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[13-06-2012 17:29]: Japan IMF: solid recovery in Japan, but Europe dampens outlook Japan is experiencing a solid recovery following the March 2011 Great East Japan earthquake, but the European debt crisis is likely to dampen demand for the country’s exports, and weigh on business sentiment, says the IMF in its annual health check of the world’s third largest economy. Read
[25-05-2012 13:57]: Japan Toyota eyes growth in emerging markets Toyota is eyeing emerging markets for growth, targetting 50 per cent of its global vehicle sales in the markets concerned by 2015, China's Xinhua news agency reported. Read
[27-04-2012 15:44]: Japan Japanese investors show keen interest in Malaysian courier services Japanese investors have shown keen interest in the courier services sub-sector, one of the 17 liberalised by the government, said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry (Miti),Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir. Read
[03-04-2012 16:06]: Japan Japan extends sanctions against North Korea The Japanese government decided on Tuesday to extend its sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK-North Korea) for one year. Read
[12-03-2012 14:49]: Japan Japanese investors plan US$1.2 bln chemical fertlizer plant in MOzambique Japanese companies Toyo Engineering and Sumitomo are planning to build a fertilizer factory in the central Mozambican city of Beira at a total investment of US$1.2 billion. Read
[22-02-2012 11:39]: Japan Japan to finance projects in Peru worth US$800mln over next three years Japan would finance an investment project portfolio in Peru worth 800 million dollars over the next three years, said on Tuesday Peru’s Minister of Economy and Finance Luis Miguel Castilla. Read
[17-02-2012 14:27]: Japan Japanese cabinet approves outline of sales tax hike The Cabinet of Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has approved an outline of integrated social security and tax reforms, which brings Noda one step closer to achieving his policy goal of raising Japan's consumption tax rate. Read
[13-02-2012 16:28]: Japan Japan hopes for economic rebound Japan's economy contracted considerably in the final quarter of 2011, triggering worries of a recession. Growth was hampered by falling overseas demand and a strong yen. Read
[24-01-2012 16:09]: Japan Japan's central bank lowers economic view, keeps zero-0.1 pct rate Japan's central bank on Tuesday lowered its forecasts for the country's economic growth through fiscal 2012, while leaving its key interest rate unchanged at a range of zero percent to 0.1 percent. Read
[28-12-2011 16:21]: Japan Japan keen on stepping up ties with India Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has said his country is keen to step up cooperation with India in different areas including security issues, reports Press Trust of India (PTI). Read
[18-11-2011 10:49]: Japan Japan mulling banning cesium-tainted rice shipments from Fukushima The Japanese government is considering banning shipments of cesium-contaminated rice from the Onami area in the city of Fukushima that was affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Thursday. Read
[20-10-2011 17:24]: Japan Japan to create 12 trillion yen 3rd extra budget for quake relief The Japanese government will create a 12.10 trillion yen (US$ 157.63 billion) third extra budget for fiscal 2011 to additionally finance reconstruction work following the March earthquake and tsunami, government officials said Thursday. Read
[04-10-2011 15:38]: Japan Degutiene: Japan considers possible investment projects in Lithuania During her working visit in Tokyo, Seimas Speaker Irena Degutiene met with heads of Japan Business Federation and talked about investing opportunities in Lithuania. Read
[30-09-2011 14:55]: Japan Japan's jobless rate falls unexpectedly in Aug. Japan's jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 4.3 percent in August from 4.7 percent in July, marking the first drop in three months, government data showed Friday. Read
[06-09-2011 12:35]: Japan Japan grants US$293,000 to help spread anchovy consumption in Peru The governments of Peru and Japan announced the launch of Phase II of the Fish Development and Promotion for Human Consumption Project in the Andean highlands of the centre-south of Peru in order to boost the intake of anchovies through new products and to combat malnutrition in the region. Read
