Following months of speculation about its proposed release date, Japan’s largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has finally announced plans to launch its long-awaited in-house digital ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Warns G-20 That Global Economy Still Faces Downside Risks
(Bloomberg) -- Japan kicked off its G-20 presidency by reminding the world that the global economy isn’t out of the woods yet. “The extension of global growth continues but at a slower pace than ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese group to get control of Japan Display after $2.1 billion bailout
Japan Display has a subsidiary in San Jose, a U.S. business that could give the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) jurisdiction over the deal. Displays may not necessarily be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s quest for display king ends as Taiwan-led group buys JDI
Japan Display, also known as JDI ... tablets are growing 30%," then-CEO Shuichi Otsuka said in an interview with Nikkei in December 2011. "None of our clients have any doubt about future demand ... ( read original story ...)
5th-Largest Japanese Bank Abruptly Ditches Ripple Trial
Ripple, the blockchain-based payment network, suffered a setback after Japan’s Resona Bank said it would no longer use MoneyTap, a consumer-centric retail payments app that uses Ripple’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank stops cooperation with SBI Ripple Asia’s Money Tap
Japanese Resona Bank has announced it is backing out of SBI Ripple Asia app Money Tap. It started cooperation with Ripple last October, and the app will be available to the bank’s clients until ... ( read original story ...)
Another Orrick Tokyo Partner Leaves to Launch Own Firm
The San Francisco-based firm has nine partners in Tokyo focusing on energy, real estate, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property. Litigation partner Shinsuke Yakura leads the office. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges G20 to strengthen global coordination
G20 finance leaders will debate topics Japan proposed, including global imbalances and steps to deal with demographic challenges, on Friday. They will not issue a communique after the meeting, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Bank Abandons Work With SBI Ripple’s ‘Money Tap’ App
Resona, one of the three Japanese banks working with SBI Holdings and Ripple on their cash transfer app Money Tap, is pulling out of the project. The bank – Japan’s fifth largest – announced ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka fights back against ‘repugnant’ lawsuit from ex-coach
Naomi Osaka has filed a motion to dismiss a $2million lawsuit against her from a disgruntled former coach, branding the claims “repugnant”. The world number one has not found life off the court easy ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. airlines eye new Haneda slots to boost Japan business and tourist travel
Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport, which is seeing a resurgence as the city pursues ambitious business and tourism goals, is adding 24 slots to boost capacity ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch names new country executives for Japan, Australia: memo
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Joseph Fayyad and Tamao Sasada as country executives of Australia and Japan, respectively, an internal memo seen by Reuters said. Sasada ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March exports to shrink for fourth straight month, fuelling growth worries: Reuters poll
The nation's consumer inflation is also expected to remain tepid in March, the poll also showed, leaving the Bank of Japan under pressure to meet its elusive 2 percent target. Exports are forecast to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to come under Chinese group’s control after $2.1 billion bailout
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Japan Display said on Friday it has signed a long-awaited deal under which it will receive a 232 billion yen ($2.1 billion) bailout that will give a ... ( read original story ...)
Seven-Eleven rebel lays bare the price of convenience in Japan
Yet Japan is suffering a severe labor shortage ... sharply underperforming the Nikkei Stock Average. But Seven-Eleven franchisees' contracts have given them little room to adjust to business ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 4-month high ahead of earnings, 10-day holiday
Topix falls 0.1 pct; NT ratio at second all-time high * Investors wary of buying ahead of earnings season, 10-day break By Tomo Uetake TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ... ( read original story ...)