TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks hit fresh two-year highs on Tuesday morning, tracking a Wall Street rally as data pointed to underlying strength in the U.S. economy, while a weaker yen also helped overall sentiment. The Nikkei rose 0.9 percent to ... ( read original story ...)
ASIA MARKETS: Hang Seng, Nikkei Lead Market Gains In Asia
In Japan, the Nikkei Stock Average was up 0.8%, thanks to overnight gains in the dollar , which bought Yen113.07 in morning trade Tuesday, compared with Yen112.76 in late New York trade. That helped exporter stocks, which benefit from a weaker yen. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Honda Motor to shift production of Super Cub motorcycle back to Japan -Nikkei
* Honda Motor is set to shift production of Super Cub motorcycle back to Japan from China - Nikkei Source text: (s.nikkei.com/2xaRVgl) Further company coverage: Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. ( read original story ...)
Japan Exchange Group releases First Half of Fiscal Year, Nikkei 225 Weekly Options with an all-time high
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Bank of Japan tankan corporate inflation expectations flagging
TOKYO: Companies surveyed by the Bank of Japan expect consumer prices to rise 0.7 percent a year from now, lower than their projection for a 0.8 percent increase three months ago. Japanese companies’ inflation expectations eased slightly in September ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank demos blockchain payment solution
Japan’s big banks showcase fintech at Ceatec show — Nikkei Asian Review — “A smartphone app lets users buy MUFG Coin with yen from their bank accounts and send the digital currency to others. Remittance costs are kept low thanks to blockchain, the ... ( read original story ...)
Glaring divergence in monetary policy between Japan and the United States becomes ever more apparent
Of course investors can be sure that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains resolutely set on maintaining its current ultra-accommodative monetary policy stance until its still distant inflation target of 2 per cent is met. Indeed last week’s summary of the BOJ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Business Outlook Reaches Decade-High, Central Bank Survey Says
TOKYO – The confidence of large Japanese companies in business conditions has reached its highest level in a decade, the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey revealed on Monday. Business sentiment among big manufacturers in the country’s key ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic to speed up M&A activity in Europe
OSAKA -- Panasonic may transfer some functions tied to mergers and acquisitions to Europe so it can speed up overseas takeovers, the company's new chief financial officer told The Nikkei. A Dutch intermediate stockholding company would take on certain ... ( read original story ...)
Ultra-energy-efficient magnetic memory by controlling the shapes of atoms
(Right) We applied external voltages to sample and performed synchrotron X-ray absorption experiment. Credit: Osaka University A research group led by Osaka University discovered a new principle to realize ultra-energy-efficient magnetic memory by ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un warns he will ‘bring nuclear clouds’ to Japan and see it ‘engulfed in flames in a moment’ as he accuses the country’s PM of being a ‘headless chicken’
... of the Korean peninsula is a suicidal deed that will bring nuclear clouds to the Japanese archipelago,' a commentary released by the North's Korean Central News Agency said according to Kyodo news agency. 'No one knows when the touch-and-go ... ( read original story ...)
Japan delivers music to earthquake devastated communities with the world’s first inflatable concert hall
Concert halls can be a bit intimidating. Not least because they often house some pretty intense performances, but because bestowed upon them is an element of grandeur and prestige. Well fear no more, because Japan has become home to the world’s first ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.1 mag, 12 km ENE of Yonakuni, Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 12 km ENE of Yonakuni, Japan (7 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 67.21 km (42 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.12 East, latitude 24.4941 North, depth ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan faces $220m hit from Japanese recall
Nissan will recall 1.2 million vehicles in Japan after regulators said safety checks did not meet domestic requirements. Nissan shares fell by 5% on Monday after the firm said the recall could cost about 25bn yen (£167m; $220m). The vehicles were produced ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher after new records on Wall Street
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday after Wall Street powered ... Banks were also higher with Mitsubishi UFJ gaining 0.55 percent to 728.5 yen and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial rising 0.13 percent to 4,302 yen. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close at fresh two-year high
Tokyo's benchmark stock index closed at its highest level in more than two years on Tuesday, as strong manufacturing data pointed to a strengthening US economy while a weaker yen boosted Japanese exporters. The Nikkei 225 index rose 1.05 percent, or 213.29 ... ( read original story ...)