TOKYO -- Japan has continued plying Myanmar with economic aid even as the Southeast Asian nation's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority has stirred international backlash, choosing the threat of condemnation over the risk of China taking over as the ... ( read original story ...)
Australia and Japan reverse tourism relationship
Back in 1998, at the height of our summer, Australian beaches were populated with Japanese tourists escaping the cold of the northern hemisphere winter. Now, hundreds of thousands of Australians escape the humidity of the southern hemisphere summer in ... ( read original story ...)
Softbank plans $18bn share sale of its mobile business
Japanese giant Softbank is planning to list its mobile phone business in Tokyo and overseas, according to the Nikkei newspaper. The listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and possibly in London aims to raise 2 trillion yen ($18bn; £13.1bn). Softbank ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese city on alert for deadly fugu blowfish
A Japanese city has broadcast emergency warnings to prevent people consuming blowfish, after potentially deadly portions were mistakenly sold. A local supermarket in Gamagori city sold five packets of fugu fish without removing the livers, which contain ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t see problem with dollar around 110.80 yen: Japan finance minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that he did not see problems with the dollar JPY= hovering around 110.80 yen, but that big swings in currencies would be problematic. Aso, speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting ... ( read original story ...)
Beware the patter about purchasing property to rent out around Tokyo
Throw in permanent residency, a Japanese spouse and some capital, and mortgages of over 10 times an applicant’s salary covering 90-100 percent of the property value at a fairly modest interest rates over 30-plus years can be easily arranged. Create a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank MUFG doubles down on London commitment with new UK corporate banking boss on lookout for senior hires
Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to hire more senior bankers in London as its newly appointed head of corporate banking for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics looks to expand the business. Holly Villiers told City A.M. she ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe seeking to strengthen Western Balkan ties
BELGRADE, Serbia – Japan's prime minister says his country is seeking to strengthen relations with Serbia and other Balkan countries. Shinzo Abe visited Belgrade Monday as part of a six-country European tour. He has already visited Estonia, Latvia ... ( read original story ...)
2 parties eye alliance to become Japan’s biggest opposition group
vowed to create an alliance that could challenge the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), reported Xinhua news agency. If the merger comes to fruition, the alliance would create the largest opposition group in both chambers of Japan’s parliament ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM pays tribute to ‘Japanese Schindler’
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday visited a memorial to a Japanese diplomat who saved 6,000 European Jews from the Holocaust by issuing visas from war-torn Lithuania, in defiance of Tokyo. Abe visited the two-story building, now a museum, which ... ( read original story ...)
Let’s discuss the big earthquake that never came
But the jolt never came to the region. The agency had estimated that a magnitude 6.4 earthquake would hit off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture. In fact, that quake was magnitude 4.4 and 3 on the Japanese intensity scale. But at the same time, a second quake ... ( read original story ...)
Brain Power Pays Off With Japan’s Intellectual Property Exports
It’s ‘Retail First’ For The IDFC Bank-Capital First Combine India to Split Flag Carrier Into Four Parts Ahead of Sale Why The Oil Price Rise Isn’t Pinching You More Tata Steel Will Have To Buy Its Way Back To The Crown The Undoing Of Price ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s startup index extends winning streak to hit record
TOKYO -- The Nikkei Jasdaq Stock Average ... The stock has the Jasdaq's highest market capitalization. Japan's markets for startups are typically dominated by retail investors. But now "money from institutional and overseas investors is pouring into ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake 5 mag, 92 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:41:37 / 5:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 8.09 km, 131 ... ( read original story ...)
Minister of Finance Signs MoU to Boost Financial Skills Among Saudi Youth
Managing Executive Officer of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (‘BTMU’), the banking branch of MUFG, in the presence of senior officials from the Ministry of Finance and members of the executive and regional management team at BTMU. The Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank considers IPO for Japan wireless unit, said to seek $18-billion
SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday it was considering listing its Japanese wireless business – a move that could reportedly raise $18-billion and would accelerate the conglomerate's transformation into one of the world's biggest tech investors. ( read original story ...)