TOKYO - Japan is ending its peacekeeping mission in troubled South Sudan after five years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday. Abe said Japan would not renew the mission after the current rotation returns in May. The 350-person team has focused on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Business Hotel
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Japan's banks being forced to embrace fintech
The bank hopes the system can help it to drastically broaden its fee-paying customer base. For instance, were Rakuten, an online retail emporium that is big in Japan, to become a client, SMFG and Daon would suddenly have more than 100 million "users." ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hit by new Olympic stadium cost fears
Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that further ballooning costs could hit the trouble-cursed main stadium. Amid media reports that temporary structures at the showpiece venue could ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Season 3 Release Date & Updates: Series Not Cancelled; Third Season Coming, Says Kevin Hamric
"Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 seems to have been confirmed to come out later this year by Viz Media senior director Kevin Hamric. (Photo : Dresrosa/YouTube) "Tokyo Ghoul" Season 3 might just be around the corner than you might expect. Reports surfaced recently ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Maruei Department Store to sell Nagoya-based property on March 30
March 9 Maruei Department Store Co Ltd : * Says it plans to sell Nagoya-based property at an undisclosed price on March 30 Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/bc3ocE Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) ( read original story ...)
3 Business Hotels in Ikebukuro For Travelers On a Budget!
If you’re visiting Japan on a business trip but fancy a spot of sightseeing around Tokyo, this is a good place to be based. The hotel has a long-running bakery which serves free breakfast including salads and other healthy options. They also offer free ... ( read original story ...)
Hockey Night in Manila: how a Surrey rec-league player joined the Philippines' hockey elite
The men's national team recently placed third in their division at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan — Montano plays on that team as a forward — and the women's team is going to its first international tournament in Thailand. Montano says ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bats away U.S. complaint on autos
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan rejected U.S. demands for more access to Japan's car market on Friday, casting doubt over whether it can avoid friction over autos and agriculture imports at high level bilateral talks on economic relations next month. The joint ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo market sees chance to revive fortunes in huge Saudi oil IPO
Japan Exchange Group's Akira Kiyota plans to meet with senior ... By comparison, the Saudi exchange has a total market capitalization of somewhat more than $400 billion. The proposed IPO would necessarily involve a multiple listing. The TSE has no shortage ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Yen Shrugs At Weaker Business Sentiment
Japanese businesses are less confident now than they were in the last quarter of 2016, a survey showed Large manufactures are much gloomier However, the Yen barely moved. Well, it is “payrolls Friday” The Japanese Yen was steady on Friday despite news ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba's Westinghouse should decide on Chapter 11 by end-March: Japan Finance Minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's Westinghouse unit needs to decide by the end of the month whether to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy so the Japanese conglomerate can compile audited third-quarter earnings without further delays, Japan's Finance Minister ... ( read original story ...)
It just got easier to become a permanent resident of Japan — here’s how you do it
While the US mulls over limiting immigration, in Japan the federal government has just loosened the requirements for new, highly-skilled immigrants to become permanent residents. Under the new law, which will take effect in March, applicants with multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo targets tax avoidance on intellectual property
TOKYO -- Japan's finance ministry looks to crack down on companies that move intellectual property abroad to reduce their tax burden, weighing a plan to make them pay again if those assets prove more valuable than initially estimated. The government ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index snaps four-day losing streak
Tokyo' stocks snapped a four-day losing streak Thursday as exporters got a lift from the cheaper yen, but Toshiba dived on news its troubled US nuclear unit could be headed for bankruptcy. Toyota, Panasonic and other firms doing business overseas benefited ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises on tailwind from weaker yen
TOKYO, March 9 Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, benefitting from a weaker yen after the dollar gained when U.S. jobs data cemented expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest rates next week. The Nikkei was up 0.15 ... ( read original story ...)