TOKYO — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is wooing Japan for aid, trade and investment in a visit that highlights cordial relations with the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Hasina ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka avoids upset ax
Naomi Osaka: It’s one of those matches where you’re not playing well, but you have to find a way to win. PARIS—Naomi Osaka’s body language made her plight plain. For all she’s already ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG Bank granted access to China bond and equity markets
TOKYO -- Japan's top lender MUFG Bank has obtained a quota under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor scheme, a legal framework that allows overseas investors to buy bonds and ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama chosen as original equipment supplier for new Mazda3
Yokohama Tire announced it was chosen as the original equipment supplier for the new Mazda3. The new MAZDA3 which went on sale globally on May 24, 2019, is coming factory-equipped with “BluEarth-GT ... ( read original story ...)
Japan announces aid to Bangladesh during leader’s visit
The assistance, announced during a visit by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also will go to Japanese companies doing business in Bangladesh and will support efforts to boost energy efficiency throughout ... ( read original story ...)
Japan grows stake in Africa with new deal
The Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) and a group of private financial institutions are extending a US$350mn export credit line with a tenor of up to 20 years to the Eastern and ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka stages fightback to beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
The last time Osaka was nilled it was in good company – Simona Halep paying her back in Rome last year for suffering the same fate at Indian Wells. But she can hardly have expected it from Schmiedlova ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan tells Renault ‘not opposed’ to Fiat Chrysler merger plan: Nikkei
Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard arrived in Japan on Tuesday to discuss the proposed tie-up with Nissan, 43.4% owned by the French automaker. “We are not opposed,” the Nikkei quoted an ... ( read original story ...)
Nervy Osaka survives huge first-round scare
PARIS (Reuters) - World number one and top seed Naomi Osaka said she was a bundle of nerves as she flirted with a first-round exit at the French Open on Tuesday before firing herself up to beat ... ( read original story ...)
Airtel Africa plans $1 billion IPO, London listing
World Cup 2019 Warm Up: MS Dhoni, KL Rahul and bowlers star as India beat B ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks to rise 6% by year-end, trade spats seen easing
Takashi Ito, an equity market strategist at Nomura Securities, noted that not all industries are affected by the trade war and Japanese earnings are not expected to deteriorate sharply. Ito estimates ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 2-week low as Sino-U.S. trade frictions persist
TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei hit a two-week low on Wednesday as persistent Sino-U.S. trade frictions turned sentiment against companies with large exposure to China. Financial stocks also ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks to rise 6% by year-end, trade spats seen easing: Reuters poll
Takashi Ito, an equity market strategist at Nomura Securities, noted that not all industries are affected by the trade war and Japanese earnings are not expected to deteriorate sharply. Ito estimates ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks to rise 6% by year-end, trade spats seen easing
senior fund manager at Dalton Capital Japan. He expects the Nikkei to trade at 20,000 at the year end, a fall of 5 per cent from now, before it will rise to 22,000 in June next year. Market observers ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 2-week low as Sino-U.S. trade frictions persist
TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei hit a two-week low on Wednesday as persistent Sino-U.S. trade frictions turned sentiment against companies with large exposure to China. Financial stocks also ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank chief is ‘quite a bit concerned’ over the economy, expert says
Japan is close to a recession while external risks, such as the U.S.-China trade war, persist, says Martin Schulz of Fujitsu Research Institute. The Wall Street Journal. ... ( read original story ...)