OSAKA -- The two founders of Microwave Chemical share an audacious ... Having spoken to a number of scientists, Yoshino was struck by Tsukahara's passion for turning technology into business. When they met, Tsukahara suggested Yoshino try using microwaves ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei buoyed by weaker yen, higher yields lift lenders
TOKYO Nov 16 Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 9-1/2-month high on Wednesday, as a weaker yen underpinned exporters and higher Japanese yields stoked bank shares. The Nikkei ended up 1.1 percent at 17,862.21, scaling its highest levels since Feb. 1. ( read original story ...)
Airbnb use soars while Japan juggles legal conundrum
Japan ranks in the top five for the number of lodgers, Airbnb's Christopher Lehane told The Nikkei on Tuesday. Lehane oversees the company's negotiations with national governments. Airbnb users in Japan hit a record in the January-October period ... ( read original story ...)
Trump adviser calls US-Japan alliance critical for Asian security
Michael Flynn was in Tokyo to meet Japanese politicians. During an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review, he said he was specifically here to talk about cybersecurity. Trump is of big interest to Asian leaders, who are somewhat in the dark about what kind ... ( read original story ...)
Yen At 109: Why Is Nikkei Not Higher?
The Japanese yen has weakened substantially from 104-105 range to 109 recently. The Nikkei 225 has gained around 10% since Donald Trump won the US Presidency, while the yen weakened a good 4%. First of all, don’t be greedy! The last time yen was trading ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as weak yen helps exporters; hopes grow for Trump policies
TOKYO Nov 14 Jpanese shares rose on Monday as a weak yen bolstered exporter shares, with the Nikkei rising 1.7 percent to 17,672.62, the highest closing level since Feb 2. Expectations that the Trump Administration's policies will stoke U.S. inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Premarket: Trump-fuelled risk rally shifts to Japanese bonds, euro
while the yen’s slide toward 110 per dollar helped lift Japan’s Nikkei by 1.1 per cent . The dollar’s strength has fanned fears investors could shift funds to the United States from emerging markets. Emerging market stocks, which had fallen 7 per ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.10%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Shipbuilding and Paper & Pulp sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.10% to hit a new 6-month high. Advancing stocks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.03%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Marine Transport and Transport sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.03%. Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by ... ( read original story ...)
RUBBER-Tokyo futures prices after evening session November 15
Following are prices for Tokyo rubber futures at the end of the Tokyo market's evening session on Nov 2016. Contract Day Volume Evening Volume * Nov 196.2 66 201.0 12 * Dec 194.1 33 195.6 3 * Jan 195.6 147 201.3 19 * Feb 196.0 271 202.0 138 * Mar 198.4 797 ... ( read ...
Osaka cops: Body likely of missing boy found buried in mountains
... Saiki City who has been missing for around three years in a mountainous area of Osaka Prefecture after working off information provided by his father, reports TBS News (Nov. 16). At around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, officers found the body likely of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end morning down on profit-taking
Tokyo stocks gave up early gains to end the morning session ... However, Honda was up 0.42 percent at 3,101 yen and Toyota gained 0.36 percent to 6,060 yen. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group jumped 4.32 percent to 643.7 yen after the megabank announced ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rubber-mask makers happy to face a Trump presidency
SAITAMA, Japan — While much of the world anxiously awaits what happens under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, one factory manager in Japan is all smiles. Ogawa Studio, the only manufacturer of rubber masks in Japan, is working feverishly to catch up ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese sinkhole: 48 hours later, it’s fixed
A section of road in the centre of a Japanese city was fixed in days, and has reopened to traffic just one week after it collapsed into a gaping sinkhole. In the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 8, a massive sinkhole opened up in Fukuoka, Japan, swallowing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo university subsidises rent for female students
The University of Tokyo will shell out 30,000 yen ($277; £223) per month toward each student's housing costs from next April, with the support lasting for up to two years, The Asahi Shimbun reports. At the moment only 20% of the institution's applicants ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 gymnastics arena bid doubles original estimate
News of the winning bid comes as experts warn that the total 2020 Summer Games budget could hit an eye-popping $30 billion - four times the initial estimate and almost triple that of the 2012 London Olympics. Tokyo metropolitan government officials ... ( read original story ...)