Negative real rates finally come to Japan. This chart of Japanese 5-year index-linkers from Ed Bradford shows the yield turning negative last November - right around the time stocks took off and the yen began its steep decent. Post your comment! The Senkaku-Diaoyu islands dispute between Japan and China hit Japanese car makers hard in September, with Mitsubishi's Chinese sales plunging 63% Y/Y and those of Mazda by 35%. Toyota's ( TM ) sales skidded 40% , the FT reports, adding that the company will cut production in China by over half and ... A surprising slip in profits at SAIC Motor in China doesn't bode particularly well for General Motors ( GM ), Volkwagen ( VLKAY.PK ), or Ford ( F ). Though tensions between Japan and China hurt Japanese automakers during the month, the development also comes against a larger backdrop of slumping ... TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Japan's government will hold a strategy meeting on Japanese hostages in Algeria at 0230 GMT, Jiji news agency reported on Thursday. Another ramping up of a lingering territorial dispute between China and Japan doesn't bode well for Japanese automakers ( TM , HMC , NSANY.OB ). China's Defense Ministry says its navy will conduct exercises in a region that skirts the islands in dispute. Though the trio have already slashed output ... Sucampo Pharmaceuticals ( SCMP -0.8% ) and Abbott ( ABT -0.6% ) launch Amitiza , a prescription medicine for the treatment of chronic constipation, in Japan. The drug was approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan in June. ABT will promote and distribute Amitiza in ... Japanese stocks tank in early trading, with the Nikkei falling 1.1% in reaction to gains in the yen after the timing of the Bank of Japan's latest easing moves disappointed investors. The Japanese central bank pushed the bulk of additional asset buying into next year, sending the yen higher against ... Endologix ( ELGX +1% ) says its distribution partner in Japan, Cosmotec, has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to market the IntuiTrak Delivery System. The IntuiTrak System delivers ELGX 's Powerlink anatomical fixation stent graft for the repair of ... Nissan ( NSANY.OB ) reports sales in China grew 2.7% Y/Y to 102,800 units to show some nice improvement from March's weak month. Japanese brands are slowly recovering from anti-Japan sentiment in the region, but still have a long ways to go. Post your comment! Never mind the U.S., if Bienville Capital's Cullen Thompson is right then Japan is where the action is at. Despite the fact that Japanese markets have already rallied, with monetary easing looking increasingly likely , Thompson says they're set to embark on an even bigger run. If easing happens, he ...