Prince Charles visits Yamazaki Mazak factory Britain’s Prince Charles visited Japanese machine tool maker Yamazaki Mazak’s factory in central England on Thursday to learn about its highly regarded training programs for young workers. The prince has a long-standing interest in the training and development of young people and hoped to ... 'Amakudari' returns: Ex-bureaucrat set to head Shoko Chukin Bank Shoko Chukin Bank said it will promote Deputy President Hideji Sugiyama, a former vice industry minister, to president to replace Tetsuo Seki. The appointment will be finalized with the approval of the bank’s board and the industry and finance ministers after a general meeting ... Abe gives no details but vows to mend fiscal health The government has pledged to simultaneously achieve fiscal rehabilitation and economic growth in a draft of its longer-term economic and fiscal policy blueprint, but gave no details on how to pave the way for sound public finance. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration promised in ... Dollar dives, tests under ¥96 level The dollar slides in Tokyo to the lowest level in about two months, with investors flocking to the safe-haven yen as traders grow nervous ahead of a crucial U.S. payrolls report. Japan banks to provide U.S. citizens' account info to IRS Japanese financial institutions will be required starting in 2015 to provide U.S. tax authorities with information about accounts held by Americans, sources said Friday. The Japanese and U.S. governments entered on Friday the final stage of negotiations for signing a memorandum of understanding on ... Social cost of carbon is rising: U.S. Buried in an obscure regulation on microwave ovens is a revealing change in President Barack Obama’s approach to global warming. Last week, the Department of Energy announced an update to its energy-efficiency standards for microwaves, requiring newer models to use less power while in ... Coincident index up for third month A key economic index rose in April for the third straight month as expectations grew for recovery in exports on the back of the depreciation of the yen, jacking up stock prices and encouraging companies to boost production, the government said Friday. The index ... |