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Japan Stocks Rise After Yen Weakens, Recesssion Worsens
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BLOOMBERG
The Topix index rose a seventh day as the yen held losses after posting its steepest daily decline in a month on U.S. jobs data, outweighing a report that showed Japan’s recession was deeper than expected.
Bridgestone Corp., a maker of tires that gets about 81 percent of sales overs...
The Topix index rose a seventh day as the yen held losses after posting its steepest daily decline in a month on U.S. jobs data, outweighing a report that showed Japan’s recession was deeper than expected.
Bridgestone Corp., a maker of tires that gets about 81 percent of sales overs...
- December 9, 2014
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Qantas launches new direct flights to Japan
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SMH
Qantas Airways will launch direct flights between Brisbane and Tokyo's Narita Airport and shift its Sydney-Tokyo flights to Haneda Airport closer to the centre of the Japanese capital next year.
The changes come after the airline last month gained prized slots at Haneda at times convenien...
Qantas Airways will launch direct flights between Brisbane and Tokyo's Narita Airport and shift its Sydney-Tokyo flights to Haneda Airport closer to the centre of the Japanese capital next year.
The changes come after the airline last month gained prized slots at Haneda at times convenien...
- December 9, 2014
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Salesforce to Grow in Japan IT Market with 2nd Data Center
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ZACKS
Going ahead with its strategy of global expansion, the CRM platform provider salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM - Analyst Report) recently announced that it intends to open a new data center in Japan. The new data center will help Salesforce to reach businesses and government agencies in the count...
Going ahead with its strategy of global expansion, the CRM platform provider salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM - Analyst Report) recently announced that it intends to open a new data center in Japan. The new data center will help Salesforce to reach businesses and government agencies in the count...
- December 5, 2014
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Japan's SoftBank invests $250m in GrabTaxi
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BBC
Tokyo-based mobile carrier giant Softbank Corp said it has invested $250m (£159.2m) in one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing taxi app services, GrabTaxi.
The move will make Softbank's internet and media arm the taxi app's largest investor.
GrabTaxi was founded in Malaysia but earlier ...
Tokyo-based mobile carrier giant Softbank Corp said it has invested $250m (£159.2m) in one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing taxi app services, GrabTaxi.
The move will make Softbank's internet and media arm the taxi app's largest investor.
GrabTaxi was founded in Malaysia but earlier ...
- December 5, 2014
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Japan's economy likely shrank less than expected in third-quarter, but still fragile
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REUTERS
Japan's economy likely shrank less than initially estimated in the third quarter thanks to an increase in capital expenditure, underscoring views that the country only slipped into a shallow recession.
The world third-largest economy probably shrank an annualized 0.5 percent in July-S...
Japan's economy likely shrank less than initially estimated in the third quarter thanks to an increase in capital expenditure, underscoring views that the country only slipped into a shallow recession.
The world third-largest economy probably shrank an annualized 0.5 percent in July-S...
- December 5, 2014
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Congratulations Nippon! Japan takes on the title of “Top Country Brand”
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ROCKET NEWS
Every year a brand consultant agency called FutureBrand comes out with a report of the Country Brand Index (CBI). The “country brand” (think “Made in Japan”), is measured similarly to consumer or corporate brands (Nike, Toshiba, etc).
The index is a measure of the global perceptio...
Every year a brand consultant agency called FutureBrand comes out with a report of the Country Brand Index (CBI). The “country brand” (think “Made in Japan”), is measured similarly to consumer or corporate brands (Nike, Toshiba, etc).
The index is a measure of the global perceptio...
- December 5, 2014
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Japan Pension Fund Head Calls for $389 Billion Stock Revamp
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BUSINESS WEEK
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is considering whether to overhaul its $389 billion of stock investments by loosening rules that restrict managers to domestic or international equities.
A month after the $1.1 trillion pool unveiled plans to more than double local and ...
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund is considering whether to overhaul its $389 billion of stock investments by loosening rules that restrict managers to domestic or international equities.
A month after the $1.1 trillion pool unveiled plans to more than double local and ...
- December 5, 2014
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Business is booming for yakiniku restaurants, but are customers chemically dependent on meat?
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ROCKET NEWS
Yakiniku (Korean barbecue) restaurants have been popular in Japan for a long time now. People around here can’t seem to get enough of managing their own grill and eating copious amounts of pure meat. However, in recent years Japan seems to really be getting into red meat what with r...
Yakiniku (Korean barbecue) restaurants have been popular in Japan for a long time now. People around here can’t seem to get enough of managing their own grill and eating copious amounts of pure meat. However, in recent years Japan seems to really be getting into red meat what with r...
- December 5, 2014
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Blowfish, washoku win Michelin stars as Tokyo keeps gourmet crown
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REUTERS
Tokyo kept its crown as the Michelin guide's gourmet capital on Tuesday with the most starred restaurants for an eight straight year, in the first guide released since UNESCO listed Japanese "washoku" cuisine an "intangible cultural heritage".
Among the establishments that gained thre...
Tokyo kept its crown as the Michelin guide's gourmet capital on Tuesday with the most starred restaurants for an eight straight year, in the first guide released since UNESCO listed Japanese "washoku" cuisine an "intangible cultural heritage".
Among the establishments that gained thre...
- December 3, 2014
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Toyota's Strategy Behind Bargain-price FCVs
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NIKKEI
Toyota Motor will release its Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Japan on December 15. The price is over 7.2 million yen including taxes, but the actual cost to consumers is around 5.2 million yen after government subsidies. What is Toyota's strategy in placing its FCV in a similar price range t...
Toyota Motor will release its Mirai fuel cell vehicle in Japan on December 15. The price is over 7.2 million yen including taxes, but the actual cost to consumers is around 5.2 million yen after government subsidies. What is Toyota's strategy in placing its FCV in a similar price range t...
- December 3, 2014
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