As with many other companies Tokyo Chuo Auction Holdings Limited (HKG:1939) makes use of debt. But should shareholders be worried about its use of debt? Debt assists a business until the business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo for book lovers
Books stocked tend towards scholarly and business-focused titles, and are in Japanese language, but Book Lab Tokyo nonetheless makes a great spot for non-Japanese speakers/readers to get some visual ... ( read original story ...)
Rhipe expands into Japan
Rhipe has entered into a joint-venture with Microsoft partner Japan Business Systems (JBS) that will see the distributor enter the Japanese market. Rhipe Japan will be officially introduced to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokai Fuji Brokerage Says New Chinese AI Startup IPO Worth Over $1 Billion
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tokai Fuji Brokerage says that a new Chinese artificial intelligence company should be able to generate over 100 million in revenue by the end of next year and go public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports seen shrinking for eighth month in July, core inflation weak: Reuters poll
The Finance Ministry will publish trade data at 8:50 ... The stubbornly low inflation and rising economic risks will keep the Bank of Japan under pressure to ease further. In July the BOJ held off on ... ( read original story ...)
Study debunks Japanese belief in link between deep-sea fish and quakes
SHIZUOKA – A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. The team, consisting of ... ( read original story ...)
Can Tokyo’s efficient rail system handle Olympic strain?
First, Tokyo Olympic fans will have to find scarce tickets and pay the price. Then there's the quandary of landing a hotel room with rates that are being inflated due to unprecedented demand. And the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Yields Slide to Three-Year Low, Edge More From BOJ Target
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s 10-year bond yield slipped to its lowest since July 2016, intensifying scrutiny over the central bank’s yield-curve control policy amid a global debt rally. New Zealand’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on trade worries
TOKYO/SYDNEY: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday (Aug 16), hovering around its lowest levels of the year, on dampened hopes of an early settlement of the US-China trade war. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
CEO of Tokyo-based start-up: Some investors think Japan can capitalize off US-China trade dispute
"There are a lot of opportunistic players out there in the market, business leaders, thinking that Japan can capitalize here," said CEO Casey Wahl on "The Exchange." Stocks in Asia rose Wednesday in ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea’s Moon calls for talks to end trade row with Japan
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday offered an olive branch to Japan to end a tense trade dispute, saying Seoul will "gladly join hands" if Tokyo to accepts ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Aso says he hopes markets will calm down
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday that volatility was high in financial markets and that he hoped markets would calm down. Various factors are behind market moves ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Halep battle into last 16 as Barty crushes Sharapova
Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep battled into the last 16 at the Western & Southern Open, while Ashleigh Barty crushed Maria Sharapova. Osaka is back at world number one and the Japanese star moved ... ( read original story ...)
Brown bear seen in residential area of Sapporo shot and killed
SAPPORO--A brown bear spotted repeatedly in a residential area of this city since early August has been shot and killed out of concern that it could harm people. First spotted Aug. 6, the female brown ... ( read original story ...)
Why scientists created this wearable robotic tail for people
Researchers from Keio University Graduate School of Media Design in Yokohama, Japan initially began developing the robotic tail by studying cats and tigers before they settled on modeling its ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea urges dialogue with Japan in measured World War Two anniversary message
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - On the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, South Korea's president on Thursday urged Japan to contemplate its wartime past and offered to engage in talks to repair ... ( read original story ...)