Japan’s economic rebirth is in trouble ... made more money available for its state-controlled banks to lend out and promised to make business-friendly moves like cutting taxes and red tape. However, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan names era for incoming emperor Naruhito
(Anthony Trotter/ABC News) Miki and Keiko, two Japanese students, didn't particularly love the new era name. Miki and Keiko, high school students, said they didn't really understand what Reiwa meant. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc’s inflation expectations stagnate in blow to BOJ
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies' expectations for inflation over the ... A separate survey from the BOJ on Monday showed business sentiment slumped to a two-year low in the March quarter, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t says era name translates as ‘beautiful harmony’
though the emperor has no political power under Japan's postwar constitution. Era names are still widely used in government and business documents and on calendars. Many people use them to identify ... ( read original story ...)
Cupcakes to keychains, Japan new era name brings souvenir boom
a supporter of the nationalist positions of Japan's government. But most of those waiting for the name to be revealed for business reasons had less intellectual offerings, like the Osaka restaurant ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors readying new case against Ghosn over Oman payments: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors are preparing to build a fresh case against ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn over suspect payments the automaker made to a business partner in Oman, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Regional Land Prices Rise for First Time Since Property Bubble Burst in ’90s
The data also showed that gains in property prices outside Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya were largely limited to bigger provincial cities such as Fukuoka, Sapporo, Hiroshima and Sendai. The swanky Ginza ... ( read original story ...)
Japan presses China on intellectual property safeguards
BEIJING -- Japan urged the Chinese government to boost protections for intellectual property at their inaugural dialogue on innovation here Tuesday as Beijing seeks to deepen economic and ... ( read original story ...)
Delta Launches New Flights to Seul and Osaka
Delta is bringing customers more options for travel across the Pacific with direct service launching today connecting Minneapolis/St. Paul with Seoul, South Korea, and Seattle with Osaka, Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)
Ghosn’s lawyers ask his trial be separate from those of Nissan, ex-director Kelly
... Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday they asked a Tokyo court that he stand trial for alleged financial wrongdoing separately from Nissan because the company is helping prosecutors. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei jumps helped by China-related shares; Japan’s new era name lifts mood
TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on the first day of the new fiscal year on Monday as hopes for U.S.-Sino trade talk hopes and factory activity surveys lifted China-related stocks, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan names a new era: in pictures
After months of anticipation, Japan on Monday unveiled the name of ... in central Tokyo show both the new era name and the Nikkei 225 stock index. (Photo by Yoichi Iwata) ( read original story ...)
As banking goes digital, Japan’s big banks slash hiring
TOKYO -- MUFG Bank, one of Japan's largest lenders, plans to take on just 530 new graduates in 2020, 45% less than this year, joining peers that are cutting back drastically on new hires in a ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Votes To Decide Casino Question, But Not The Big One
On Sunday, voters in Osaka will choose a new mayor and governor in elections that carry strong implications for the effort to obtain a license for a casino complex in Japan’s third largest city. But ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s cryptocurrency regulation is becoming stricter
Japan made cryptocurrencies legal property under the Payment Services Act in April 2017. The country has the world’s largest market for Bitcoin and, as of December 2017, all gains on ... ( read original story ...)
Canada learns of Olympic rugby sevens qualifying schedule for Tokyo Games
The road to the Tokyo Olympics will likely take the Canadian men's rugby sevens team to the Cayman Islands in July for a North American qualifying tournament. And the regional qualifier looks to be ... ( read original story ...)