October 2018 – JapanBiZZ

22/10/2018

Apollo joins queue of buyout groups betting on Japan

It follows a similar move by bigger rival Blackstone, which last year hired a buyout team to add to its existing property investment operation in Japan. Other large private equity groups with offices ... ( read original story ...)

Japan factory output down in red flag for economy

Japan's factory output unexpectedly slipped 0.8 pe...

How Japan’s Open API Adoption Could Change Financi...

In May 2017, the Japanese financial industry shift...

Flexibility coming to Japan’s program for fo...

TOKYO -- The more than 5,000 foreigners who are em...

Japan minister sorry as 6,000 police hunt fugitive...

The case is making headline news in Japan with TV ...

Tokyo stocks open lower as US-Japan trade talks co...

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday as investors a...

MLB plans Asian, England games for ’19, R...

MLB opened its season at Monterrey, Mexico in 1999...

The Finish Line: A Three Medal Prediction For Team...

The Bahamas has not seen any success in the men’s ...

Why is Japanese anime getting big in China?

Japanese anime film Your Name has already been a h...

Jury finds William Schneider guilty of second-degr...

Kogawa’s mother travelled from Japan and braved we...

Japan ruling coalition seen winning around two-thi...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo A...

22/10/2018

Japan poised to meet Shinzo Abe’s target of 40 million foreign tourists in 2020

making it the largest hotel in Japan when it opens next year. Fourteen new hotels are expected to be completed in the city by 2020, delivering an additional 4,500 rooms, and including the first Hyatt ... ( read original story ...)

Universal Studios Japan to debut Nintendo-themed a...

OSAKA – The operator of Universal Studios Ja...

Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba's nucl...

TOKYO The bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Co m...

Video: STEVEN TYLER Performs In Osaka, Japan

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler performed with his N...

Toshiba will do utmost to avoid Tokyo delisting, s...

Japan’s Toshiba will make every effort to avoid be...

Is an earthquake early-warning system possible for...

Japan's arrangement, which cost more than $1 billi...

Tokai Tokyo Financial : The Notice of Resolutions ...

(This is the decision making process regarding Sha...

UPDATE 1-Japan govt to name underwriters for furth...

The government sold about $12 billion worth of sha...

Sweltering conditions a major challenge for Tokyo ...

"In recent days Tokyo and Japan been like a sauna...

A year on, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has more plans ...

A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike...

Japanese teen Osaka stuns Venus in Hong Kong

(Reuters) - Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka fought b...

22/10/2018

Japan, China to resume currency swap agreement

The previous Japan-China currency swap agreement ... include the beginning of discussions on innovation and intellectual property. The two sides are making final adjustments on whether to relax ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Just Became the First Country to Land a Prob...

Japan landed two unmanned rovers on a 1-kilometer-...

Yokohama trucker hits students; 1 dead, 8 hurt

Road reported as dangerous Goda collided with a ca...

What would a trade deal between the EU and Japan l...

The European Union and Japan have taken a major st...

Where to stay in Tokyo – Tokyo Forum

It's also faster to get to Tokyo Station from Shin...

Will Japan take a gamble on casinos?

The first casinos in Japan are likely to appear on...

Japan PM, finance minister under fire over suspect...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo A...

Mori proposes anime parade, child invites as ways ...

“I hope each prefecture would accept such children...

Abe sends offering to shrine honoring Japan's...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday sent ...

Nikkei ends flat; hopes for BOJ’s ETF-buying...

TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share aver...

Shoko Chukin Bank raided over shady loans

Government officials Wednesday raided the offices ...

22/10/2018

Tokyo Olympics budget does not reflect true cost

Auditors said the Olympics’ colossal financial footprint had been partially obscured from ... Toshiro Muto, the chief executive of the Tokyo organising committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, s... ( read original story ...)

Good ideas, big plans – all they need is mon...

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Corp. is the lead ban...

Japan, South Korea Stocks Fall, While China Reboun...

Because of Samsung’s fourth-quarter pullback, the ...

DOCOMO to Provide Prepaid SIM Cards at Tokyo 2020 ...

