Christmas Day brought no presents for the Japanese stock market, as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged below 20,000 and slipped into a bear market. Investors are bracing for more pain to come. The N... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s Kelly released on bail as Tokyo court rejects prosecutors’ plea
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly has been released on bail after more than a month in detention on financial-misconduct charges, as a Tokyo court rejected pr... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court OKs release of Nissan’s Kelly, rejecting prosecutors’ appeal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly was set to be released after more than a month in detention after a Tokyo court late on Tuesday rejected prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court OKs bail for Nissan American exec in Ghosn case
TOKYO -- A Japanese court approved a bail request Tuesday for Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly, who was detained and charged with underreporting the income of his boss, former Nissan chairman Car... ( read original story ...)
Doing business Japanese-style: What can Kiwis learn?
Pre-meeting meetings sound like bureaucracy gone mad to Westerners, but the Japanese method of decision-making means everyone is brought along together. From the moment you first arrive in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG to promote bank unit chief Mike to president: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is set to name Kanetsugu Mike, the head of its banking unit, as its next president, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Curre... ( read original story ...)
Stock Angst Snowballs as Japan’s Nikkei 225 Enters Bear Market
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said the financial markets may be overreacting and he’s not overly worried about recent market moves. Officials from the Bank of Japan, Finance Ministry and Financia... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s Kelly granted bail by Tokyo court: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly was granted bail by the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, Japanese media reported, at 70 million yen ($635,612). Kelly ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s Kelly granted bail by Tokyo court
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly was granted bail by the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, the court said, raising the prospect he could be freed before the e... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks dive more than 5% on fears over US economy
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than five percent in morning trade Tuesday amid rising doubts about the US economy and fears sparked by a US government funding crisis. At the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks plunge in Christmas rout
Tokyo stocks plunged on Tuesday as the few Asian ... Investors were also unnerved by weekend news reports that US President Donald Trump had asked about the possibility of firing Federal Reserve ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomatic rift grows between South Korea and Japan
according to Yonhap News. The South Korean and Japanese officials also discussed a South Korean court ruling that orders a Japanese steel company to compensate former South Korean workers forced to wo... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei drops 5 percent after Wall Street slide deepens
Japan's Nikkei drops more than 4 percent, hitting its lowest since May 2017. The Topix brushes its lowest since November 2016. Japanese blue chips fall, as defensive shares prove unable to resist rout ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Stock Rout Accelerates in Worst December for Almost 60 Years
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average skidded below the 20,000 level and was headed for bear market territory in the latest blow for Japanese equities experiencing their worst December on record. The Nikkei 22... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits 20-month low after Wall Street slide deepens
Japan’s Nikkei slumped to a 20-month low on Tuesday after a deepening slide on Wall Street heightened investors’ aversion to risk. The Nikkei share average was down 4.57 percent at 19,247.08 as of 014... ( read original story ...)
Osaka mayor and governor may quit to force early poll in bid to realize dream of metro government
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui and Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Monday they may step down before their terms expire next year and use their re-election bids to try and realize their goal of reorganiz... ( read original story ...)