Japan conducted its first yen-buying, dollar-selling operation since 1998 last Thursday, shortly after the Bank of Japan retained its ultralow rate policy and Governor Haruhiko Kuroda dismissed the ...
Japan warns against speculative yen moves, markets wary of further intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities stood ready to respond to speculative currency moves, a fresh warning that comes days after Tokyo intervened in the foreign exchange market ...
McDonald’s hikes prices in Japan on higher input costs, weaker yen
Japan's McDonald's fast food restaurants will raise prices on about 60% of offerings to customers, fuelled by rising input costs and exchange-rate fluctuations, the company said on Monday. From Friday ... ( read original story ...)
ServiceNow Delivers More Features in Now Platform Tokyo Release
ServiceNow, the leading digital workflow company making the world work better for everyone, announced even more new features within its Now Platform ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Activity Grows Slightly in Sept, Outlook Dim- PMI
The reading indicated an expansion in activity after August’s reading of 49.4. Japan’s service sector accounted for most of the growth, with services PMI reading 51.9, up from August’s 49.5. A ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese leader’s trip to China in ’72 was diplomatic gamble
The Japanese leader who normalized relations with China 50 years ago feared for his life when he flew to Beijing for the high-stakes negotiations at the height of the Cold War, according to his ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as negative sentiment remains
Futures in the Asia-Pacific were pointing to a lower open on Monday as negative sentiment continues to weigh on markets.
Japan won’t intervene to defend 145 yen line-in-the-sand: ex-top FX diplomat
Japan likely won't intervene in the currency market to defend a line-in-the-sand such as 145 yen versus the dollar, and instead limit any further action to smoothing operations aimed at taming ...
Japan won’t intervene to defend 145 yen line-in-the-sand, ex-top foreign-exchange diplomat says
Japan likely won't intervene in the currency market to defend a line-in-the-sand such as 145 yen versus the dollar, and instead limit any further action to smoothing operations aimed at taming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s push into ‘deep tech’ innovation
They are small firms who are merging high-tech engineering innovation with scientific discovery. The hope is that it will lead to the development of transformational products. But a successful product ... ( read original story ...)
Higher education min. reviews report on dispatching 30 undergraduates to Japan
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour received a report on dispatching 30 Egyptian university students to spend a semester or an academic year at prestigious Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto bankruptcies could put some customers at the ‘bottom of the totem pole’
For the first time in the short life of cryptocurrency, major crypto platforms have turned to US bankruptcy law to salvage their insolvent businesses. Now it's largely up to bankruptcy courts to ...
Japan 2022 – Banking
Here, we feature 15 excellent lawyers in the Japanese banking market for their outstanding performance in financing, regulatory and fintech work. Masanori Sato from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is renowned ...
Tokyo—raising the bar for seamless business support
What once involved visits to at least seven different government offices in different parts of the city was significantly streamlined in April 2015 with the launch of the Tokyo One-Stop Business ... ( read original story ...)
Harris travels to Japan amid protests over state funeral for slain ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe
The vice president will lead the U.S. delegation at Tuesday's memorial for Abe, the former Japanese leader who was fatally shot in July. ( read original story ...)
Federal industry minister to represent Canada at former Japanese PM’s funeral
Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral this week. ( read original story ...)