TOKYO: Companies surveyed by the Bank of Japan expect consumer prices to rise 0.7 percent a year from now, lower than their projection for a 0.8 percent increase three months ago. Japanese companies’ inflation expectations eased slightly in September ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank demos blockchain payment solution
Japan’s big banks showcase fintech at Ceatec show — Nikkei Asian Review — “A smartphone app lets users buy MUFG Coin with yen from their bank accounts and send the digital currency to others. Remittance costs are kept low thanks to blockchain, the ... ( read original story ...)
Glaring divergence in monetary policy between Japan and the United States becomes ever more apparent
Of course investors can be sure that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains resolutely set on maintaining its current ultra-accommodative monetary policy stance until its still distant inflation target of 2 per cent is met. Indeed last week’s summary of the BOJ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Business Outlook Reaches Decade-High, Central Bank Survey Says
TOKYO – The confidence of large Japanese companies in business conditions has reached its highest level in a decade, the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey revealed on Monday. Business sentiment among big manufacturers in the country’s key ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic to speed up M&A activity in Europe
OSAKA -- Panasonic may transfer some functions tied to mergers and acquisitions to Europe so it can speed up overseas takeovers, the company's new chief financial officer told The Nikkei. A Dutch intermediate stockholding company would take on certain ... ( read original story ...)
Ultra-energy-efficient magnetic memory by controlling the shapes of atoms
(Right) We applied external voltages to sample and performed synchrotron X-ray absorption experiment. Credit: Osaka University A research group led by Osaka University discovered a new principle to realize ultra-energy-efficient magnetic memory by ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un warns he will ‘bring nuclear clouds’ to Japan and see it ‘engulfed in flames in a moment’ as he accuses the country’s PM of being a ‘headless chicken’
... of the Korean peninsula is a suicidal deed that will bring nuclear clouds to the Japanese archipelago,' a commentary released by the North's Korean Central News Agency said according to Kyodo news agency. 'No one knows when the touch-and-go ... ( read original story ...)