Japan Times – September 12, 2016 – Core private-sector machinery orders gained for the second month in a row in July, prompting the government on Monday to upgrade its basic assessment of the key indicator for the first time in nine months.

Business Insider – August 23, 2016 – Activity levels across Japan’s massive manufacturing sector continued to decline in August, albeit at the slowest pace seen in six months.

The Japan Times – August 16, 2016 – Japan lags Silicon Valley in conventional internet services but could become a global leader in the deep-learning technology of artificial intelligence, a leading AI expert has said.

Nikkei Asian Review – August 15, 2016 – TOKYO — Debate on how to calculate Japan’s economic health has been heating up between the Bank of Japan and the Cabinet Office just when the government released preliminary data on gross domestic product in the April-June quarter on Monday.

The New York Times – August 2, 2016 – TOKYO — In the three and a half years since he won the Japanese prime minister’s office on a pledge to rekindle economic growth, Shinzo Abe has tried many tactics to coax the economy into expanding.

Nikkei Asian Review – August 1st, 2016 – TOKYO — Targeting a growing number of foreign travelers in Japan, about 60 bus operators nationwide will jointly introduce in September a bus pass that allows passengers to ride any distance at no extra cost on about 100 expressway routes from the northernmost island of Hokkaido all the way south to Kyushu Island.

Business Standard – July 12, 2016 – The Japanese government on Tuesday lifted an evacuation order for two areas in Fukushima, affected by radiation from the 2011 nuclear accident, allowing more than 10,000 people to return to their homes.

Deutsche Welle – July 11, 2016 – Japan’s Nikkei index has rebounded after a week of losses, bolstered by expectations of fresh government stimulus to kickstart anemic growth and following a landslide election victory of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

THE JAPAN TIMES – July 4th, 2016 – Investors cheered when Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn announced in May that his company would acquire a 34 percent stake of scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as part of an expanded strategic partnership.

Reuters – June 23, 2016 – Japanese manufacturing activity contracted in June at roughly the same pace as the previous month, a preliminary survey showed, but concerns remain due to supply chain disruptions from an earthquake in April and falling exports.