Hisane Masaki

Japan's ailing top three liners get government aid

The tax reforms provide another release valve for growing financial pressure.

Japan Post doubles losses as Toll underwhelms

Japan Post’s group net loss more than doubled in the first half of the current fiscal year from a year earlier.

Kintetsu profit tumbles despite sharp revenue growth

Net profit at Kintetsu World Express crashed even as group revenue surged.

Japanese shipping industry clamors for government help

Eager to avoid the fate of neighboring South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping, Japan’s Big Three shipping companies are lobbying the government for favorable tax and budgetary measures.

Nippon Express profit rises despite revenue decline

Net profit at Nippon Express Co., Japan’s biggest international freight forwarder, surged in the first half of fiscal 2016 despite a revenue decline.

Yusen Logistics swings into red despite traffic rise

Yusen Logistics swung into the red in the first half of fiscal year 2016.

Poor earnings forecasts of Japan's Big Three show need for merger

Japan’s Big Three container lines downgraded their full-year earnings forecasts and said they expected record losses as their fiscal first-half results illustrated the financial difficulties that...