LONDON Japan's Shinzo Abe called on Prime Minister Theresa May to ensure a smooth transition for business as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, to avoid a cliff edge where rules and regulations for firms change overnight. A day after talks with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sends biggest warship to protect US supply vessel
The 249m-long Izumo can carry up to nine helicopters, and resembles US amphibious assault carriers, reported The Japan Times. Kyodo news agency said it was leaving its base in Yokosuka south of Tokyo to join the US supply ship, and accompany it to Shikoku ... ( read original story ...)
N. Korea missile fears in Japan: 'Whatever will be, will be'
"We thought North Korean missiles would never reach Japan, but after all these tests, they now seem routine. Eventually, one of them might come flying." Follow Mari Yamaguchi on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/mariyamaguchi Find her work on AP News ... ( read original story ...)
Cuteness power: Why watching animal videos is good for your brain
While some Facebook users have moved to Instagram to avoid political and news content, few internet users escape cute ... it's everywhere," Dale said in an interview from his Tokyo home, pointing to everything from Disney and Pixar content to obsessive ... ( read original story ...)
IT progress boosts safety confirmation services to aid communication during disasters
In this March 11, 2011 file photo taken directly after the Great East Japan Earthquake, people at Odakyu Machida Station in Tokyo wait in line to make calls on payphones. (Mainichi) After the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 and the Kumamoto ... ( read original story ...)
Cuteness power: How 'kawaii' translates, melting hearts across cultures
An emerging Japanese school of thought ... While some Facebook users have moved to Instagram to avoid political and news content, few internet users escape cute creature memes. Krigolson points to 1950s studies that inserted a wire into rats brains ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government picks banker, reflationist economist for BOJ board
TOKYO Japan's government nominated a reflation-minded economist and an executive from a megabank which has been critical of radical monetary easing to join the central bank's nine-member board, in a choice seen as maintaining the status quo on monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Central Pacific Bank looks to grow Japanese customer base through new partnership
The partnership will be a working relationship between CPB and TSUBASA, where each entity will refer customers looking to open bank accounts in Hawaii and Japan. Filled with “must read” stories, industry news and reporter insights, exclusive interviews ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to buy less of short-maturity bonds in May amid tight supply
Men walk towards the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo. The BoJ will reduce its purchases of shorter-maturity government bonds further in May as supply of the securities continues to be scarce. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will reduce its purchases of shorter ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho 2nd Japanese bank to sign Islamic credit deal with ICD
KUALA LUMPUR (Kyodo) -- Mizuho Bank has become the second Japanese commercial bank to sign a "murabaha" credit facility agreement with Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, an arm of the multinational Islamic Development Bank group ... ( read original story ...)