TOKYO -- Japan will let delivery robots be tested on public streets starting in fiscal 2019, Nikkei has learned. The government will compile safety guidelines by March, paving the way for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends gain on US-China talk hopes
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed higher on Wednesday, 20 February 2019, as risk sentiments underpinned on tracking overnight gains on Wall Street after US-China trade talks resumed wh... ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI : Japanese firms see flat business spending amid trade frictions, tax hike jitters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business investment in Japan has been a rare bright spot in the world's third-largest economy but that may now be fading amid anxiety over an upcoming sales tax hike and global trade ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to new 2-month high on U.S.-China trade deal optimism
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to more than two-month highs on Wednesday morning, as progress in U.S.-China trade talks helped lift cyclical stocks such as autos and electronic equipmen... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as U.S.-China trade deal hopes boost sentiment
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei closed at another nine-week high on Wednesday, as hopes for U.S.-China trade talks helped lift cyclical stocks such as autos and index-heavyweights including S... ( read original story ...)
Indian unicorn Oyo moves into Japan’s rental market
In Japan, homes are usually rented out unfurnished ... People familiar with the matter told the Nikkei Asian Review that the launch of the rental apartment service marks the first overseas foray ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei / Markit preliminary manufacturing PMI for February: 48.5 (prior 50.3)
"Survey data for Japan's manufacturing sector ebbed into negative territory in February, reflecting sharper reductions in demand and production. Although the initial Q4 estimate revealed a bounce back ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets tick higher; Nikkei up despite disappointing data on exports
Japan’s exports sank 8.4% year-over-year in January. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly high finish on Wall Street that extended the market’s gains into a fourth week. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports fall most in two years as China shipments weaken
Ministry of Finance data out on Wednesday showed Japan’s exports fell 8.4 percent year-on-year in January, a bigger decline than the 5.5 percent fall expected by economists in a Reuters poll. It was t... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : Tire has been named the presenting sponsor of FuelFest, an automotive festival to be held at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California.
We're happy to have Yokohama sponsoring FuelFest. Yokohama was the title sponsor for ROWW's 'In Memory of Paul' car show last year and it's great to see their continued support of our show and their c... ( read original story ...)
Osaka beaten in Dubai
No. 1 Naomi Osaka loses first match since splitting from her coach. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Naomi Osaka lost her first match since moving up to No. 1 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo company uncovers 2.7bn stolen passwords worldwide
TOKYO -- A Tokyo information security company that uncovered billions of leaked personal details online earlier this year has confirmed even more, highlighting the ever-growing challenge of ... ( read original story ...)
Managers hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has picked Nomura and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to manage an initial public offering of Japan's Toshiba Memory, a deal that could happen ... ( read original story ...)
Bain hires Nomura, Mitsubishi UFJ for IPO of Japan’s Toshiba Memory -sources
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has picked Nomura and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to manage an initial public offering of Japan’s Toshiba Memory, a deal that could ha... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Second-Largest Securities Brokerage Daiwa Completes Blockchain Pilot
into action.” As Cointelegraph reported yesterday, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Japan’s second-largest bank by assets, conducted a PoC using blockchain consortium R3’s Marco Polo ... ( read original story ...)
What happens when the Bank of Japan has bought everything?
It is time for another chapter of our Discovering Japan ( h/t Graham Parker and the Rumour) series and let us open by dipping into Japanese culture. As spring approaches, the country’s weather forecas... ( read original story ...)