the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday. The Japanese automaker aims to produce about 4.6 million units in fiscal 2019, according to plans being communicated to its suppliers. The move is expected to ... ( read original story ...)
NIKKEI : No Japanese companies plan to ditch UK as Brexit looms – survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese businesses with links to Britain say they have no immediate plans to flee the country as its government seeks to hammer out terms of its exit from the European Union, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation edges higher but BOJ still in a bind
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core inflation picked up slightly in March from a year earlier, but remained distant from the Bank of Japan's ambitious 2 percent target in a sign of rising pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Smoke Commemorates the First Legal 4/20 with Community Celebrations and a Unique Style
WINNIPEG, April 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Cannabis retailer, Tokyo Smoke, looks forward to marking the first legal 4/20 in Manitoba with a celebration of cannabis culture, 4/20 history and the end of ... ( read original story ...)
10 of the best hotels in Tokyo
From 15p €0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Occupying the top floors of a skyscraper in the Otemachi business district – not far from Tokyo Station – the Aman Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 launches ticketing process
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from July 24 to August 9. Tickets for the Paralympics will become available this summer. (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister says no change of plan to raise sales tax
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday there was no change in the government's stance that it would go ahead with a planned sales tax hike in October, barring a big ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will invite Trump to visit Japan May 25-28
Trump will meet Japan’s new emperor and empress as well as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. ( read original story ...)
Celebration of Japan’s new era big opportunity for business
Japan is getting ready for its biggest celebration ... Non-salaried hourly workers will lose income. A survey by the news agency Jiji Press found 40 of those interviewed were unhappy about the ... ( read original story ...)
For Private Equity, Japan Still Beats China
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Japan lost its position as the world’s second-biggest economy to China awhile ago. But it’s beating out its Asian rival in one area at least: private equity. For restructuring ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation edges higher but its central bank is still in a bind
Japan's core inflation picked up slightly this year, but still remains well below the Bank of Japan's ambitious 2% target. Data released Friday showed a 0.8% increase in the country's core consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation edges higher but Bank of Japan still in a bind
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core inflation picked up slightly in March from a year earlier, but remained distant from the Bank of Japan’s ambitious 2 percent target in a sign of rising pressure on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank’s US$61bil CLO binge reaches politicians’ radar
TOKYO: A Japanese agricultural bank’s US$61bil spending spree on bundled leveraged loans abroad has begun to attract the attention of the nation’s politicians. Government officials answered questions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby adopts year-round hiring in blow to tradition
TOKYO -- Japan's powerful Keidanren business lobby has agreed with universities to expand year-round hiring of new graduates, moving away from the spring recruitment that has been a fixture of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports hit by weak China demand, raising risk of economic contraction
The economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter driven by business and consumer spending. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda last week stuck to his optimism that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukui Bank Moves to IBM Cloud to Transform the Way it Does Business
IBM Cloud Migration Factory will help Fukui migrate critical technology more quickly and efficiently ARMONK, N.Y., April 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM Services (NYSE: IBM) announced an agreement ... ( read original story ...)