Japanese companies have used automation to address a tight ... Sales of safes as an alternative to bank deposits boomed. TV news shows that had scarcely covered the BOJ ran features on the threat to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to name Yoshiki Takeuchi as top currency diplomat: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to tap Yoshiki Takeuchi as vice finance minister for international affairs, its top foreign exchange diplomat whose duties would include arranging any ... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan Is Under Fire for Its China-Like Rating System
“When China’s scoring system started, people said it was scary, but now they’re starting to realize that it’s being turned into a business in Japan,” Shoji said, adding that Yahoo makes it difficult ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic Signs Joint Business Development Agreement with Startup Linkwiz to Enhance Welding Processes in Manufacturing
OSAKA, Japan — On June 17, 2019, Panasonic Corporation (TOKYO: 6752) announced that it has signed a joint business development agreement with Linkwiz, Inc. — a startup company specializing in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests Chinese activity near disputed islands
TOKYO - Japan is protesting what is says was an unauthorized Chinese maritime survey within its economic waters near disputed East China Sea islands. Japan’s Foreign Ministry says it lodged a protest ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s new Shinko Pier Terminal with Intercontinental hotel set to open in November
Yokohama’s Shinko Pier Cruise Terminal and Intercontinental Yokohama Pier 8 hotel are set to open in November. By end of March 2020, an additional attraction in the precinct will be the adjacent ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese learners have wealth of opportunities
By: Prajwal Channagiri Japanese companies coming to India is good news for professionals who can overcome the language barrier. Expertise in Japanese can fetch jobs in translation, interpretation ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Man, 43, accused of setting fire to door of Shibuya sex business
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 43-year-old man for allegedly setting fire to a sex business in Shibuya Ward earlier this year, reports TBS News (June 17) In February, Takuji ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Customs ill-equipped to handle surge in cruise passengers
TOKYO -- With more cruise ships calling at the nation's ports, the influx of passengers has highlighted Japan Customs' acute manpower shortage. Last year, the number of cruise passengers coming ... ( read original story ...)
Yield Slump Sees Japan Funds Roll Dice on FX Bets, Mexico
(Bloomberg) -- Spare a thought for Japan’s yield-starved investors. Not even three months into a new fiscal year, a gauge of global bond yields has slumped to the lowest since 2017 and the yen has ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to stand pat even as trade war, dovish Fed cloud outlook
At a post-meeting news conference, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda ... if the economy loses momentum to hit its 2% inflation target. Japan's economy expanded an annualised 2.1% in January-March ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies rediscover Dalian’s charms
DALIAN, China -- Japanese companies are again investing in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, which has a reputation as being friendly to Japan. In recent years, the talk in Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s TPK withdraws from Japan Display bailout consortium
The Japanese maker said that it is now in talks ... for the worse in May when TPK Chairman Michael Chiang Chao-juei told Nikkei that there was some disagreement with JDI and that it would withdraw ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tick up in sympathy with Hong Kong, outlook cloudy
Japan's Nikkei share average rose 0.11% to 21,140 but the broader Topix was down 0.24% at 1,543.06. The market got a brief boost after Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opened sharply higher after the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower with eyes on trade, central banks
Tokyo stocks opened fractionally lower on Monday, tracking falls on Wall Street, with investors' eyes on the US-China trade war and key central bank meetings this week. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Investors Pivot to Risk as Yield Slump Spoils 2019 Plans
(Bloomberg) -- Spare a thought for Japan’s yield-starved investors. Not even three months into a new fiscal year, a gauge of global bond yields has slumped to the lowest since 2017 and the yen has ... ( read original story ...)