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TOKYO—The Bank of Japan revised down its inflation forecasts Tuesday following a raft of poor data, but held off expanding stimulus in a sign that Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has set the bar much higher for taking action. At the end of a two-day meeting, the ... ( read original story ...)

said that earnings from affiliates in the most recent financial quarter totaled 12 billion yen, most of which came from Pokemon-related businesses. "Pokemon GO got a bigger reception than we had expected," Kimishima said at a news briefing in Osaka after ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei (Nihon Keizai Shinbun: .N225) futures in Chicago traded 0.09 percent lower at 17,405, and Osaka futures slipped 0.29 percent to 17,390. The Japanese benchmark index last finished at 17,425.02. In China, the official and Caixin manufacturing ... ( read original story ...)

Last month Yutaka Hasegawa, the freelance announcer who hosted the TV Osaka program “News Real Friday,” caused a stir with a personal blog post criticizing people who receive dialysis treatments. The regular theme of Hasegawa’s blog is how certain ... ( read original story ...)

A resort in Tokyo, Osaka or Yokohama could be built by 2022-23, Murren said, speaking to Reuters after a closed-door discussion with Japanese and international businesses on casino resorts. Beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd Chief Executive Takeshi ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Exchange Group (JPX), which operates multiple securities exchanges including Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange, has reported its monthly ‎trading volumes for October 2016, which took a step back, ultimately paring the last ‎month ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese videogames maker Nintendo Co cut its annual profit outlook by a third on Wednesday as a strong yen erodes income earned overseas and overwhelms an earnings bounce from its surprise hit smartphone game Pokemon GO. But the ... ( read original story ...)

Operating profit will reach 25.7 billion yen ($245 million) in the 12 months ending March 2017, the Osaka-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. That compares with a 12.9 billion yen average of 10 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)

For this purpose, Iwasaki, 27, is aiming at santur solo performance. He stayed in Iran for four years to expand what he had initially learnt of santur at Osaka College of Music. Before Iwasaki left Iran for Japan, ISNA conducted an interview (published on ... ( read original story ...)

“Lending for overseas projects will continue so long as there’s no weakening of policies” to support clean energy, said Megumu Murakami, who studies climate change finance for the Japan Research Institute, a unit of Sumitomo Mitsui. “The banks have ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's central bank on Tuesday pushed back its timeline for reaching a high-profile inflation target, in the latest acknowledgement that Tokyo's war on deflation is falling way below expectations. After a policy meeting, the Bank of Japan said it now ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output and retail sales were flat last month, data showed on Monday, painting a bleak picture for the world's number three economy as the central bank kicks off a policy meeting. The lukewarm readings come on the heels of disappointing ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (8306.T) has launched a new business in the Americas to help airlines and other companies finance the purchase of planes, company executives told Reuters. The move highlights how large players in the aviation industry ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output stalled in September in a worrying sign that the economy, already struggling to mount a sure-footed recovery, may be losing some momentum due to weak consumer spending and exports. Separate data showed retail ... ( read original story ...)