TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday and posted its biggest weekly gain in ten months as a stronger dollar saw investors buying shares of exporters, shrugging off North Korea’s ballistic missile launch that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher despite N.Korea missile launch
Tokyo stocks were higher on Friday morning with investors keeping ... But the latest provocation by Pyongyang sparked no sell-offs in financial markets. Market players "are getting used to the risks", said Toshihiko Matsuno, chief strategist at SMBC ... ( read original story ...)
India, Japan ink 15 pacts to deepen ties
Addressing a gathering of business community from both the countries, Modi termed it ‘deepening of the ties between the two countries’. Striking a personal chord by terming the Japanese counterpart as his “personal friend”, Modi said ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : Proposal Update – Distribution Record Date
Astro Japan Property Group (ASX: AJA) advises that as a result of the approval of all resolutions put to the General Meeting of securityholders held on 13 September 2017, which related to a proposal for Blackstone to acquire all of AJA's interests in its ... ( read original story ...)
Morisawa Acquires U.S.-based Occupant LLC’s All Licensed Fonts, Brand
OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Morisawa Inc. which has developed various high-quality Japanese-language typefaces and won the confidence of the printing and publishing markets as well as creators in Japan, has announced that the company has ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher Despite North Korea Missile Launch
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks were higher on Friday morning with investors keeping their cool despite North Korea's launching its second missile over Japan in less than a month. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.21 percent, or 40.95 points, to 19,848.39 in ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires missile over Japan in longest-ever flight
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean on Friday, U.S. and South Korean militaries said, its longest-ever such flight and a clear message of defiance to its rivals. Since ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan in longest-ever flight as residents ‘duck and cover’
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga denounced North ... "That is a very powerful tool and it has been used in the past," Tillerson said at a news conference. "We hope China will not reject that." In 2003, China shut down its oil pipeline ... ( read original story ...)
Japan residents advised to take cover as North Korea launches missile
about 1,240 miles or 2,000 kilometers off of the Cape of Erimo at the Japanese island of Hokkaido shortly after 7 a.m. local time, the NHK news agency reported, crediting the Japanese government. Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono said it appeared to be ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires another missile over Japan, South Korea says
Japan also convened a National Security Council meeting ... utterly," Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in an interview with Sky News on Friday. "This is a sign, I believe, of their frustration at the increased sanctions on North Korea ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea launches missile over Japanese airspace, U.S. confirms
Japan's public broadcasting network NHK earlier reported that ... according to that country's Yonhap news agency. The launch is the 14th missile test conducted by North Korea in 2017. On September 3, North Korea said it tested a hydrogen bomb, leading ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up despite N.Korea missile launch as dollar/yen steadies
TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average inched up on Friday with the market apparently unruffled by North Korea’s ballistic missile launch, wih the dollar remaining relatively stable against the yen despite Pyongyang’s latest challenge. ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies hold off on floating bonds
TOKYO -- Major Japanese enterprises including the NTT group and Ricoh have decided to postpone bond issuances, gauging the yields they are willing to offer as too low for investors amid a flight to safety. NTT Finance, which handles fund procurement for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, India reinforce bulwark against China
GANDHINAGAR, India -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi reaffirmed the bilateral security and infrastructure collaboration aimed at countering China's territorial encroachment during their meeting here Thursday. ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI : U.S., Asian shares dip after North Korean missile launch
Japan's Nikkei ticked up 0.1 percent. Japan said the North Korean missile fell into sea about 2,000 km (1,240 miles) east of Hokkaido. The launch came just days after the U.N. Security Council approved new sanctions against Pyongyang for its Sept. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Domestic Sponsorship Already Hits Record
There are just over 2000 days until the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and already domestic sponsorship for the event has reached a record $2.8 billion. Stock photo via https://pixabay.com/en/packs-pile-money-finance-currency-163497 ... ( read original story ...)