The Ishigaki Summary Court in Okinawa Prefecture fined the two men about $900 each on charges of defamation, NHK and Kyodo News reported Wednesday. The defendants were fined last month for damaging co... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Docomo invests in Finnish Rovio spin-off Hatch
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Japan's leading mobile operator Docomo has invested in Hatch, a spin-off of Angry Birds game maker Rovio, to bring 5G gaming to Japanese consumers, Rovio said on Wednesday. Hatch ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may have to kill up to 15,000 pigs amid ‘extremely serious’ swine fever epidemic
Five central and western prefectures in Japan have reported cases of the highly contagious virus at farms since January, Kyodo News reported. "We are facing an extremely serious situation," Agricultur... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Nikkei index closes higher after Trump speech
Mr Trump was giving his annual State of the Union speech during Tokyo trading hours, vowing again to build a wall on the Mexican border. This topic has rattled investors in the past as controversy ove... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends firmer but gains capped after Trump’s speech; Toyota dips
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged up on Wednesday with markets barely reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, while attention remained on corporate earnings. ... ( read original story ...)
Dissecting the Bank of Japan’s zero-rate policy 20 years on
Long before the U.S. and Europe embraced radical monetary policies last decade during the global financial crisis there was the Bank of Japan. Twenty years ago this month — back when the American econ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Germany want to curb Brexit’s global economic impact
Abe said Japan and Germany would work together to keep the global economy growing. "In order to do so, we need to minimize the impact on the global economy from Brexit," Abe said at a joint news confe... ( read original story ...)
Ariana Grande responds to accusations of cultural appropriation over Japanese tattoo
My Japanese fans were always excited when i wrote ... Pete Davidson shares struggle with borderline personality disorder In other Grande news, a Las Vegas artist is suing the pop star, alleging ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe defends BOJ’s policy despite inflation woes
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised the Bank of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy for helping create jobs, suggesting the government wasn't unduly worried that inflation rem... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Startups Showcased Innovative Technologies That Empower Consumers to Solve Societal Challenges at CES 2019
This featured Japan’s recent change in business innovation environment; more startups began to emerge, seeking to compete in the global marketplace. This press release features multimedia. ( read original story ...)
Japan January Services PMI Rises on Pick-Up in Domestic Demand
TOKYO, Feb 5 — Japanese services sector activity rose in January due to a pick-up in domestic demand, a business survey showed on Tuesday, but there are growing worries that economic activity will wea... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Buyback $5.5 Billion Following Successful Telecoms IPO Say Yokohama Daisan Management
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 6 ... This comes with a massive service outage that reached millions of customers prior to its IPO in December” Added William Thomson, Senior Vice President at Yokoh... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks buoyed by weaker yen
Stocks rose on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday ... jumped 4.11 percent in the wake of its upward revision of earnings forecasts for the current business year to March. Drugmaker Eisai rose 3.07 percen... ( read original story ...)
Sony Sees Biggest Drop Since 2015 on Weaker PlayStation Business
(Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp. reported weaker profits in the PlayStation business and cut its annual revenue forecast, triggering the steepest share decline in almost three and a half years. The stock fel... ( read original story ...)
A Wooden Metsä Pavilion in Tokyo During the 2020 Olympic Games
Metsä Group and Business Finland are joining forces in building a wooden Metsä pavilion to be used in Tokyo during the Olympic games. The pavilion will be built on the grounds of the Finnish ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Cops use saw to enter hostess club suspected of illegal operation
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police early Sunday used ... 5:00 a.m. Under the Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses, such a business must close by 1:00 a.m. Previously, police issued warnin... ( read original story ...)