Category: FINANCE

It said the company had filed a securities registration statement with the director-general of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan for the ... Resorts World Tokyo Co Ltd and Resorts World Osaka Co Ltd; firms to “be principally engaged in investment ... ( read original story ...)

In fact, the Osaka Securities Exchange is where I started my career as a financial journalist in 1991. After getting lost on my way to interview an executive of a global pharmaceuticals firm, I ended up asking some staff members of the exchange for directions. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street’s increases and upbeat domestic data, although caution towards an upcoming general election limited gains. The Nikkei ended Monday 0.2 percent higher at 20,400.78. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday, buoyed by Wall Street’s gains and upbeat domestic data, although caution towards an upcoming general election limited the gains. The Nikkei rose 0.2 percent to 20,395.25. ( read original story ...)

Many markets in the region were closed Monday for national holidays. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index rose 0.1 percent to 20,376.90 and the S&P ASX/200 jumped 1.1 percent to 5,743.40. Shares in Singapore and Taiwan also gained. Markets in Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just made life a lot harder for Haruhiko Kuroda or whoever succeeds him as Bank of Japan governor. Whether Abe gives Kuroda a second term or not, the premier's planned consumption tax hike fights the central bank's ... ( read original story ...)

It was then exploring a possible partnership with Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. of Japan ... The PNOC could tap the International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, for the conduct of a feasibility study. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Austrian and German automotive engineering service companies are establishing bases in Japan, looking to tap an expected increase in demand for outsourcing from Japanese automakers. In Europe, it is already common for automakers to subcontract ... ( read original story ...)

Hirano was speaking at Fin/Sum Week 2017, organized by The Nikkei and the Fintech Association of Japan. MUFG hopes to gain support for its cryptocurrency from other banks. There may be a problem there, though. Mizuho Financial Group, a collection of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Financial Services Agency said on Friday it has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges, in a move that sets the country apart from its neighbors which are tightening their grip on virtual money. Passed in April, the new law ... ( read original story ...)

Casino magnate Lawrence Ho -- son of Macau gaming legend Stanley Ho -- is eyeing a major foray into Japan as he seeks to broaden his family's reach beyond the world's biggest gambling hub. His father was credited with transforming Macau from a sleepy ... ( read original story ...)

It sounds like the unofficial theme of this year’s Tokyo Auto Show will be performance. Honda is one of the event’s headlining acts, and it’s bringing a brand-new concept car that puts a modern spin on its storied past. The Honda Sports EV Concept ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Japan's Financial Services Agency said on Friday it has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges, in a move that sets the country apart from its neighbours which are tightening their grip on virtual money. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

* Says the new unit will be mainly engaged in business which is able to improve the convenience for bank users through technologies * Says the new unit will be capitalized at 50 million yen ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan has officially registered its first 11 exchanges for ... Tokyo has sought to create a safety net for users venturing into this emerging field of finance, hitherto free from the kind of industrywide rules binding other areas like banking ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama, Japan sits more than 5,500 miles to the east of Berlin, but locals need only look to the district of Motomachi to feel as though they’ve been whisked away to Germany. There, in the same Toyota plant that produced the fabled Lexus LFA seven ... ( read original story ...)