Category: BUSINESS

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government downgraded its assessment of the economy on Friday but maintained the view it was recovering, suggesting that escalating U.S.-China trade tensions have yet to hit ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mastercard, one of the world’s most active sponsors of major sporting events, today announced it is partnering with two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. It is the first ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's net external assets grew to their second-largest amount on record last year, rebounding from the prior year's decline and making it the top creditor nation for the 28th ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity swung back into contraction in May as export orders fell at the fastest pace in four months, highlighting why policy makers and investors remain ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is advocating for the ... His family name appears first on his business card and on Twitter. "I've been wondering for a long time about why I become Kono Taro in ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON - British and Japanese mobile phone companies said Wednesday they ... after the BBC reported it was suspending business with Huawei — a move that could hobble the Chinese tech company’s ability ... ( read original story ...)

About four out of five firms had no specific business plans to use high-speed wireless technology, the survey showed. It underlined the fact that Japan is lagging other countries such as South Korea ... ( read original story ...)

A decade later, the Japanese FSA issued business improvement orders to practices that did not take appropriate AML measures, such as allowing users to sign up for their accounts with a PO box in ... ( read original story ...)

Twelve months ago at Roland Garros, an embarrassed Naomi Osaka bristled at being hailed as the ‘coolest thing’ in tennis. Now, however, the 21-year-old Japanese returns to Paris as comfortably the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese exports fell for the fifth month in April in a sign of the growing economic strain exerted by the Sino-U.S. trade war, but a pickup in business sentiment and machinery ... ( read original story ...)

The Reuters Tankan results came after data showed Japan’s growth surprisingly accelerated in January-March, driven by net contributions from exports, although declines in consumer and business ... ( read original story ...)

An aerial file photo shows New National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics under construction. TOKYO—An International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspection team took a routine tour of venues being ... ( read original story ...)

CHIBA - A new area to open at Tokyo DisneySea in the 2022 business year will be named Fantasy Springs, operator Oriental Land Co. said Tuesday. The themed area will add four new attractions to the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economic growth unexpectedly accelerated in January ... Clouding the outlook on the economy, business and consumer spending weakened in the first quarter, while exports also ... ( read original story ...)