Softbank mobile in Japan winning in the number of new subscriptions for the 16 month in a row

"Softbank Mobile Corp. gained 264,400 subscriptions on a net basis in April, outdoing DoCoMo and KDDI Corp. for the 16th month in a row. It enjoyed brisk sales of smartphones, particularly Apple Inc.'s iPhone"

Source: Softbank Briefly Bests DoCoMo In Market Cap

The Nikkei

Saturday 11th May, 2013

http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20130511D1005A05.htm

Japanese Customer Newsletter May 20th, 2013 by Peter Hanami

Japanese Customer Newsletter May 20th, 2013 by Peter Hanami by jcustomer

Japanese customers consumed 13.8 billion dollars of US goods in 2012

"Japan imposes double-digit duties on many important U.S. agricultural products, including 38.5% on beef, 16% to 32% on oranges, 40% on processed cheese, 20% on potato flakes, and 10.5% on frozen sweet corn.The United States exported about $13.8 billion of corn, wheat, soybeans, pork, and other farm goods to Japan in the 2012 budget year, down just slightly from $13.9 billion 2011."

Source: Zenchu opposes Japan's entry into TPP

MAY. 11, 2013

JAPAN TODAY

http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/zenchu-opposes-japans-entry-into-tpp