A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 156 km ESE of Nago, Japan (97 miles) on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us7000378h. Ids that are associated ... ( read original story ...)
Expensive daily products at Osaka Prison prompt human rights concern from lawyers
OSAKA - Tissue paper and other daily products sold at Osaka Prison are so expensive that inmates mostly cannot purchase them, a situation amounting to a human rights violation, according to local ... ( read original story ...)
China and Japan inch closer for insurance against Hurricane Trump
Meanwhile, Japan will roll out the red carpet for Trump ... Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff writer and editorial writer at Nikkei. He has spent seven years in China as a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei retreats from 4-1/2-month high; Canon slumps on profit warning
TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei retreated from a 4-1/2-month high on Thursday as defensive stocks fell and Canon tumbled on a report that it will cut its earnings forecast. The Nikkei share ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bank’s $61 Billion CLO Binge Reaches Politicians’ Radar
A Japanese agricultural bank’s $61 billion spending spree on bundled leveraged loans abroad has begun to attract the attention of the nation’s politicians. Government officials answered questions from ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China kicks off Japan RMB clearing business
Chinese ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua (center) and Chen Siqing (third from right), chairman of the Bank of China, attend the opening ceremony of the renminbi clearing business of the bank's Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Receives Platinum Supplier Award
Caterpillar has honoured Yokohama Tire with a Platinum Level Recertification award in its Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP). (Photo: Yokohama Tire) Yokohama Tire recently announced that it is ... ( read original story ...)
US opts for quick agreement with Japan on agriculture
... redistributing market share away from its strongest ally," U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty told Nikkei on Wednesday. "We seek terms of trade no less favorable than Japan's other ... ( read original story ...)
Big Tech to face antitrust law on user data in Japan
Facebook and Amazon.com will face stricter rules on handling personal information in Japan, which looks to use antitrust law to stop unfair trade-offs between privacy and free services, Nikkei has ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 4-1/2-month high on carmakers, strong China data
TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to a 4-1/2-month high on Wednesday as automakers soared on hopes of progress in Japan-U.S. trade talks, while companies with large exposure to China ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei retreats from 4-1/2-month high; Canon dives on earnings warning
TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei retreated from a 4-1/2-month high on Thursday as investors took profits, while Canon tumbled on a report that it will cut its earnings forecast, pressuring ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares make 4-mth high, led by mobile carriers
Japan's big three telcos have been under government pressure to reduce carrier fees to help stimulate consumer spending in other parts of the economy. "The ongoing rally in the Nikkei is not ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April manufacturing contraction slows but export slump deepens – Flash PMI
The Markit/Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to a seasonally adjusted 49.5 in April from a final 49.2 in March but remained below the 50 threshold that separates ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tops Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul in global business survey – but not in a good way
Hong Kong is the most expensive city in Asia for business travellers, a survey has found. The overall cost of visiting the city jumped 1.4 per cent to US$515 (HK$4,000) compared to last year, ... ( read original story ...)
The ‘Amazon of Japan’ is up 10% ahead of Pinterest’s IPO (4755)
Rakuten's shares jumped 10% on Wednesday as investors looked forward to Pinterest's public debut, cheered registrations for its new cryptocurrency exchange, and celebrated an analyst upgrade. ( read original story ...)
US and Japan to include digital products in trade talks
Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister ... the multilateral trade agreement that Washington later pulled out of. Nikkei staff writer Taisei Hoyama in Washington contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)