Japan Business News

Yukio Hatoyama's government, which took office in September, agreed yesterday to spend �7.2 trillion ($81 billion) to avert a return to recession, adding an extra �100 billion as a concession to a coalition partner whose demand for �8 trillion had...

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rocks Wanganui Basin at 11.09am; centred 30km NW of Otaki; felt in Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast Read More A teenage girl has been found in a South Auckland park wearing just a t-shirt, police have carried out...

Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morning, with the key Nikkei index briefly slipping below 10,000, as investors turned away from stocks to safer assets amid renewed concerns about credit problems in Dubai and Greece, while a stronger yen weighed on Japanese...

Japan's economy grew at a far slower pace in the third quarter than first thought as capital spending fell, but a double-dip recession is seen as unlikely as exports rebound and corporate spending shows signs of bottoming out. Revised figures...

The International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has been directed to look into the reasons behind the higher cost of outsourcing car components, which is nearly 10% higher than that of Thailand. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said...

Japan and a group of Arab economies agreed Monday to strengthen their ties to improve water conditions in the region, including through a proposed intergovernmental policy dialogue that could help Japanese firms find new business opportunities. Entering the water development...

Toyota officials could not immediately be reached for comment. Toyota's carefully built reputation for quality has come under a cloud in the U.S. market in recent months as it fights restructured domestic manufacturers and other rivals for business in a...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government plans to guarantee about 700 billion yen ($7.7 billion) in loans and other funds provided by financial institutions to keep Japan Airlines Corp. afloat, the Nikkei business daily reported. The plan will be funded through...

Slain Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker's hair had been cut and her hands and feet bound with ropes when her corpse was found buried in a sand-filled bathtub on the balcony of murder suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi's apartment in Chiba Prefecture in...