Category: FINANCE

meter plot in June last year for ¥134 million, roughly 14 percent of its appraised value, following negotiations with the Finance Ministry’s regional bureau in Osaka. Prosecutors are looking into whether officials at the bureau committed breach of trust ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average skidded to three-month lows on Friday, pressured by losses on Wall Street and a weaker dollar as doubts grow over whether President Donald Trump will be able to push through policies to boost U.S ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei joins global sell-off, falls 1 percent. * Wall Street logs losses as U.S. political woes rattle investors * Insurance, banks, securities shares lead losses Japan’s Nikkei share average skidded to three-month lows on Friday, pressured by losses on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso will visit the United States in September to hold an informal meeting with his counterpart to prepare for a second round of economic talks later this year, government sources told Reuters on Friday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock index skidded to its lowest in three months in early trade on Friday, after a selloff on Wall Street. The Nikkei was last down 1.2 percent, after falling to its lowest since May 18. On Thursday, the S&P 500 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports rose for an eighth straight month in July on ... Total exports increased 13.4 per cent in July from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday, roughly in line with a median market forecast for a 13.6 per cent gain. ( read original story ...)

Shares were mixed in narrow trading Thursday, with European benchmarks falling back after recent gains. Japan's Nikkei 225 index slipped as the yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar, despite the release of upbeat trade data for July. KEEPING SCORE ... ( read original story ...)