THE Department of Finance (DOF) said the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) has expressed its willingness to support the rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City by setting up economic zones (ecozones) that will help support small businesses in the area. ( read original story ...)
Japan Investors Shy Away From Aussie as Yield Spread Shrinks
according to the Investment Trust Funds Association of Japan. The Aussie has weakened against all except one of its Group-of-10 counterparts in the past month as slowing growth pushes back expectations for when the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan is resolved to keep ultra-easy policy, says Kuroda
Tokyo: The Bank of Japan does not plan to change its massive stimulus programme and will "immediately act" if risks to the economy undermines the momentum toward achieving its inflation target, central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
More NKorean ‘ghost boats,’ bodies wash up on Japan’s shores
Usually, only the boats or fragments wash ashore. It is very rare for survivors to be rescued and brought ashore by the Japanese. (Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News via AP, File) Eight other survivors managed to reach shore in Akita on a ragged boat — which is ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama set to swoop on Ange Postecoglou
The former Socceroos coach had his sights set on Europe, but Yokohama’s swift approach after he quit the national team is likely to tempt Postecoglou to Asia instead. Postecoglou could be appointed within a week and, despite the J League season ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese entrepreneur making $62m with an instant-second hand website
Second-hand sales are a big business in Japan and a market worth 1.6 trillion yen (£10bn) REUTERS Yusuke Mitsumoto had a hunch: what if you paid people instantly for their used goods over the internet, with no guarantee that they would hand them over? ( read original story ...)
The Japanese entrepeneur making $62m with an instant-second hand website
Second-hand sales are a big business in Japan and a market worth 1.6 trillion yen (£10bn) REUTERS Yusuke Mitsumoto had a hunch: what if you paid people instantly for their used goods over the internet, with no guarantee that they would hand them over? ( read original story ...)
Japan consumer confidence at 4-year high on stocks, job market
The survey adds to upbeat signals surrounding consumer sentiment - service-sector business confidence reached a 3-1/2-year high last month. [nL3N1NF3HF] Japan’s economy is enjoying its longest expansion in 16 years but private consumption slipped for the ... ( read original story ...)
Ange Postecoglou linked to J-League giants Yokohama F Marinos
The former Socceroos coach had his sights set on Europe, but Yokohama’s swift approach after he quit the national team is likely to tempt Postecoglou to Asia instead. Postecoglou could be appointed within a week and,despite the J League season having ... ( read original story ...)
Newborn found abandoned at rest area toilet in Yokohama
KANAGAWA (TR) – Kanagawa Prefectural Police have launched an investigation after a newborn was found abandoned at a highway rest area in Yokohama last week, reports TBS News (Dec. 1). At around 3:00 a.m. Friday, emergency services were tipped off about ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may cut corporate tax rate to 20% through incentives
TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering rewarding businesses that increase wages and invest in productivity growth by offering tax breaks that could lower their effective tax rates to as low as 20% or so. A draft proposal for the tax breaks states ... ( read original story ...)
Can a death kill property value?
Local governments throughout Japan have had to address this problem as society has ... but the interested party still has to make an appointment to inspect the property and submit all the proper paperwork beforehand. The UR site may indicate that people ... ( read original story ...)
Kuroda Gives Japan’s Long-Suffering Bond Traders 2018 Hope
That’s why a couple of throwaway lines from Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda in a Zurich speech last month has brought some cheer to Japanese government bond market players keen to close the books on 2017. It’s poised to become the first full ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s corporate cash hoarders crack open the safe
Cosmetics brand Shiseido in October unveiled plans to construct a new factory in Japan, the first time the company is building such a facility on its own turf in 36 years. According to a survey conducted by The Nikkei, total capital spending by Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo condos shut doors on Airbnb and other vacation rental businesses
as familiarity with the new business practices became widespread. Rumi Yamazaki, sales promotion manager at a property investment consulting firm in Tokyo, said at a seminar for investors that gross revenue per square meter from private lodging businesses ... ( read original story ...)
New permanent Pokémon cafe to open in Tokyo next year
Pokéfans take note: The gaming franchise with the cult following has announced plans to open a permanent restaurant and cafe in Tokyo next spring. It won't be the first Pokémon restaurant to open in the world. In the last few years, pop-up cafes have ... ( read original story ...)