TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should assess various economic data, including the Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey due on July 1, before deciding whether to implement an increase in the sales ... ( read original story ...)
Japan space startup aims to compete with US rivals
Interstellar Technology Inc. founder Takafumi Horie said a low-cost rocket business in Japan is well-positioned to accommodate scientific and commercial needs in Asia. While Japan's government-led ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weighing downgrade of economic view, raises doubts on sales tax hike
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government is considering downgrading its assessment of the economy next week as the intensifying Sino-U.S. trade war takes a toll on exports and factory output ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Megabanks See Challenging Year as Profit Drivers Wane
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s biggest banks have warned investors ... Mitsui Financial Group Inc. President Jun Ohta said at a news briefing in Tokyo, dismissing the notion that his bank’s profit ... ( read original story ...)
Major China and Japan companies join on standard QR-code payments
Nikkei has learned. The others joining this undertaking are online flea market operator Mercari and mobile carrier NTT Docomo from Japan and Tencent Holdings' WeChat Pay from China. Smartphone ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei snaps 7-day losing streak helped by China’s stimulus hopes
TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended higher in choppy trade on Wednesday, snapping a seven-day losing streak, as expectations that China could roll out fresh stimulus to prop up a slowing ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls on weak U.S., China data, trade frictions
TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Thursday as weak U.S. and Chinese economic data and Sino-U.S. trade frictions soured sentiment, while banks tumbled on weak earnings reports. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka: ‘I let it get to my head a little bit’
Naomi Osaka is contemplating the nature of greatness. Of the tens of millions on the planet who play tennis, the Japanese athlete is the top-ranked female, designated the World Number One. She earned ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Lilac Festival begins
A flower festival heralding the arrival of early summer began in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Wednesday. The Sapporo Lilac Festival is held at Odori Park in the central part ... ( read original story ...)
Japan space startup aims to compete with US rivals within years
A Japanese startup that launched a rocket into space earlier this month plans to provide low-cost rocket services and compete with American rivals such as SpaceX, its founder said Wednesday. ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Mulls 6-Month Window for EU, Japan to Curb Auto Sales
As reported by Bloomberg News earlier on Wednesday, Trump will refrain from imposing tariffs for up to six months as trade negotiations with the EU and Japan are underway. The proclamation will exempt ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to ax 1,000 jobs
TOKYO -- Japan Display's ongoing financial woes will force it to cut 1,000 jobs, or about 20% of its workforce, Nikkei has learned. The display maker is trying to reduce fixed costs following its ... ( read original story ...)
Five reasons to check out Next Music from Tokyo Vol. 14
1. Japan calling. A twice-annual tour, Next Music from Tokyo brings some of the wildest talent in Japan’s underground music scene(s) to three Canadian cities: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama welcomes elite triathletes for the 10th year in a race more open than ever
For the third stop of the 2019 World Triathlon Series the elite triathletes head to Japan once again to return to the familiar event of the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. In the race 10th anniversary, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese space startup aims to compete with U.S. rivals
TOKYO -- A Japanese startup that launched a rocket into space earlier this month plans to provide low-cost rocket services and compete with American rivals such as SpaceX, its founder said Wednesday. ... ( read original story ...)
Profits fall at Japan’s top three banks as economy slows
Japanese banks have had to cope for years with ... costs for this year,” Mizuho Chief Executive Tatsufumi Sakai told a news conference, referring to money put aside to cover bad loans. ... ( read original story ...)