TOKYO -- The ripple effects of the Bank of Japan's ultraloose monetary policy have exposed a fissure among policy board members. While Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda increasingly worries about the easing policy ... ( read original story ...)
Retailer Aeon’s Asian finance operations deliver record profit
TOKYO -- Financial services in Asia propelled Japanese retail group Aeon to a record first-quarter operating profit, with growth in credit card users helping offset weakness in its domestic business. ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes lower on tech weakness
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed lower on Wednesday ... Analysts said tech shares suffered partly due to news that a Chinese court temporarily banned US firm Micron Technology from selling it... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower tracking Wall Street falls
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday tracking falls on Wall ... Analysts said tech shares suffered partly due to news that a Chinese court temporarily banned US Micron Technologies from selling its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe to cancel Iran trip over U.S. pressure on Tehran: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has given up on a plan to visit Iran this summer, Kyodo News said on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly tough line ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls 0.31% on weak offshore lead, trade tensions
Headline shares of the Japan share market were mixed on Wednesday, 04 July 2018, as the market mood was dented following Wall Street's overnight retreat and as investors continued to assess the impact ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei Service PMI Expanded At Its Weakest Pace Since October 2016 In June
For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.28% against the JPY and closed at 110.53. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 110.41, with the USD trading 0.11% lower against th... ( read original story ...)
As Zozotown suits up, Japan’s online fashion revolution gathers speed
offers free returns - still a rarity in Japan. It also shares inventory with fashion site Magaseek. For now, Zozotown is “totally sweeping the board,” said Yuki Ando, general manager of web business a... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire’s New All-Season AVID Ascend GT
(Photo: Yokohama) Grand Touring tire goes on sale July 1 in 50 H- and V-rated sizes Yokohama Tire is set to introduce their latest offering in the grand touring segment, the all-new AVID Ascend GT. The highly advanced all-season tire, which goes on sale ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: The Osaka earthquake brings Japan one step closer to its next major rupture
SINGAPORE: The recent earthquake that struck Osaka is a reminder to all of us that most cities in Japan are at risk of seismic hazard. Japan sits on a complicated and tectonically-active zone, deeply affected by the interaction of four major tectonic plates. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japanese helicopter carrier to tour South China Sea, Indian Ocean for two months
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will send a large helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean for a second straight year as it looks to bolster its presence in the strategic maritime region with annual tours, two Japanese officials said. ( read original story ...)
Chinese fast-food chains find an eager market in Japan
TOKYO -- Not long ago, most Chinese restaurants in Japan were small family-run businesses. But that appears to be changing, as popular fast-food chains from China are popping up on the streets of Tokyo and elsewhere. These locations are often packed with ... ( read original story ...)
‘Airbnb refugees’ in Japan seek ways around regulatory roadblocks
Asked how they planned to respond to the legal changes regarding accommodations in Japan, a Nikkei Asian Review social media survey of 198 internet users planning a trip found that 29% said they would use home-sharing services registered with authorities. ( read original story ...)
Japan urges companies to invest more in their workers
Japan's Cabinet Office is finalizing the report and could release it this month. A draft of the report seen by Nikkei stresses the impact that the digital revolution is having on Japan's labor force. Saying further economic growth rests on workers becoming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.21%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Railway & Bus and Construction sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.21% to hit a new 1-month low. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits near 3-month lows as Sino-U.S. trade war fears grow
TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japanese shares slipped to near three-month lows on Tuesday in choppy trade on growing worries the new tariffs the United States and China have threatened to impose on each other will kick in at the end of this week. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)