Japan
Toyota executive stands by Takata as supplier despite air bag troubles
TOKYO - A top Toyota Motor Corp executive said on Wednesday the Japanese automaker has no plans to abandon Takata Corp despite the supplier's struggles with air bag inflators that could rupture and spray metal shrapnel at vehicle occupants.
- UPDATE 1-Japan casino bill delayed again; resort opening could miss Olympics -sources
- INTERVIEW-Tokyo won't intervene to defend yen - JBIC head Watanabe
- Japan casino bill delayed again; resort opening could miss Olympics -sources
- SoftBank leads $100 million investment in Indonesian ecommerce firm Tokopedia
Recent Japan News
SoftBank leads $100 million investment in Indonesian ecommerce firm Tokopedia
TOKYO - SoftBank Corp announced Wednesday it will lead a $100 million investment round in Indonesian ecommerce giant PT Tokopedia, the Japanese mobile carrier's third investment overseas under Vice Chairman Nikesh Arora.
Japan exports rebound, but economy still not out of woods
TOKYO - Japan's exports rose at the fastest pace in seven months in September as sales to Asia picked up, but signs of slowing global growth may hurt the trade sector's ability to recharge the world's third-biggest economy and keep up pressure for fresh stimulus.
JBIC Governor Watanabe: Tokyo won't intervene to defend yen levels
TOKYO - Japanese authorities won't intervene in the currency market to prevent the yen from weakening below a certain level as long as its moves are gradual, said Hiroshi Watanabe, a former top currency diplomat who now heads the state-operated lender Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
UPDATE 1-Meiji Yasuda may still choose foreign debt over yen bonds
* Says cut yen bonds, increased foreign bonds in H1 of FY2014/15
Japan team heading to North Korea to pressure it on abductees, PM says
TOKYO - Japan is sending officials to reclusive North Korea to keep up pressure for an investigation into the fate of its citizens kidnapped decades ago to train spies, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
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