The editorial team at The Tokyo Reporter brings the site's readership the latest news from the under side of Japan. Three videos were filmed at an outlet in Osaka Prefecture before being posted on onl... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn pays bail, Tokyo court says, paving way for release on Wednesday
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn has paid bail of 1 billion yen ($8.9 million), the Tokyo District Court said on Wednesday, clearing the way for his release from the Tokyo d... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya, Lake Biwa and Tachikawa – Weekend Preview
The last chance for Japan's marathoners to go the easy route for qualifying for September's MGC Race 2020 Olympic marathon trials by placing among the top six Japanese finishers at the Nagoya Women's ... ( read original story ...)
H.B. Fuller Establishes Engineering Adhesives Business in Japan
H.B. Fuller Japan G.K. to be led by Zhiwei Cai, Sr. Vice President, H.B. Fuller Company ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- H.B. Fuller Company (FUL) (CEO: Jim Owens) today ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s first women-only business mission to Asia targets opportunities in Japan
With their sights set on new opportunities to sell products and services into Japan’s rapidly expanding eldercare sector, Canada’s first-ever women-only business mission to Asia will also ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Oil Minister: Aramco IPO On Track For 2021
Apparently, with or without the Aramco IPO, the company is looking to expand ... “If I have investors from New York or London or Tokyo that are investing in Saudi Aramco they want Saudi Aramco ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.5 mag strikes near Hirara in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Hirara in Japan on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 13:19:05 / 1:19 pm (local time epicenter). The epicent... ( read original story ...)
Seafood exporters hope to expand Japan business
Seafood exporters are pinning their hopes on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics driving up consumption in the Japanese market. Japan is one of the world’s top seafood markets and the third largest seafood import... ( read original story ...)
Japan stunned by Ghosn’s release, critics hope for change
Japan's relatively low crime rate means high ... Nissan never suffered the investment losses and the payments were legitimate business expenses. A French lawyer for Ghosn, Jean-Yves Le Borgne ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Mizuho’s harsh medicine gives taste of Japan ills
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Mizuho’s harsh medicine gives investors a taste of Japanese banking ills. The country’s second-biggest lender by assets took a $6 billion hit and slashed its annual ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks Unite to Launch DLT Finance Platform Services
Five Japanese banks are set to launch the first services of their blockchain-based financial infrastructure platform Bank of Iwate, Bank of Yokohama, Aomori Bank, Akita Bank and Yamanashi Chuo ... ( read original story ...)
One of Japan’s biggest banks is launching a digital “coin” to replace cash—without using crypto
That conflicts with numerous reports going back as far as 2017 suggesting that the bank was researching or planning a digital currency pegged to the Japanese yen (paywall). Perhaps some confusion ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho to book $6bn charge on pivot from physical banking
Japan's third-largest banking group on Wednesday said it will book a special charge of 680 billion yen ($6.1 billion) to write down the value of retail assets, such as physical branches ... ( read original story ...)
Levi Strauss files for New York IPO after 35-year absence from public markets
The final size of the IPO could be different. The San Francisco ... Levi Strauss K.K, is publicly traded in Tokyo. In its latest report, the U.S. apparel company said sales rose nearly 9 per cent to U... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits 1-week low as chipmakers and banks retreat
TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei hit a one-week low on Thursday, with chip-related stocks tracking a decline in their U.S. peers and banks retreating after Mizuho Financial Group slashed its ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slides to week low dragged by chip-related firms, Renesas dives
TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei slid to a one-week low on Thursday morning with chip-related stocks leading the decline in step with U.S. counterparts, while Mizuho Financial Group underperf... ( read original story ...)