Uzbekistan has reached an agreement with the Government of Japan for a loan to support its economic and social development programs, according to th …
Japan’s exports rise 11.9% year/year in January
TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Japan’s exports rose 11.9% in January from the same month a year ago, Ministry of Finance data showed on Wednesday. That compared with a 9.5% rise expected by economists in a …
Asian property portfolios shift away from office sector to logistics
Asia-Pacific property portfolios typically have 40%-50% allocated to … High-context cultures such as Japan, South Korea and China prefer face-to-face meetings and have returned to the office quite …
Dollar keeps a grip on 150 yen, China cut leaves yuan unruffled
The dollar traded above 150 yen for a sixth day on Tuesday, as investors grew less certain Japan’s era of ultra-low rates will end any time soon given the country is in recession, while the yuan …
Founder of Japanese dollar-store chain Daiso dies; he was 80
Hirotake Yano, who founded the 100-yen retail chain Daiso, Japan’s equivalent of the dollar store, has died. He was 80. The company said Yano died Feb. 12 of heart failure in Hiroshima. Yano founded …
Dollar keeps a grip on 150, yuan shrugs off China rate cut
The dollar rose on Tuesday, trading above 150 yen for a sixth day, as investors grew less certain Japan’s era of ultra-low rates will end any time soon given the country is in recession, while the …
Founder of Daiso, Japan’s dollar-store chain, dies; he was 80
A commemorative event is in the works, but details were still undecided, said Daiso, based in the southwestern city of Hiroshima.“We deeply appreciate all your kindness to him,” it said.___Yuri Kageya …
Japan-North Korea women’s Olympic soccer qualifier moved to Saudi Arabia
The first of two home-and-away Olympic qualifying matches in women’s soccer between Japan and North Korea has been moved from North Korea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the Asian Football Confederation has …
Japan’s millennia-old ‘naked man festival’ ending because of population decline
Somin-sai festival, better known as “naked man festival,” held for the last time, becoming latest Japanese tradition to fall victim to aging population crisis.
Hirotake Yano, Japanese billionaire founder of 100-yen chain Daiso, dies at 80
Hirotake Yano, the Japanese billionaire founder of Daiso Industries who helped popularize the discounted dollar-shop concept, has died of heart failure.