Category: FINANCE

The Nikkei 225 is the primary benchmark index for the Japanese stock market. The size of the Japanese economy (3rd largest in the world) and its importance makes the Nikkei one of the most widely watched and traded indices in the world. The 225 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Feb 1 Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday as the yen's appreciation slowed, but gains were limited as investors continued to worry about some policies of President Donald Trump's administration. The steel sector was the best sectoral ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be forged from recycled metal from old mobile phones and appliances donated by the general public to give them a sense of direct involvement in the Games, organisers said on Wednesday. The move ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's monetary policy aims to achieve the domestic purpose of ending deflation. It's not aimed at currency rates," Asakawa, vice finance minister for international affairs, told reporters. "If he is talking about currency intervention, Japan hasn't done ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Wednesday denied Donald Trump's accusation Tokyo ... moving in line with the current and mid-to-long term economic situation." Separately, senior finance ministry official Masatsugu Asakawa flat out denied Trump's assertion. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will explain the government's stance on currencies and monetary policy at a meeting next week between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior Japanese government source told Reuters on ... ( read original story ...)

Bourses in Osaka and Tokyo have merged to become Japan Exchange Group ... These issues may haunt NSE when it floats its mammoth `10,000 crore IPO later this year. “NSE, because of its stature as a highly profitable exchange, may opt for premium pricing ... ( read original story ...)

Along with this, as a leading example showing that Japanese SMEs are expanding their businesses in the UAE, Japan stated that Takenaka Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (location of head office: Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture ... offering (IPO) by Saudi Aramco ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd on Tuesday reported its first quarterly profit in a year as its nascent mobile games division started to bring in revenue, though not enough to prevent weak console software sales dragging down its annual earnings forecast ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Jan 31 Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's policies continued to weigh on investor sentiment. The Nikkei fell 1.3 percent to 19,128.38 points in midafternoon. As widely expected, the Bank of ... ( read original story ...)

The flight from KL-Osaka-Hawaii would take about 14 hours ... Australia and North Asia over the years. In terms of its financial position, Benyamin said he is confident that AirAsia X would post its first ever profitability for last year after going ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Jan 31 Japan's Nikkei share average posted the biggest daily decline since November on Tuesday as uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's policies weighed on investor sentiment. The Nikkei fell 1.7 percent to 19,041.34 points, posting the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan 31 Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street lower on concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump's policies may prove destabilising for the rest of the world. Traders were also reluctant to stake out ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japan's central bank has ended its first board meeting of the year with a decision to keep its lax monetary policy and negative benchmark interest rate unchanged. The Bank of Japan upgraded its forecasts for growth, though, citing signs the world's ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan raised its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday, but kept its policy stance unchanged, as was widely expected in its latest policy review. The central bank raised its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast to 1.4 percent for the current ... ( read original story ...)

But that silver lining didn't prevent the stock from slipping below its IPO price of $32.84 ... Line News continues growing -- especially in its four "key countries" of Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia. Line stated that its combined MAUs in those ... ( read original story ...)