Organised in partnership with Japanese developer Dualtap, highlights included insights into Japan’s property market for 2018 and an overview of real estate laws and tax regulations. Sigrid Zialcita, managing director and head of Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
AP Interview: Japan’s emoji creator saw nuance in pictures
TOKYO — The Japanese creator of the first emoji wanted to add nuance to mobile phone messages and never imagined what he created in 1998 would become a global phenomenon. Shigetaka Kurita says he was rushing to meet a deadline at his phone company when ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon takes on Japan’s business-to-business market
TOKYO -- Amazon.com has launched its business-to-business operation in Japan, where the U.S. tech giant is expected to carve out space against long-established rivals well-versed in this country's corporate norms. All-in-one solution Debuting in April 2015 ... ( read original story ...)
Valu, the Startup in Japan That Lets Anyone Hold a Personal IPO
Nuko Numano is a cosplayer in Japan who regularly hosts livestreams for her fans, but only to a select few who own five of her shares priced at $38 apiece. That seems like a bargain, considering they were trading for as much as $585 in July. The 23-year ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up as yen eases after Fed; Apple suppliers fall
TOKYO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up on Thursday, helped by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it still expects to raise interest rates one more time this year. The Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Central Bank Keeps Policy Unchanged Amid Unexpected Dissent
The Bank of Japan kept its monetary stimulus unchanged Thursday, but a dovish new board member opposed the decision in his first meeting, an unexpected dissension on a board chosen entirely by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Still, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda ... ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan Is on Cruise Control
Citing a need for sustainability, the Bank of Japan last September shifted its monetary policy framework to yield curve control. A year later the BOJ remains on cruise control -- and virtually no one expects that to change anytime soon. Yet investors will ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gov Koike’s allies seek to repeat local success in Japan national poll
TOKYO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - With no platform, no party leader and not even a formal name, a nascent political party linked to popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is preparing for a snap election that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to call ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor Koike’s allies seek to repeat local success in Japan national poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - With no platform, no party leader and not even a formal name, a nascent political party linked to popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike is preparing for a snap election that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to call for next ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese investors upbeat about prospects in Vietnam
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings has recently struck up a partnership with Bao Viet Securities, as Japanese investors continue looking at the Vietnamese market with optimism and confidence. Tokai Tokyo and Bao Viet Securities will assist Japanese investors ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares flat, Nintendo rallies on Switch hopes
TOKYO: Tokyo shares ended little changed Wednesday after hitting a more than two-year high, but Nintendo surged on hopes for strong sales of its Switch games console. The Super Mario maker jumped 4.73 percent to 42,890 yen, adding to a more than seven ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba selects Bain group as buyer of its prized chip business: sources
and the Development Bank of Japan - to invest in the business only after any arbitration with Western Digital is settled. But sources familiar with the talks have said it remains unclear if INCJ will commit to joining the consortium even when the legal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants to roll back regulations for financial technology startups — here’s why it could be bad for the US
Inaki Berenguer, the CEO of CoverWallet, a New York-based fintech company, told Business Insider that the proposed sandbox in Japan would help foster an environment in which entrepreneurs have more leeway to innovate. While such an environment is ... ( read original story ...)
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has struck Japan 175 miles from the Fukushima nuclear plant
Less than 24 hours after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake pummeled Mexico City, another tremor has struck off the east coast of Japan. The 6.1-magnitude quake struck roughly 175 miles east of the shuttered Fukushima nuclear plant — at roughly 2:30 a.m. local ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: A strong quake has hit the Asian island not far from the Fukushima nuclear power station
AN earthquake has struck off the east coast of Japan — just 320 kilometres east of Fukushima nuclear plant. The tremor is said to have had a magnitude of 6.1, according to the US Geological Society (USGS). The American scientific agency, which tracks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake strikes east coast of country – just 200 miles from Fukushima nuclear plant
AN earthquake has struck off the east coast of Japan - just 200 miles east of Fukushima nuclear plant. The tremor is said to have measured above 6.1 on the Richter scale, according to the US Geographical Society (USGS). An earthquake has struck off the ... ( read original story ...)