6:15 p.m. Tokyo prosecutors have offered few details into their case against Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn. At a news conference Thursday, the deputy chief prosecutor Shin Kukimoto, told repo... ( read original story ...)
Japan prosecutors likely to build new criminal case against Ghosn: Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors are likely to build a new criminal case against ousted Nissan Motor (7201.T) Chairman Carlos Ghosn for understating his remuneration by 3 billion yen ($27.0 mill... ( read original story ...)
Russia, Japan, Azerbaijan battle to host 2025 World Expo
PARIS -- Cities in Russia, Japan and Azerbaijan are vying to host the 2025 World Expo, an event expected to draw millions of visitors and showcase their local culture. The Paris-based Bureau Internati... ( read original story ...)
Ctrip ties up Yokohama travel deal
China's biggest online travel agency Ctrip has inked a strategic cooperation agreement with Yokohama to boost the appeal of the Japanese city to global travelers, Chinese in particular. The two sides ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises before long-weekend; defensive stocks, tourism-related firms outperform
TOKYO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on Thursday in choppy trade with gains for defensive stocks and companies linked to inbound tourism demand after data showed a bounce in visitors in Octob... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks unite on QR code payment service
TOKYO -- Banks and regional financial institutions across Japan expect to come out with a unified smartphone payment service, perhaps in April 2020, Nikkei has learned. The envisioned service will ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese troops took her as a child sex slave. Today, at 90, she still awaits an apology
When 17-year-old Lee Yong-soo returned home to South Korea in 1945 after years as a child sex slave for Japanese troops, her family, having given her up for dead, thought she was a ghost. ( read original story ...)
Nissan Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, Is Arrested Over Financial Misconduct Allegations
TOKYO — Carlos Ghosn, who created an alliance between Nissan ... as “masterminds” of a long-running scheme to mislead financial authorities. He offered few details, citing the prosecutors’ continuing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Tokyo & Singapore rank as top finance locations in Asia
Colliers International, a global player in commercial real estate services, today released its latest research report 'Top Locations in Asia: Finance'. The report, based on a comprehensive study of 16 ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Daisan Management Says Tencent Travel Company Raises Over US$180M on Hong Kong IPO
OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Japanese private wealth management company, Yokohama Daisan Management, has commented on the recent initial public offering developments of Tencent Chinese-b... ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn’s Tokyo detention quarters a stark contrast to his globe-trotting lifestyle
Japanese prosecutors have confirmed that Nissan’s arrested chairman, Carlos Ghosn, is being held in the spartan Tokyo Detention Center, its many rules and restrictions making for a stark contrast with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher after US bounce
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors took heart from a slightly cheaper yen and a rebound in US shares, but trade was cautious ahead of holidays in Japan and the US. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | The Latest: Reports say Nissan fires Ghosn as chairman
6:15 p.m. Tokyo prosecutors have offered few details into their case against Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn. At a news conference Thursday, the deputy chief prosecutor Shin Kukimoto, told repo... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | The Latest: Prosecutors offer few details on Nissan’s Ghosn
15 p.m. Tokyo prosecutors have offered few details into their case against Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn. At a news conference Thursday, the deputy chief prosecutor Shin Kukimoto, told report... ( read original story ...)
Want a free country house in Japan? They’re giving them away
"This is usually because the owners cannot take care of the property anymore or do not want to pay the property tax that applies in Japan for a home that they do not use," said real estate site REthin... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutor: can’t comment on whether Ghosn has admitted to allegations
said on Thursday that he could not comment on whether Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn had admitted to allegations of financial misconduct. Kukimoto also said that Ghosn is being held at the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)