What's in a name? Quite a lot if you're a Japanese citizen just learning Monday that the soon-to-be-installed new emperor's next era will be called Reiwa. It's a proclamation that has happened only ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, ‘Reiwa’ becomes the new name, for a new era, under a new Emperor
“Our nation is facing up to a big turning point, but there are lots of Japanese values that shouldn’t fade away,” Prime Minister Abe told a news conference to explain the new name. The year 2019 will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan surveys cast gloom over manufacturing outlook
The Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey of major companies ... and corporate investment hoped for when "Abenomics" was first announced. Abe said in a news conference Monday that the intention is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business confidence hits two-year low as trade war stings
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s business mood slumped to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concerns that Sino-U.S. trade tensions and softening global demand ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils dawn of the ‘Reiwa’ era
Japan still uses the Imperial calendar -- often ... When the global recession of 2008 hammered the economy, the Nikkei 225 Index dropped to 7,054 yen in March 2009, more than 80% off its historic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturing PMI remains weak in March
TOKYO -- Japan’s manufacturing sector continued to contract in March although the pace of deterioration eased from February, according to a survey. The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei jumps on trade talk optimism, China PMIs
TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on the first day of the new fiscal year on Monday on U.S.-Sino trade talk hopes and as brisk Chinese manufacturing surveys lifted China-related stocks, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s big manufacturers’ morale worsens in the first quarter, Bank Of Japan’s tankan survey shows
Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers worsened in March from three months ago, the Bank of Japan's closely watched "tankan" survey showed on Monday. This underscored concerns that slumping ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Manufacturer Sentiment Sinks Most in Six Years
Sentiment dropped to 12 in March from 19 in December, according to a quarterly Tankan survey released by the Bank of Japan, an indication of dented confidence among Japan’s biggest exporters. That was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business mood hits two-year low as trade war stings
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence worsened to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concerns that Sino-U.S. trade tensions and softening global ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Tankan shows Japan business sentiment in retreat
TOKYO -- Sentiment among Japan's large manufacturers slumped in ... Economists had expected a reading of 14, according to a poll conducted by Nikkei group company QUICK. The decline marks the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan big manufacturers’ morale worsens in first-quarter: BOJ tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers worsened in March from three months ago, the Bank of Japan’s closely watched “tankan” survey showed on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March factory output falls at fastest rate in nearly three years: PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity contracted at a slower pace in March than the previous month, but output fell at the sharpest rate in nearly three years, a private business survey ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to name new era for soon-to-be emperor Naruhito
TOKYO - Japan’s government is holding top-secret meetings to decide a new era name for soon-to-be-emperor Naruhito, the crown prince who will succeed the Chrysanthemum throne from his father May 1. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business mood slumps to two-year low as trade war hits: BOJ tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence worsened to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concerns that Sino-U.S. trade tensions and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Emperor Akihito ends reign marked by modernisation
Japan's outgoing Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko dramatically modernised the tradition-bound monarchy, bringing themselves closer to the public and boosting popular support for the household. ... ( read original story ...)