Japan’s financial regulator is urging Nomura Holdings Inc. to examine the cause of an alleged robbery and attempted murder committed by a former employee, and to formulate measures to prevent similar ... ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending falls for second month in test for BOJ policy
Japanese household spending fell in September for the second straight month, government data showed on Friday, as higher prices choked consumers' appetite in a discouraging sign for the central bank's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan electric company removes small debris from Fukushima nuclear plant
Nov. 7 (UPI) --Japanese nuclear plant workers, for the first time, removed a small amount of melted fuel from one of the Fukushima Daiichi plant reactors damaged in the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, officials said on Thursday. The debris in the ... ( read original story ...)
Stable inflation supports Bank of Japan’s policy normalisation
The Bank of Japan will continue on its path of policy normalisation, supported by sustained inflationary pressures and a recovery in economic activity ( read original story ...)
Japanese automaker Nissan cuts 9,000 jobs as its vehicles fail to sell
Nissan is reporting a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned. ( read original story ...)
US allies Japan, S.Korea quickly seek to build rapport with Trump amid security jitters
is already planning meetings for US and South Korean business leaders with US Congress members and think tanks in December. Over in Japan, Dr Minohara said Tokyo will need to reinforce its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake ‘one of the longest I’ve experienced’ says expat visiting relatives
A US expat living in Japan has told how today's earthquake was the "longest" he'd experienced and compared it to the devastating 2011 quake that killed 18,500 people. Just after 7am this morning (GMT) ... ( read original story ...)
Food, FamilyMart boost Japan’s Itochu’s H1 profit by 6%
Japanese trading house Itochu on Wednesday posted 438.4 billion yen ($2.9 billion) in net profit for the six months to end-September, up 6% from a year earlier, on non-resource items including food ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nippon Steel revises down full-year net profit forecast
Nippon Steel, Japan's biggest steel maker, revised on Thursday its full-year net profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March to 310 billion yen ($2 billion) from a previously expected 340 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to sign outline deal on technology use for nuclear plant in Poland
The Japanese and Polish governments will on Thursday sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in nuclear energy, Poland's industry ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Japan Service Activity Shrinks on Softer Sales, Confidence Slips Further, PMI Shows
"The strength of performance in the Japanese service sector came to an abrupt halt at the start of the fourth quarter," said Usamah Bhatti, economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, adding that the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rally and yen falls as Trump nears election win
“The financial markets reaction is not surprising,” said Bart Wakabayashi, a Japan representative and Tokyo branch manager, State Street Bank and Trust. “Given the polling, I’m not surprised.” Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka brothel owner arrested for allegedly forcing 150 into prostitution
Police arrested a 31-year-old business owner Tuesday on suspicion of forcing over 150 women into prostitution at upscale restaurants in Osaka Prefecture in order to pay back massive debt they incurred ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei ends at 3-week high as markets await US election outcome
Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a three-week high on Wednesday (Nov 6), led by chip and defence stocks, while market participants keenly awaited the outcome of the US presidential election. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Itochu H1 net profit up 6% to $ 2.9 bln on non-resources, FamilyMart
Japanese trading house Itochu on Wednesday posted 438.4 billion yen ($2.9 billion) in net profit for the six months to end-September, up 6% from a year earlier, on non-resource items including food ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets to open mostly higher after Wall Street rallies ahead of U.S. election results
Asia-Pacific markets to open mostly higher on Tuesday as investors monitor the U.S. elections and key policy meetings in China and Japan ... ( read original story ...)