RCEP negotiations to start in Tokyo

Trade officials from 16 Asia-Pacific countries are gathering in Tokyo to discuss the Regional Comprehensive ... including tariff reductions as well as rules on intellectual property, and E-commerce. Japan and Australia want higher levels of tariff ... ( read original story ...)

The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo Takes Luxury To New Levels

And it's an indispensable service to offer. Indeed, if they didn't, you'd be tempted to never leave the property's comforting clutches. While many hotels in Tokyo work hard to provide a sense of relief from the frenetic pace of life in the world's biggest ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei drops as yen firms; weak U.S. futures sour mood

TOKYO, June 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Monday as sellers targeted large caps including Fast Retailing and SoftBank as well as defensive stocks, while the mining sector outperformed after oil prices jumped on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Stocks open Flat with Worries over Trade War

Tokyo stocks open flat with investors wary of trade war (Photo: AFP). Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened flat on Monday with worries over a US-China trade war partly offset by optimism about the US economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up just 0.20 points ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s FANG Trio Have No Teeth

Take a look at how little in operating profit Line has earned since its IPO in July 2016. Yet the company can ... Its Alipay system can already be used for clothes shopping in Osaka. The three can forget about expanding overseas when Alibaba and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s toothless FANG trio don’t deserve a nibble

Line hasn’t generated much operating profit since its IPO in July 2016. Yet the company can’t stop ... Its Alipay system is being used for clothes shopping in Osaka. The three can forget about expanding overseas when Alibaba and Tencent are so busy ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rebound on yen’s descent

Also on the minus side were Suruga Bank and cosmetics-maker Shiseido Co. In index futures trading on the Osaka Exchange, the key September ... Mercari's top-of-range IPO set to make founder Shintaro Yamada a new Japanese billionaire Mercari Inc. priced ... ( read original story ...)

Editorial: Japan and the world’s animal spirits start to soar

Mercari’s initial public offering (IPO) is set to raise up to $1.2bn after being priced ... In a Financial Times supplement on Japan’s heartland, Kansai – the region that is home to Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe cities – this week, Yutaka Teranishi ... ( read original story ...)

Awards Celebrate Dynamic Life Sciences Sector

This included grants (including H2020), equity investment and partnerships (with Bluebird Bio – Boston and the NIPRO Corporation – Osaka). Innovative Collaboration ... from world-leading investors in its IPO. NuCana’s previous Series B financing ... ( read original story ...)