The government of Japan proposed today its JPY47 billion or USD473 million 'ice wall' project in the hopes of stopping the leakage of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Japan’s Nissin in buyout talks with Capital Foods
Nissin Foods was reported to be in advanced discussions with India's Capital Foods for a possible buyout, said sources familiar with the matter.
Japan considers USD 50 billion economic stimulus package to cushion tax increase- sources
Japan was said to be studying the possibility of giving a USD 50 billion economic stimulus package to cushion the possible drag of its planned tax hike, sources told Reuters.
Japanese suppliers for iPhone components experience share decline
Because of the still too expensive low cost iPhone 5C, the share values of Japanese suppliers fell in the market.
Japan starts study of LNG joint purchase program next month
The government of Japan announced that by next month, it would begin to thresh out the details of a joint procurement plan for the purchase of liquefied natural gas.
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The Japanese government said it would use public funds to deal with the radioactive water emanating from the Fukushima nuclear plant as Tepco appeared overwhelmed by the problem.
The Japanese government got the approval of a special panel to raise the national sales tax by 2014.
Trina Solar reported increase in sales as high demand for products developed in China and Japan. China's Trina Solar Ltd increased its forecast for panel shipments this year as sales in its own country increased.
Bayer Healthcare said it received approval to market its cancer treatment Stivarga in Japan. Bayer Healthcare announced it had received regulatory approval to market its cancer drug Stivarga in Japan.
The United States asked Japan to give foreign companies more access to its auto and insurance markets.
Japanese printer maker Brother Industries opened a new manufacturing plant in the Philippines. Brother Industries, a printer maker based in Japan, opened a new manufacturing facility in the First Philippine Industrial Park in Batangas.
Sony Corp.'s hedge for its PlayStation game enterprise has backfired as dollar costs rise. The strategy of Sony Corp. that shielded its PlayStation game enterprise from a strengthening yen has backfired.
Nikon cut its full-year shipment target to 6.5 million from 7.1 million units as mirrorless cameras began to lose their shine.
Meiji Yasuda, Fujitsu and Microsoft Japan would all team up to upgrade 30,000 Windows XP computers to tablets running Windows 8 operating system.