TOKYO — NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) announced today ...

Japan finance minister to skip G20 amid parliament...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro A...

Bank of Japan’s Kuroda likely on deck for an...

TOKYO -- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda lo...

Will Aramco sale save Saudi Arabia?

In the West, the record-breaking initial public of...

Tokyo falls from perch of most liveable cities lis...

Home to 9.5 million, Tokyo apparently is an exempl...

Loss-hit Toshiba nosedives on fears about future

Tokyo (AFP) - Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday aft...

Counter intelligence: Japan brings out the bazooka...

China may have the clear lead in the development o...

Asian shares mixed as Nikkei rises on yen, muted e...

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added ...

21/10/2018

Japan Airlines Business Class Review Tokyo to Dallas

Japan Airlines is by far one of my favorite airlines. They offer some of the best food in the sky in business class, and service is impeccable. With wifi on their 787s, Apex Suites business class seat... ( read original story ...)

Osaka dig yields 140 tombs likely from Yayoi Perio...

OSAKA – The Osaka Center for Cultural Herita...

Japan’s Abe looks likely to opt for safe han...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Shinzo Abe, beset by sca...

Japan's military launches first communication...

TOKYO -- Japan's Defence Ministry has launched its...

Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokoh...

Points are awarded by finish in class. For updates...

New route testimony to safety record

OSAKA: AirAsia X Bhd will become one of the first ...

Quiet energy revolution underway in Japan as dozen...

TOKYO/HIGASHI MATSUSHIMA, JAPAN (Reuters) - A nort...

Nikkei edges up in choppy trade; Shiseido hits rec...

TOKYO, May 14 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share ave...

JAPAN: Nikkei up, barely +0.01%, but that’s ...

03:59a Kobe Steel to withdraw its full-year earnin...

Tokyo Electric Power : FY 2017 Third Quarter Finan...

Today, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc....

Global casino operators on Japan charm offensive

With a wealthy population and strong tourist appea...

21/10/2018

Japan’s Biggest Bank CEO Joins Exodus From Saudi Business Forum

The chief executive of Japan’s biggest bank has pulled out of Saudi Arabia’s financial conference dubbed “Davos in the Desert,” joining a growing list of withdrawals following the killing of a governm... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei rises as risk appetite recovers; Toyota dri...

Toyota Motor rose 2.3 per cent to 7,592 yen, a fre...

BRIEF-Hoshino Resorts REIT to acquire Osaka-based ...

* Says it plans to acquire Osaka-based real estate...

Sands' Adelson Sees Japan as Ultimate Busines...

Japan is the ultimate business opportunity for Las...

North Korea fires short-range missiles into Sea of...

North Korea fired multiple short-range missiles in...

Japan, EU ink cooperation pact to remove LNG resal...

BRUSSELS – Japan and the European Union exchanged ...

Japanese Bus Empire Caters To Taiwanese Tourists

Takura spent the next year transporting people bet...

Nagoya man hospitalized after eating fish with nam...

Even if you’re a resident of a major city, like Na...

German bank to sanction ₹2,500 crore for metro rai...

After opting out of the proposal to approach the J...

Honda to stop output at one Japan plant by 2022 as...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Wednesda...

Japanese Giant Shinwa Group Flags in Thailand, Lau...

Shinwa Group, a large Japanese property firm, flag...

21/10/2018

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Downplays Cryptocurrency Plans

Masayoshi Amamiya, Bank of Japan’s Deputy Governor, stated on Saturday that it was unclear whether digital currencies could enhance the monetary policies of central banks. He elaborated that the ... ( read original story ...)

BRIEF-Early Age to sell Japan-based property

Dec 22 Early Age Co Ltd : * Says it signed agreeme...

Toyota to highlight reading of driver emotions at ...

TOKYO — Driving sleepy? Hungry? Toyota will be hig...

Nintendo and Universal Studios break ground on Sup...

Nintendo Co. Ltd. and partner Universal Studios Ja...

Bank of Japan Keeps Policy Steady

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary stimulus uncha...