South Korea, Japan announce new sanctions on North Korea

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea and Japan on Friday announced their own fresh, unilateral sanctions on North Korea as their nuclear-armed neighbour warns of retaliation against toughened UN sanctions over the nuclear and missile tests it conducted ... ( read original story ...)

IOC: Tokyo's huge cost could give wrong message

A top IOC official renewed his demand Thursday that Japanese organizers further reduce their $18 billion budget ceiling for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying the figure could scare off cities considering bids for future games. IOC vice president John Coates ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei dips as investors take profits, on track for weekly gain

TOKYO Dec 2 Japan's Nikkei share average was poised for a weekly gain but dipped as investors locked in gains ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the session, with losses kept in check as higher Japanese yields lifted financial shares. The Nikkei was down 0.5 ... ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks higher with Nikkei headed for best close of 2016

Asian stock markets were broadly up early Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei on track for its highest close this year, after major oil-producing nations signed a deal to cut crude-oil output. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +1.12% gained 1.1% to 18,513.2 in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Exchange Group Launch Their Own Blockchain Consortium

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has announced today that TSE, Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) will form a consortium of Japanese financial institutions to continue proof of concept (PoC) testing and discuss the ... ( read original story ...)

Peach signs for 10 A320neos, 3 A320s

The three CFM International CFM56-5B-powered A320s will be delivered within the 2018 financial year. Peach Aviation is a low-cost airline based at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japan culling 230,000 more birds over avian flu

Japan has mobilised its military to help with a second mass cull of 230,000 chickens amid a spreading outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, officials said. The highly virulent H5 strain was found in chickens at a farm in Joetsu city in ... ( read original story ...)