TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell for a sixth straight month in May as China-bound shipments of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and car parts weakened, underlining persistent pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
Spending at Japan companies soars to record in fiscal 2018
Nikkei examined cash flows ... Investing cash flow has risen more than 20% over the last five years. With Japanese investors focusing more on corporate governance, companies have come under ... ( read original story ...)
Greener brew: Beer cans to lighten up as Japan cuts CO2
TOKYO -- Two of Japan's biggest names in beer, Sapporo and Suntory, are working together to make cans that use less aluminum and result in lower carbon dioxide emissions, Nikkei has learned. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls ahead of Fed meeting
The Japan share market declined to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday, 18 June 2019, as risk sentiments turned downbeat on caution ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting later in ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan considers seats for top two Renault executives in new committees: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co has plans to give multiple seats in its four proposed committees to alliance partner Renault SA's chief executive and chairman, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dips as investors await Fed meeting
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged lower in choppy trade on Tuesday but most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. central bank policy decision later in the week. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese businesses see economy peaking out, want more stimulus – Reuters poll
... firms saw no need to reduce Japan's trade surplus with the United States, the survey showed. The survey, conducted for Reuters by Nikkei Research, canvassed 505 big and midsize companies, of which ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei plunges on yen’s rise to end below 21,000
Also weighed on by selling stemming from a drop in the Nikkei futures price, both indexes expanded losses toward Tuesday’s closing. The dollar dropped against the yen after the Australian dollar ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks slide, trade subdued as investors await Fed meeting
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei dropped to a 1-1/2-week low in choppy trade on Tuesday but most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. central bank policy decision later in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on hopes of G20 trade breakthrough
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday, extending rallies on Wall Street following upbeat comments from the US and China on trade ahead of the G20 Summit. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.19 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May exports fall 7.8% year/year: MOF
(Reuters) - Japan's exports fell for a sixth straight month in May as China-bound shipments of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and car parts weakened, underlining persistent pressure on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan quake causes minor tsunami, 16 hurt
The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale, which goes up to a maximum of seven ... An agency official told an emergency news conference that residents in the region should stay vigilant as ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese insurers wait for cheaper dollar as U.S. rate-cut pressure builds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's life insurers are holding out for the possibility that the Federal Reserve's first rate cut in more than a decade will afford them better levels at which to be buying the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s property market shifts as land prices rise
Japan's land ministry released a survey on Tuesday confirming a trend that had been increasingly evident over the past couple years: land prices in the country are rising. The survey showed that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake knocks out power, but tsunami warning is lifted
The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale, which goes up to a maximum of seven ... An agency official told an emergency news conference that residents in the region should stay vigilant as ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka grinds out opening win on grass
Osaka admitted in her pre-tournament press conference that ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)