Category: BUSINESS

Japanese business sentiment was steady in the three months to September, a closely watched survey showed, a sign the economy remained on track for a moderate recovery that leaves scope for further ... ( read original story ...)

Confidence among Japan’s large firms proved a touch more bullish than expected, an outcome that keeps the the Bank of Japan on track to consider a rate hike late this year or early next.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)

Qantas will make Tokyo’s Haneda Airport its primary base in the Japanese capital, in preference to the more distant Narita Airport, with daily flights from Melbourne and Brisbane shifting from Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

FUJIFILM Corporation today announced an investment of 20 billion yen in its semiconductor materials business to ... ( read original story ...)

The shock choice for prime minister represents a remarkable change. Is it a step in the right direction? ( read original story ...)

The yen weakened after Shigeru Ishiba suggested the Bank of Japan shouldn’t tighten monetary policy too quickly. ( read original story ...)

Kenji Matsubara joined SNK three years ago as CEO of a Japanese game company with a rich heritage in fighting games like King of Fighters. ( read original story ...)

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka set up a clash with Coco Gauff at the China Open after marching into the last 16 with a straight-sets victory on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to begin a review of the nation’s cryptocurrency rules, opening up the possibility of lower taxes on digital assets and potentially paving the way for the roll out of domestic funds investing in tokens. ( read original story ...)

BEIJING: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka set up a China Open last-16 clash with Coco Gauff on Monday ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks dropped after Japan’s governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country’s longstanding ultralow interest rates, as its leader. ( read original story ...)

Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba is poised to call snap elections for October 27, local media reported Monday, as equities plunge on a strong yen and fears that tax hikes are on the ... ( read original story ...)

Asian markets have had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on news of fresh stimulus for the faltering economy. ( read original story ...)

ANA Holdings Inc said it will not offer a commercial flying taxi service at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, viewed as one of the highlights of the event. Japan Airlines Co is also reconsidering ... ( read original story ...)

JAPAN’S benchmark Nikkei share average tumbled more than 4 per cent on Monday in reaction to a sharply stronger yen after perceived monetary policy hawk Shigeru Ishiba won the contest to become the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's factory output fell 3.3% in August from the previous month, versus a median market forecast for a 0.9% drop, government data showed on Monday. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to increase 2.0% in September and expand 6.1% in October. ( read original story ...