Category: FINANCE

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan has launched a campaign to convert unpopular Asian-style squat toilets into sit-on "western" models, as the nation prepares to welcome tens of millions of foreign tourists in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The high-tech country ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s core consumer prices ticked up in November owing to a rise in prices of gasoline and utilities. However, it is still lagging Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) target rate. Economic Scenario Japan’s core consumer prices, which exclude prices of fresh food ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Stock markets across Asia have started 2018 on a strong note, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average advancing 3.26% Thursday on the back of rosy economic indicators coming from the U.S. and China. The Nikkei average topped 23,500 for the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) developed clear and fair laws to regulate digital currency exchanges. Although there is still a lot of mystery surrounding the fabled inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, it is a Japanese name. It origins may be unsure but ... ( read original story ...)

“We have [entitlements] for Osaka, around second semester ... Philippines AirAsia is planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) by the second half of this year. The company expects to raise up to $250 million from the IPO, which will be ... ( read original story ...)

"Japan's economy is marching steadily away from the deflation ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told The Nikkei in December, indicating that the bank's goal of stable 2% price growth should be reached before a drawdown begins. ( read original story ...)

Asian equities continued to strengthen Thursday, with Japanese stocks surging on their first trading day of 2018 after U.S. indexes rose to fresh records overnight. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +3.26% closed up 3.3%, hitting a fresh 26-year high and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei 225 hit levels not seen in 26 years, jumping 3.26 percent, or 741.39 points, to close at 23,506.33 on its first day of trade after a long New Year weekend. Most sectors were in positive territory, with financials, technology and automakers ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei index opened the day at 23,073.73 ... During the ceremony, Akira Kiyota, chief executive officer of Japan Exchange Group Inc., which operates the TSE, noted that 2018 is the Year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac. He mentioned “inu warau ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to its highest level since January 1992 on Thursday, as it caught up to gains in global equities on Japan’s first trading day of 2018. The Nikkei was up 2.76 percent at 23,393.82 after rising ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks in Tokyo rallied on the first trading day of 2018 in Japan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared 3.26 percent, or 741.39 points, at 23,506.33 - the highest finish in 26 years. Meanwhile the broader TOPIX index of all First Section issues jumped 2 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rallied on the first trading day of 2018, with the Nikkei and Topix pushing to multi-decade highs as brokerage and oil shares surged. Catching up to overseas gains after the long Japanese New Year's holiday ... ( read original story ...)

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Paper & Pulp and Glass sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.95% to hit a new 5-year high. The Nikkei Volatility ... ( read original story ...)

The surge in Japanese markets as investors returned after the New Year break also boosted regional sentiment. The Nikkei 225 Index closed 3.3% higher. South Korea's Kia Motors dropped 3.5% after its U.S. unit said vehicle sales in the world's largest ... ( read original story ...)

Yuzo Kano is the CEO for BitFlyer, one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs developing settlement systems, and later on equities derivatives and convertible bonds. The following article is an exclusive ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) -- North Korea should shift course and drop its nuclear program and missile tests to become a wealthier nation, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday. Speaking at a news conference for the new year, Abe told reporters Japan was ... ( read original story ...)