TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency will conduct a survey to determine whether regional banks and other lenders are extending excessive credit to real estate investors, Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)
Central bank hosts UAE-Japan SME seminar
Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) hosted a UAE-Japan seminar on support systems and regulatory measures that make up the foundations for a thriving SME sector in Japan. UAE Central ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks to offer instant money transfers using blockchain
The new platform has been developed by SBI Ripple Asia, a joint venture between Japan’s SBI Holdings and US blockchain specialist Ripple. It will be launched by three of the country’s mid-sized lender... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon pummels Japan, flights cancelled, trains shut down
TOKYO — A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain. Farms and ... ( read original story ...)
A foodie tour of Osaka, Japan
Sky news - 20:16 PM GMT September 21, 2018 Pliskova beats home hope Osaka to win Pan Pacific Open Herald Scotland - 21:32 PM GMT September 23, 2018 WTA roundup: Pliskova snaps Osaka streak for title R... ( read original story ...)
Japanese earthquake death toll rises to 18
About 22 people are still unaccounted for in the small northern countryside town of Atsuma, where a cluster of dwellings were wrecked when a hillside collapsed with the force of the 6.6-magnitude quak... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4 quake has struck near Ishikawa in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 131 km NW of Ishikawa, Japan (81 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will e... ( read original story ...)
9 Dead, 30 Missing After Massive Earthquake Rocks Northern Japan
(SAPPORO, Japan) — A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful typhoon strikes Japan, projected to hit areas still reeling from Typhoon Jebi
A powerful typhoon was ripping through Japan on Sunday and authorities were warning people to brace for heavy winds and rain in areas that include those devastated by a previous storm. Many ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s deafening silence amid the world central bankers’ hubbub speaks volumes about Abenomics
Central bankers in Jakarta, Hong Kong and Manila had a busy week, hiking interest rates to keep pace with the US Federal Reserve. New Delhi telegraphed more tightening moves to come. But officials in ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon bears down on Japan, areas hit by previous storm
TOKYO — A powerful typhoon is ripping through Japan and authorities are warning people to brace for heavy winds and rain in areas that include those devastated by a previous storm. Many flights were c... ( read original story ...)
Japan election weighs controversy of US bases on Okinawa
TOKYO – Okinawans headed to the polls Sunday to choose a governor in an election that many see hinging on how voters feel about the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mothers Go Back to Work, but Find the Opportunities Lacking
In Japan, that means accepting meager benefits ... chair of the Committee for the International Conference for Women in Business. “But actually, that is the starting point.” After graduating from a ju... ( read original story ...)
Is SEVEN BANK LTD. ORDINARY SHARES JAPAN (OTCMKTS:SEBNF) a Buy? The Stock Reported Less Sellers
The stock of SEVEN BANK LTD. ORDINARY SHARES JAPAN (OTCMKTS:SEBNF) registered a decrease of 9.09% in short interest. SEBNF’s total short interest was 11.24M shares in September as published by FINRA. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s financial watchdog accuses Zaif over recent hack
TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, which is owned by Tech Bureau Corp suffered a hack earlier this month, which saw the company losing digital coins amounting to $60 million. On ... ( read original story ...)
Unicorns provide confidence as global IPO slowdown continues
Year-to-date, Japan IPO volumes and proceeds were up 14% and 36%, respectively over the same time period in 2017. Overall in Asia-Pacific, investor appetite for IPOs was sustained, with YTD 2018 proce... ( read original story ...)