From Zacks: Japan’s manufacturing activity in December expanded at its fastest pace since February 2014, per the Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). Strong global recovery provided support to Japanese manufacturing activity. ( read original story ...)
New Logo and Slogan Promoting Tokyo’s Charms Abroad; “Tokyo Tokyo Old meets New” Campaign Ongoing in South Korea As Well
TOKYO, Jan. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is holding a campaign to promote Tokyo's charms overseas and also in a broad scope in South Korea using the logo and slogan "Tokyo Tokyo Old meets New." (Logo: http://prw.kyodonews.jp ... ( read original story ...)
Squat thrust: Japan on Olympic drive to get rid of ‘squat’ toilets
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan has launched a campaign to convert unpopular Asian-style squat toilets into sit-on "western" models, as the nation prepares to welcome tens of millions of foreign tourists in the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The high-tech country ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inflation Ticks Up: ETFs in Focus
Japan’s core consumer prices ticked up in November owing to a rise in prices of gasoline and utilities. However, it is still lagging Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) target rate. Economic Scenario Japan’s core consumer prices, which exclude prices of fresh food ... ( read original story ...)
Member of B.C. clown band charged with smuggling drugs into Japan
Daniel Burton Whitmore, AKA Dicksee Di’Anno in the band Powerclown, is in custody in Tokyo after being arrested in Narita airport in December, according to Japanese news reports. “Flags are flying half mast at the Powerclown Circus Tent,” a band ... ( read original story ...)
Japan leads Asia’s New Year stock rally, hits a 26-year high
TOKYO -- Stock markets across Asia have started 2018 on a strong note, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average advancing 3.26% Thursday on the back of rosy economic indicators coming from the U.S. and China. The Nikkei average topped 23,500 for the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Announces Major Corporate Changes
Yokohama Tire Corporation announced three major organizational promotions effective immediately, bringing in new leadership for different divisions of the tiremaker. Jeff Barna, who joined YTC in January of 2017 as COO, has been named president of YTC ... ( read original story ...)
BITCOIN LATEST: Japan throws weight behind cryptocurrency as it believes fear is OVER
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) developed clear and fair laws to regulate digital currency exchanges. Although there is still a lot of mystery surrounding the fabled inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, it is a Japanese name. It origins may be unsure but ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Promotes Jeff Barna to President
Jeff Barna, who joined Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) as its chief operating officer in January 2017, has been named the company's new president. His promotion is one of three top leadership changes for the tire company's North American marketing and ... ( read original story ...)
AirAsia readies Osaka flights
MANILA, Philippines — Philippines AirAsia Inc. plans to start mounting flights from Manila to Osaka, Japan in the second half. “We secured some entitlements,” Philippines AirAsia chief executive officer Dexter Comendador told reporters. He said the ... ( read original story ...)
AirAsia plans Manila-Osaka flights by 2nd half
“We have [entitlements] for Osaka, around second semester ... Philippines AirAsia is planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) by the second half of this year. The company expects to raise up to $250 million from the IPO, which will be ... ( read original story ...)
Abenomics faces year of reckoning with Japanese public
"Japan's economy is marching steadily away from the deflation ... Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told The Nikkei in December, indicating that the bank's goal of stable 2% price growth should be reached before a drawdown begins. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fertility crisis is turning into a ‘demographic time bomb’ — here’s how it affects daily life
That's because institutional knowledge is viewed as a big deal in Japan, Yale political scientist Frances Rosenbluth told Business Insider. Veteran accountants can't expect to leave their current job and start a new one at the same pay grade, as managers ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei soars on its first trading day of 2018, hits 26-year high
Asian equities continued to strengthen Thursday, with Japanese stocks surging on their first trading day of 2018 after U.S. indexes rose to fresh records overnight. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +3.26% closed up 3.3%, hitting a fresh 26-year high and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ends first day of trade in 2018 with a bang; rest of Asia mostly higher
Japan's Nikkei 225 hit levels not seen in 26 years, jumping 3.26 percent, or 741.39 points, to close at 23,506.33 on its first day of trade after a long New Year weekend. Most sectors were in positive territory, with financials, technology and automakers ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei surges to highest level in 26 years on first day of trading
The Nikkei index opened the day at 23,073.73 ... During the ceremony, Akira Kiyota, chief executive officer of Japan Exchange Group Inc., which operates the TSE, noted that 2018 is the Year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac. He mentioned “inu warau ... ( read original story ...)