Company establishes joint venture with Japan Cloud to help companies looking for solutions to automate critical accounting and finance processes LOS ANGELES and TOKYO, Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire ... ( read original story ...)
Mayors of San Francisco, Osaka battle over ‘comfort women’ statue and ‘sister city’ relationship
ABC News reached out to the Japanese consulate in ... When the statue’s sculptor, Steven Whyte, heard about Osaka’s decision to end the "sister city" relationship, he said he wasn’t surprised. ( read original story ...)
Here’s the news you missed this weekend
The mayors of San Francisco and Osaka, Japan, disagree about their "sister city" relationship. And a melee broke out after a Conor McGregor fight. Before you begin your week, have a look back at ... ( read original story ...)
Sevastova beats Osaka 6-4, 6-4 in China Open semifinal
BEIJING (AP) Anastasija Sevastova beat U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-4 Saturday to reach the China Open final. The 20th-ranked Latvian will face the winner of the semifinal between China's Wan... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games savings at $4.3 billion but more to come: CEO Muto
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Several measures have cut the cost of staging the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by $4.3 billion but organizers are determined to save more money in the next two years, Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens door to UK membership of Trans-Pacific Partnership post-Brexit
Japan's prime minister says his country would ... the country would remain "equipped with global strength". Sky News is calling for an Independent Leaders' Debate Commission to oversee and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Mekong countries to boost economic cooperation
TOKYO -- Japan agreed to deepen cooperation with countries in the Mekong region, as Tokyo aims to maintain its influence in Southeast Asia with more and more countries falling under the sway of China. ( read original story ...)
Genpact Appoints New Representative Director Japan to Strengthen Digital Business
Helping Japanese companies accelerate digital transformation by harnessing digital technology from RPA to AI TOKYO, Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Genpact Japan K.K. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), the ... ( read original story ...)
MUFG’s Nobuyuki Hirano: Japanese banking’s greatest hope
Nobuyuki Hirano is the world’s most recognized and most respected Japanese banker – and the chief executive of MUFG is an articulate voice on the demographic challenges facing Japanese banking and soc... ( read original story ...)
Stock gains at Japan’s big banks hit 22-year high
TOKYO -- Corporate Japan has seen a rapid increase in unrealized gains on their shareholdings as the stock market has rallied, with big banks' paper profits reaching a 22-year high. For banks ... ( read original story ...)
Scandal-hit Suruga Bank ordered to halt new property loans for 6 months
a midsized bank mired in a lending scandal, to stop making new loans for property investments for six months. The scandal has sent ripples through Japan’s banking industry where Suruga was a darling o... ( read original story ...)
Major Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Obtains Banking Partner in HSBC, Will it Last?
Already, most exchanges in major markets like Japan and South Korea have obtained banking services by large financial institutions and commercial banks in their respective countries. If Bitfinex ... ( read original story ...)
Brexit: Japan ‘would welcome’ UK to TPP says Abe
Britain would be welcomed into the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal with "open arms" after it leaves the EU, Japan's prime minister has said. While the UK would lose its role as a gateway to Europ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new language test designed to ease labor immigration
TOKYO -- Foreigners who want to work in Japan will be able to take a new test of Japanese language proficiency as soon as next April, one with a greater emphasis on practical expressions used in ... ( read original story ...)
Sayonara Tsukiji! Relocation of Tokyo’s famed fish market begins
Hundreds of fishmongers on forklifts and trucks rose before dawn in Tokyo to join a mammoth exodus of vendors as the world-famous Tsukiji market relocates to a new site. In small vehicles and the mark... ( read original story ...)
Vettel and Verstappen collide in Japan
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Ferrari’s title contender Sebastian Vettel collided with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday in yet another blow to the German’s fading ... ( read original story ...)