[08-08-2011 11:29]: Japan Japanese textile importers explore Peruvian market Representatives of Japan Textiles Importers Association (JTIA) visited Peru and toured the facilities of Creditex and Nettalco, both vertically integrated textile companies based in the country’s capital Lima. Read
[01-08-2011 12:08]: Japan Japanese buyers interested in Peruvian textiles and clothing Representatives of Japan's Textile Importers Association (JTIA) recently met with Peruvian entrepreneurs to discuss possible businesses and showed special interest to acquire Peru's textiles and clothing, the Peruvian Exporters’ Association (Adex) said Sunday. Read
[27-07-2011 17:36]: Japan Japanese investors confident of Malaysian economy- deputy minister Mukhriz Mahathir Japanese investors will continue to invest in Malaysia as they remain confident of the country's economic stability, says International Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir. Read
[26-07-2011 11:18]: Japan Japanese Congress to approve FTA with Peru by end 2011 Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Eduardo Ferreyros said on Monday that the Japanese Congress will approve the entry into force of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Peru, known as Free Trade Agreement (FTA), by the end of 2011. Read
[22-07-2011 16:18]: Japan US: Fresh tomato exports to Japan show good potential for growth According to the latest GAIN Report released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), US fresh tomato exports show good potential for higher sales in the Japanese food service market. Demand for fresh and cooking tomatoes is increasing in the Asian country. Japanese tomatoes have a higher Bri Read
[05-07-2011 17:26]: Japan JTI ready for doing business in Belarus Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is ready to develop business in Belarus, JTI President for CIS, Bulgaria, Adriatic and Romania Martin Braddock told media on 5 July. He took part in a ceremony to unveil a new cigarette production line at the Grodno-based tobacco factory Neman. Read
[16-06-2011 12:51]: Japan Japan's FY 2011 economic growth around zero after quake: Yosano Economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano suggested Wednesday that the government would downgrade its estimate of Japan's economic growth in fiscal 2011 to around zero percent from an earlier forecast of 1.5 percent due to the negative impact of the earthquake and tsunami in March. Read
[13-06-2011 14:15]: Japan New Japanese envoy promises to boost economic cooperation with Indonesia Japan`s newly appointed ambassador to Indonesia Yoshinori Katori pledges to boost cooperation in the economic field with Indonesia and promote more people-to-people contacts between the two countries. Read
[19-05-2011 17:46]: Japan Japan's economy contracts 0.9 pct in Q1 on quake impact Japan's economy shrank 0.9 percent in the January-March quarter, marking the second consecutive quarter of contraction, preliminary data from the Cabinet Office showed Thursday. Read
[29-04-2011 13:44]: Japan Japan's agricultural imports increased significantly The disasters that hit Japan begin to reveal their impact on economic activity: exports are decreasing and imports are increasing. Read
[14-04-2011 17:36]: Japan Japanese car assemblers in Thailand meet to discuss production Japanese car assemblers in Thailand will meet here next week to discuss car automobile industry production which is being heavily impacted from the massive tsunami which hit Japan just over a month ago, a senior industry player said Thursday. Read
[13-04-2011 15:44]: Japan Japan hopes for more cooperation with Malaysia Japan hopes to have more cooperation with Malaysia, especially in the environment and energy sectors, its outgoing Ambassador to Malaysia Masahiko Horie said. Read
[13-04-2011 10:52]: Japan Investor confidence shaken by Japan, Middle East unrest The devastating earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan, as well as the ongoing crisis in Libya, have hit German investor confidence, the closely-watched ZEW index showed Tuesday. Read
[01-04-2011 16:01]: Japan Japan car sales drop nearly 40 percent Japan's car sales plunged nearly 40 percent in March following the tsunami and nuclear disaster, an industry group said Friday, April 1. Read
[29-03-2011 12:24]: Japan Japanese sweet potato imports radiation contaminated: health ministry Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Monday found radioactive contamination in sweet potatoes imported from Japan and ordered the destruction of the products although they contained only low levels of radiation contamination. Read

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