Rakuten's shares jumped 10% on Wednesday as investors bet on a strong public debut for Pinterest on Thursday. The e-commerce, online banking, and communications titan - nicknamed the "Amazon of Japan" ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese scientists develop advanced earthquake detection method
A TOBA with door open to reveal cryogenically cooled sensor platform inside. Japanese scientists have devised a new way of sensing earthquakes that claim thousands of lives every year. Early warnings ... ( read original story ...)
Trajectories of psychological stress among public servants after the Great East Japan Earthquake
The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 had a serious psychological impact not only on residents, but also on public servants who worked for residents in prefectures and municipalities. Although ... ( read original story ...)
Aussie travellers able to reach Sapporo, Japan faster in new direct flight route announced by Qantas
Picture: Supplied Qantas International Acting CEO Naren Kumar said in a statement to News Corp that Sapporo was a popular holiday spot. “Travel between Australia and Japan is booming,” he said. “These ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse Stops Some Japan Bond Underwriting
Credit Suisse Group AG has stopped underwriting certain types of bonds in Japan, a business that offered only limited profits for the Swiss bank given the low number of deals it handled, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reports exports, trade surplus slid in March
TOKYO - Japan’s exports declined in March as shipments to China dropped more than 9%, pulling the nation’s trade surplus sharply lower. The data released Wednesday by the Finance Ministry was more or ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan ready to deploy monetary policy tools to fight crisis: deputy governor
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is ready to deploy monetary policy tools if a financial crisis threatens to destabilize the country’s banking system, its deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan will scrutinize risks including financial imbalances: deputy governor Amamiya
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Wednesday the central bank will scrutinize potential risks to the economy, including signs of financial imbalances, in guiding ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to be top shareholder of Japan stocks
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan will overtake a state-run pension fund as the top shareholder in Tokyo-listed companies as early as 2020, Nikkei calculations show, as concerns rise regarding the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slump on weak China demand, heaping pressure on economy
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 pushes Asian Development Bank to end China loans
TOKYO -- The Japanese government has urged the Asian Development Bank to stop granting new loans to China, on the grounds that the world's second-biggest economy is rich enough to "graduate" from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to require crypto exchanges to bolster internal oversight: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s financial regulator will require cryptocurrency exchanges to strengthen internal oversight of the so-called “cold wallets” used to store digital money, a source ... ( read original story ...)
Basketball cuts 2 games from 2020 Tokyo Olympic format
The Olympic basketball tournament has been shortened for the 2020 Tokyo Games to cut the number of group matches from five to three for each team. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) says ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 marathons to start early due to heat fears
Next year’s men’s and women’s Olympic marathons will start at 6 a.m. local time to try to avoid the worst of Tokyo’s blazing summer heat, organisers said on Tuesday. Advertising The marathons had been ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 marathons to start early due to heat fears
TOKYO (Reuters) - Next year’s men’s and women’s Olympic marathons will start at 6 a.m. local time to try to avoid the worst of Tokyo’s blazing summer heat, organizers said on Tuesday. The ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : It may be too late for the Federal Reserve Bank, the European Central Bank and others
Everyone has heard of the Federal Reserve Bank or "The Fed" and that it has something to do with the value of our money — and so it must be very important. But few even claim to really understand what ... ( read original story ...)