LONDON, April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS), a leading carrier neutral data centre operator, today announces its latest site acquisition in Osaka, Japan. The Osaka site ... ( read original story ...)
Japan moves to grant consumer rights over personal data
TOKYO -- Japan is considering giving individuals the right to stop companies from using their personal data, Nikkei learned Tuesday, as companies increasingly mine this virtual resource to build ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises, US-China trade talk optimism lifts cyclicals
TOKYO: Japanese stocks rose on Wednesday as optimism over US-China trade talks boosted shippers and other cyclical shares while index heavyweight Fast Retailing soared after it reported strong monthly ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises on U.S.-China trade talk optimism; Fast Retailing soars
TOKYO, April 3 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on Wednesday morning buoyed by optimism over U.S.-China trade talks, while index-heavyweight Fast Retailing soared after it reported a strong monthly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans tighter oversight of regional banks’ profits
Many Japanese regional banks are grappling with diminishing returns from their traditional lending business, hit by a low-interest rate environment amid the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Prepares to Ease Merger Rules as Regional Banks Struggle
Current rules block mergers between smaller banks outside of Japan's major cities if the newly formed bank will account for a dominant share of lending in the local community. An advisory panel ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stumbles as China’s Growth Engine Slows
Japan’s economic rebirth is in trouble ... made more money available for its state-controlled banks to lend out and promised to make business-friendly moves like cutting taxes and red tape. However, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan names era for incoming emperor Naruhito
(Anthony Trotter/ABC News) Miki and Keiko, two Japanese students, didn't particularly love the new era name. Miki and Keiko, high school students, said they didn't really understand what Reiwa meant. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc’s inflation expectations stagnate in blow to BOJ
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies' expectations for inflation over the ... A separate survey from the BOJ on Monday showed business sentiment slumped to a two-year low in the March quarter, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t says era name translates as ‘beautiful harmony’
though the emperor has no political power under Japan's postwar constitution. Era names are still widely used in government and business documents and on calendars. Many people use them to identify ... ( read original story ...)
Cupcakes to keychains, Japan new era name brings souvenir boom
a supporter of the nationalist positions of Japan's government. But most of those waiting for the name to be revealed for business reasons had less intellectual offerings, like the Osaka restaurant ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors readying new case against Ghosn over Oman payments: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors are preparing to build a fresh case against ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn over suspect payments the automaker made to a business partner in Oman, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Regional Land Prices Rise for First Time Since Property Bubble Burst in ’90s
The data also showed that gains in property prices outside Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya were largely limited to bigger provincial cities such as Fukuoka, Sapporo, Hiroshima and Sendai. The swanky Ginza ... ( read original story ...)
Japan presses China on intellectual property safeguards
BEIJING -- Japan urged the Chinese government to boost protections for intellectual property at their inaugural dialogue on innovation here Tuesday as Beijing seeks to deepen economic and ... ( read original story ...)
Delta Launches New Flights to Seul and Osaka
Delta is bringing customers more options for travel across the Pacific with direct service launching today connecting Minneapolis/St. Paul with Seoul, South Korea, and Seattle with Osaka, Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)
Ghosn’s lawyers ask his trial be separate from those of Nissan, ex-director Kelly
... Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday they asked a Tokyo court that he stand trial for alleged financial wrongdoing separately from Nissan because the company is helping prosecutors. ( read original story ...)