The announced tender offer for Takisawa in September followed Takisawa’s rejection of Nidec’s proposal earlier last year for a capital and business alliance between the Japanese machine stool maker ... ( read original story ...)
Japan struck by 5.6 magnitude earthquake
Tokyo: A 5.6 magnitude quake jolted southeast of Honshu in Japan, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The temblor that hit the region at 2122 GMT on Thursday was epicentered at 31.09 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 index analysis: Triple top pattern forms
Japanese stocks retreated slightly on Friday as investors reflected on the latest Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decisions. The closely-watched Nikkei 225 index dropped to ...
Japan’s Nikkei cuts losses after BOJ keeps dovish status quo
Japan's Nikkei share average cut early losses after the Bank of Japan kept stimulus unchanged on Friday and signalled it was in no rush to tighten policy.
Japan’s Nikkei sinks to 4-week low before BOJ as Fed angst weighs
Japan's Nikkei share average sank to an almost four-week trough on Friday, tracking sharp declines on Wall Street amid worries about a more hawkish Federal Reserve. The Bank of Japan is due to ...
Nikkei falls for 4th day amid wariness over BOJ chief remarks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index on Friday extended its losing streak to four days as investors remained wary over remarks due to be made by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, after the central ...
Japan stocks cut early losses as BOJ keeps dovish stance
Japanese stocks trimmed early steep losses after the Bank of Japan kept stimulus unchanged on Friday and signalled it was in no rush to tighten policy. The Nikkei share average ended the day down 0.52 ...
After Summit With U.S. and Japan, South Korea Seeks to Shore Up Ties With China Too
South Korea’s envoy to Japan said in an interview that “high-level” talks are underway for a three-nation summit with China to happen this year—and that it wouldn’t affect ties with the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to set up special business zones to attract foreign investment
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says he wants to accelerate foreign investment in Japan by establishing special business zones for asset management firms. ( read original story ...)
How Ange Postecoglou does derbies – ‘Don’t pretend it’s not different’
From South Melbourne to the Old Firm, Tottenham's head coach has used the biggest games to show his teams fear no one ... ( read original story ...)
Verstappen hopes to end his Formula 1 ‘losing’ streak on a Japan GP track suited to his car
After one loss in a row runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen is confident he can get back to his winning ways at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei futures pare declines slightly after BOJ keeps status quo
Japan's Nikkei share average futures pared declines slightly following the Bank of Japan's decision on Friday to keep stimulus settings unchanged. Nikkei futures were last down 0.71% at 32,180 as of 0257 GMT.
Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged, maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy
The BOJ maintained its ultra-loose policy and left rates unchanged on Friday, mindful of the "extremely high uncertainties" on the growth outlook.
Bank of Japan Holds Off on Rate Increase as Inflation Stays Above Target
The Bank of Japan kept its interest-rate targets unchanged amid rising prices and growing expectations for an early policy change.
Bank of Japan Keeps Interest-Rate Targets Unchanged
The Japanese central bank kept its interest-rate targets unchanged amid rising prices and growing expectations for an early policy change.
Japanese banks to lend up to $13 bln for Kioxia, Western Digital merger-Bloomberg
TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp and three other Japanese banks have started looking into extending up to 2 trillion yen ($13.5 billion) in loans to support a merger between ...