT Japan will clear the way for the deployment of ballistic missile interceptors as it prepares for the possibility a North Korean rocket could fall toward its territory, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/210921-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090318/japan-south-korea-kyodo-news-agency.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090318/japan-south-korea-kyodo-news-agency.htm Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:58:46 EDT Lost your job and looking for someone to punch up for causing the global financial crisis? A Japanese shrine offers down-on-their-luck visitors a chance to shake off the doldrums by hitting the "God of Poverty." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090226/japanese-poverty-economic-woes.htm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:26:57 EST A Japanese unit of Switzerland's UBS AG said its computer systems mistakenly placed a $31 billion order for convertible bonds (CB) of videogame maker Capcom Co on Wednesday, but it was able to cancel the trade at no cost. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/209889-ubs.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090225/ubs-japan-mistakenly-places-31-billion-bond-trade.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090225/ubs-japan-mistakenly-places-31-billion-bond-trade.htm Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:17:15 EST Japan sank deeper into recession with its worst quarterly contraction in 35 years, data showed on Monday, its reliance on exports and soft domestic demand dragging down the world's second-largest economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/209442-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090216/japan-gdp-slumps-leaders-look-alternatives.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090216/japan-gdp-slumps-leaders-look-alternatives.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:36:28 EST Researchers in Japan have made a new robotic suit that will aid farmers with augmented strength for the laborious task of tending the fields. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/208554-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090108/robotic-suit-augments-farmer-strength.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090108/robotic-suit-augments-farmer-strength.htm Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:15:26 EST