TOKYO, April 25, 2017 /CNW/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) today announced that it has been selected by Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE: MFG, TYO: 8411), one of the largest financial institutions in the world, to develop a distributed ledger solution to make ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's ruling party heavyweight to attend China's New Silk Road summit
"Given the international situation starting with North Korea, mutual understanding between Japan and China is vital," Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai was quoted by Jiji news agency telling a news conference, adding he would ... ( read original story ...)
Kumamoto couple have hard time parting with son lost in earthquake
KUMAMOTO – Shinobu Yamato, 49, still can’t wash a pair of socks that her son, Hikaru, had left lying around before he was killed in the earthquakes that rocked Kumamoto Prefecture and its vicinity last April. “I feel like I can still feel my son ... ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank governor says G20, IMF accept BOJ's monetary policy
TOKYO Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday that Group of 20 and International Monetary Fund officials accept the view that the central bank's quantitative easing policy is to achieve its inflation target. Kuroda, speaking in the lower ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei extends gains, gets lift from Wall Street rally
Investors relieved as North Korea takes no new missile steps * Securities shares jump in line with market gains TOKYO, April 25 Japan's Nikkei share average retook the 19,000 level on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, buoyed by Wall Street gains ... ( read original story ...)
Adelaide United fight back to claim 3-3 Asian Champions League draw with Gamba Osaka
The Reds drew 3-3 with Gamba Osaka at the Suita City Stadium on Tuesday after a last gasp goal from Baba Diawara gave United a lifeline to making the knockout stage of the intercontinental tournament. But Adelaide must now rely on Chinese giant Jiangsu ... ( read original story ...)
Hoshino Resorts sees strong potential in troubled Osaka site
The property is to open its doors in 2022 and will be Hoshino's second-largest location. But this seemingly ideal site comes with a long and freighted history: The Airin district, Osaka's skid row, is right nearby. The Festival Gate development blending an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank seen upbeat on growth, gloomy on prices; policy on hold
TOKYO Brightening global growth prospects will allow Japan's central bank to keep monetary policy steady this week and invest time solving the puzzle of why inflation remains stubbornly low despite a tightening job market and robust economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Self-made rebel takes on $13 billion Japan giant in M&A fight
Japanese companies' owner-managers often have no incentive to improve profitability, because that would increase the inheritance tax incurred when their business is passed on to the next generation, Sasaki says. Non-owner managers, meanwhile, lack ... ( read original story ...)
Asia tracks French election rally; weak yen lifts Tokyo
WALL STREET: U.S. shares were buoyed by the news from France and also strong earnings reports. The Standard & Poor's 500 index jumped 1.1 percent to 2,374.15. The Dow Jones industrial average also rose 1.1 percent, to 20,763.89. The Nasdaq composite gained ... ( read original story ...)
Witness Volunteers Repair Over 300 Homes Following Japan Earthquakes
EBINA, Japan—Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan completed repair work on 348 homes of their fellow members, which were damaged by the earthquakes that struck Kumamoto, Japan, on April 14 and 16, 2016. Some 15,000 volunteers participated in the construction ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is invading…the PSE
But while all of this is going on, noninstitutional investors are finding their way here also. A Japanese-run property brokerage house, Seven Seas Properties Corp., has been successfully marketing Philippine real estate to its Japanese clients for some ... ( read original story ...)
China clamps down on excess steel as Japan decries Trump ‘protectionism’
Analysts say the revocations were unlikely to be a direct response to Trump’s plan, but rather a part of China’s reform measures aimed at reducing surplus steel capacity that many estimate at around 300 million tonnes, about three times Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Abandoned Avonlea: Anne theme park in Japan now like a ghost town
Nancy.Russell@cbc.ca In its heyday in the 1990s, Canadian World in Ashibetsu, Japan attracted tens of thousands of visitors on a summer day. The theme park includes an almost perfect replica of Green Gables house in Cavendish, P.E.I., and other landmarks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Nikon sues ASML, Zeiss over chip-making technology
Nikon Corp. said Monday it has taken legal action in the Netherlands, Germany and Japan over the use of semiconductor lithography technology in products made by Dutch and German companies. Nikon said it is seeking to stop Dutch company ASML Holding N.V ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Will Award a 'Chelsea FC Experience' to 12 Young Soccer Players
Yokohama Tire Corp. in conjunction with US Youth Soccer, will send 12 Yokohama Skills Challenge participants (along with chaperones) to England for a “Chelsea FC Experience.” The contest runs through June 3, 2017. The contest is open to US Youth Soccer ... ( read original story ...)