Tokyo bureau chief covering Japan ... who was at a park near the site, told Kyodo News. He said he saw children falling to the ground. But Satoru Shitori, the deputy principal of the Caritas ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly knife attack near Tokyo raises alarm on child safety
The attack near Tokyo on Tuesday has raised concerns about how children can be protected on their way to school. Officials say the knife-brandishing man ran while slashing a group of schoolgirls ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota may invest about $550 million in China ride-hailing firm Didi: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is considering investing about 60 billion yen ($550 million) in Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles to more than 2-week low, growth worries hit export stocks
TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei tumbled to a more than two-week low on Wednesday morning, weighed by companies with large exposure to China, such as those in the chip sector, reflecting ... ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI : Japan stocks to rise 6% by year-end, trade spats seen easing – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Expectations that the U.S.-China trade dispute will eventually ease should help Japanese stocks recover by end-December to show a gain of 6% from last week's closing level, a Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Duterte leaves for Japan to attend Nikkei conference
(MENAFN - Gulf Times) President Rodrigo Duterte left yesterday for Japan where he would attend the 25th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia on May 30-31. Duterte will be delivering a keynote ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign investors to join restructuring of Vietnamese banking system
The case of JTrust conglomerate from Japan recently joining the restructuring of Construction Bank (CBank) has raised the possibility of cross-border bank M&A accelerating the speed of banks ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan : Opening Remarks by Governor Kuroda at the 2019 BOJ-IMES Conference
Good morning. I am honored to welcome such distinguished guests from around the globe to the 25th BOJ-IMES Conference. On behalf of the conference organizers, I thank all the guests in this room. This ... ( read original story ...)
Vohra takes over Security Bank
taking over Alfonso Salcedo Jr. This brings the leadership of Security Bank, which is 20-percent owned by Japanese banking giant MUFG, to expatriate hands for the first time in its history. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan attack: Child among two killed in Kawasaki stabbing
He began stabbing the children and then boarded the bus and stabbed children inside as well, according to the BBC's Japan correspondent, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes. News agency Kyodo said the man was ... ( read original story ...)
Stabbing of 17 Children Shocks Japan, Where Parents Trust Streets Are Safe
One father, who had come to pick up his second-grade daughter, said that his wife had seen news of the stabbings on television, and that he had received a message from the school on Line, a Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s First Junk Bond Would Break Barriers in Wary Market
(Bloomberg) -- Aiful Corp., the consumer lender brought to the edge of bankruptcy a decade ago, is on the verge of selling Japan’s first yen-denominated junk bond in the public markets, showing how ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Zverev survive Roland Garros horror shows
Osaka was broken three times in the opening set ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka survives ‘bagel’ and avoids catastrophic Roland Garros exit
Osaka was broken three times in the opening set ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)
Why the Fed, and central banks in China, Europe and Japan should work together on rate cuts to stop the global economic rot
With fiscal policy battened down by Japan’s eye-popping 250 per cent government debt-GDP ratio, deficit-spending boosts and income tax cuts are not viable options. The Bank of Japan will need to keep ... ( read original story ...)
1, not done: Osaka avoids French Open upset; Azarenka next
The wind was swirling, Naomi Osaka's shots were flying everywhere except where she wanted and her debut as the No. 1 seed at a Grand Slam tournament was not going well. Not well at all. ... ( read original story ...)