Japan, U.S. agreed FX talks best left for finance leaders: Abe

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump during a weekend bilateral summit that currency issues should be left for finance leaders of each country to discuss. "When I was alone with the president ... ( read original story ...)

3 Japanese Business Practices For An Age Of Disruption

Japan-based companies are among the largest and most technologically sophisticated sources of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. While automobile manufacturers are perhaps the most well-known among Japanese companies investing in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan logs 1% growth in 2016

Japan's economy expanded at a steadily slowing pace in 2016, though a modest recovery in exports helped offset sluggish spending by households and businesses. The 1.0 per cent annual pace of expansion for the year compared with 1.2 per cent growth in 2015 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks close higher as trade, currency fears abate

TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Monday as market jitters were eased following theconclusion of Japan's first summit with the U.S. since Donald Trump became the U.S. President. Trump had previously showed vexation at Japan for its trade ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks up after US-Japan summit

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks rose Monday with sentiment lifted by upbeat ... The shortfall is linked to a special loss of around 600 billion yen at Toshiba's US nuclear unit, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday. Airbag maker Takata, at the centre of the ... ( read original story ...)

Population trends deliver boost for Japan's micro M&A boutiques

TOKYO (Reuters) - Boutique advisers specialising in micro-M&A for mostly family-run firms are enjoying a boom in Japan, as an ageing, shrinking population brings in the boundaries on the country's small business landscape. There are no industry-wide ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba prepares to unveil nuclear hole, other perils threaten

including through the sale of a stake in its flagship memory chips business. "The question for Toshiba is how is it going to move forward," said Masahiko Ishino, analyst at Tokai Tokyo Research Center. He added Toshiba would need to show how it could stay ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei at more than 1-month highs as yen weakens on Trump relief

Dollar gains against yen on relief over Trump-Abe meeting * Sentiment underpinned by record closes on Wall Street TOKYO Feb 13 Japan's Nikkei share average probed more than one-month highs on Monday, cheered by Wall Street breaking records, a weaker yen ... ( read original story ...)