The Bank of Japan is expected to leave rates unchanged on Thursday as risks from trade protectionism, cheaper oil and a higher sales tax cast a shadow over the outlook for the nation’s economy and the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka partners with Nissan to create special-edition GT-R
Nissan has partnered with tennis Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka to create a special-edition GT-R, of which only 50 will be made. The car is based on a GT-R Premium edition, which in Canada starts ... ( read original story ...)
Noodle restaurant Yokohama Ramen opens in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON -- Yokohama Ramen restaurant is now open downtown after more than a year of planning. Since the soft opening on Dec. 9, co-owner Andy Liu said, the restaurant has been busy. "Every day it' ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Coincheck to gain license after $500m hack
TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency has decided to approve Coincheck's cryptocurrency exchange license, Nikkei has learned. An announcement will come by the end of the year, closing a ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 70% of Japan CEOs say trade war is taking a toll
TOKYO -- Japan's corporate leaders have grown increasingly ... the two powers began imposing tit-for-tat tariffs in July, a Nikkei survey showed Wednesday. The quarterly survey of over 100 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Coincheck to win regulatory nod for operations: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Coincheck Inc will win approval to operate as a licensed cryptocurrency exchange from the country’s financial regulator this month after improving its governance in ... ( read original story ...)
Band of Japan Decision-Day Guide: Kuroda Weighs Growing Overseas Risks
The Bank of Japan is expected to leave rates unchanged on Thursday as risks from trade protectionism, cheaper oil and a higher sales tax cast a shadow over the outlook for the nation’s economy and the ... ( read original story ...)
JAPAN RETAIL FUND INVESTMENT : Notice Concerning Acquisition of a Trust Beneficiary Right in the Real Estate in Japan (G-Bldg. Jingumae 08)（761KB）
Acquisition of the Property entails the acquisition of an asset categorized as a Prime property located in the Omotesando-Aoyama-Harajuku area, one of Japan's key retail centers, in accordance with th... ( read original story ...)
Shares in SoftBank’s telecom unit slump 15 per cent on debut after record IPO
Such a debut is uncommon in the Japanese IPO market. Of 82 IPOs so far this year, SoftBank Corp’s $23.5 billion float was only the seventh to open below the offering price. Among recent major IPOs, Ja... ( read original story ...)
Man sentenced to death for 2015 murder of two junior high students in Osaka Prefecture
OSAKA - A court sentenced a 48-year-old man to death on Wednesday for killing two junior high school students in Osaka Prefecture in 2015, rejecting the defense counsel’s claim that he did not intend ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Mobile Subsidiary Has Bitter Debut on Tokyo Market
TOKYO (AP) — SoftBank Group Corp.'s Japanese mobile subsidiary suffered a bitter debut Wednesday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, slumping 15 percent, hurt by a recent service outage and concerns about th... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s nuclear recycling policy runs aground
TOKYO -- Supplies of uranium, used to fire nuclear power plants, are becoming increasingly plentiful globally, threatening to make redundant Japan's long-standing policy of recycling spent nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s ¥400 trillion cash injection changes little for ordinary people
It’s been the most radical cash injection in history — nearly ¥400 trillion pumped into Japan’s economy over more than five years to slay deflation and kick growth into higher gear. That’s still not e... ( read original story ...)
Shares in SoftBank mobile unit slide 10% in Tokyo debut
Japan’s biggest initial public offering made a dismal trading debut as newly issued shares in SoftBank’s mobile phone business slid more than 10 per cent in opening action in Tokyo. At the Tokyo Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s search for Russia peace pact: best chance, last chance?
Japan has claimed sovereignty over all four islands ... In a sign of its sensitivity, Foreign Minister Taro Kono ignored questions about the islands at a recent news briefing. He later apologized, say... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank unit marks Japan’s largest-ever IPO, but sinks 10 percent
Japan's SoftBank Corp began trading Wednesday in Tokyo in Japan's biggest-ever IPO and one of the largest the world has seen. Shares open down 6.40 percent at 1,404.00 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, ... ( read original story ...)