Category: FINANCE

TOKYO -- In moving ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the U.S., Japan will urge other member nations to stick with the tariff and commerce agreements reached under the previous 12-nation framework to avoid tricky renegotiation. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks rose on Thursday morning as the yen’s strong trend paused and the country’s strong trade data lifted sentiment, but mining shares underperformed on the back of a steep decline oil prices. The Nikkei 225 share average rose 0.3 percent to ... ( read original story ...)

Riyadh is sensibly engaging with everyone. King Salman visited both China and Japan in March to talk up Aramco. Japan is still a contender; a Breakingviews analysis of market characteristics puts Tokyo in second place behind New York as a foreign venue for ... ( read original story ...)

Price increases for the currency and U.S. bonds often hinder Japan stocks. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.31% rose 0.4%, setting the stage for its fourth straight gain. Japan’s exports rose more than expected in March at 12%, helping the rise. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Five nuclear reactors in Japan were approved for decommissioning on Wednesday, pushing utilities and other companies to join hands to tackle both the great business opportunities and daunting technical problems involved with the process. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese diaper maker Unicharm took a major step toward developing the Middle Eastern market by opening its third plant in Saudi Arabia. The new factory, next to another manufacturing center in Riyadh, apparently cost a few billion yen (1 billion ... ( read original story ...)

TAX HIKE UNDER WAY On domestic policy, Aso, who is also Japan's finance minister, said budding signs of recovery in the economy and private consumption are paving the way for Japan to proceed with a twice-delayed sales tax hike now scheduled for October 2019. ( read original story ...)

"The IPO will help decide whom, or which country ... Other mooted Asian options include Tokyo and Singapore. "The Saudis are serious about Asia. They can maintain market share there. At the end of the day, Aramco needs to sell its oil. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Christian Dior launched its new Tokyo store with a fashion show in the rooftop gardens of a luxury mall, where models sported new looks from its creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. Underlining Dior's connection with Japan, which is an ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Drawing in more entrepreneurs from abroad will form a key part of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's vision of turning the city into a global financial center. Koike wants to take advantage of the central government's special economic zone program ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Retail investors here are fleeing their traditional ... according to information website IPO Japan. These strong performers include Temona, an information technology support company that listed April 6 and achieved more than triple its offer ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON -- Opening up the Japanese market to U.S. agricultural exports will likely be a subject of heated discussion as talks progress from bilateral economic discussions that opened Tuesday. The White House under President Donald Trump has favored ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. kicked off high-level bilateral economic talks in Tokyo on Tuesday, with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who co-chaired the meeting along with Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, expressing hope for a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan is poised to exceed an international commitment to limit catches of threatened Pacific bluefin tuna just two years after it adopted the cap, which has been undermined by lax compliance. Japan leads the world in catches and consumption of the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s skyline is set to welcome 45 new skyscrapers by the time city hosts the Olympics in 2020, as a surge of buildings planned in the early years of Abenomics near completion. Japan’s capital will see nearly 50 percent more new high-rise space in ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka University and NTT Laboratories recently created the first ... is still in the early phases,” Mass wrote in an email. See also: MuleSoft’s post-IPO gains have created a scary valuation Hortonworks had a market capitalization of about $662 ... ( read original story ...)