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 ...)
Pompeo, in Japan, seeks allied unity before North Korea talks
Japan, notably, has been wary of Trump's initiative, fearing it could affect its long-standing security relationship with the U.S. Related News NewsJapan frets about Trump's talks with North Korea Pom... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido Barbarians hope to help Sapporo shine during 2019 Rugby World Cup
SAPPORO – About an hour’s drive south of central Sapporo ... said in a recent interview with Kyodo News at the Jozankei club grounds. “The other exciting part about it is to the man on the street, rug... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s iconic Tsukiji fish market, a popular tourist spot, closes after 83 years
Tokyo's legendary Tsukiji fish market, one of the largest in the world, has closed for good, with hundreds of merchants heading for a controversial new location. CBS News' Lucy Craft says the sight of ... ( read original story ...)
US Open champion Osaka ‘stressed out’ by great expectations
BEIJING: Naomi Osaka admitted that she gets "stressed out" trying to live up to "the hype" after the US Open champion was beaten in the China Open semi-finals on Saturday. The 20-year-old Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: Indonesia quake offers a sobering reminder of reality in Japan
In regions that have traditionally suffered earthquake and tsunami damage, there are folk traditions that teach people how to survive. "Tsunami tendenko," a maxim handed down through generations in Ja... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo out to entertain Rugby World Cup fans after disaster traumas
Sapporo, a popular destination for its annual cultural events and culinary delights, has opened its doors again following a powerful earthquake last month as it prepares to welcome visitors for next y... ( read original story ...)