Britain will not be able to maintain current trade terms with Japan if it leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March, the UK government has admitted. The department for international trade made no menti... ( read original story ...)
United bids for six new slots at Tokyo’s Haneda airport
CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Continental Holdings is applying for six of 12 new slots open to U.S. carriers at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport in a push to increase daily nonstop flights to ... ( read original story ...)
The Biggest Year Ever for the World’s Biggest Women-Only Marathon – Nagoya Women’s Marathon Elite Field
Hot on the heels of the announcement of the field for the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon, the organizers of the Nagoya Women's Marathon have put out the entry list for this year's race, the last domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake hits Japan’s northernmost main island Hokkaido
according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. No tsunami was expected, the agency said. Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a news conference that no reports of major damage had been confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese spacecraft attempts landing on distant asteroid
A Japanese spacecraft began its approach Thursday toward a distant asteroid on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Hayabusa2's d... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banking Giant Mizuho to Launch Its Yen-Pegged Stablecoin in March
Japan’s banking giant Mizuho Financial Group will launch its digital currency platform for payments and remittance services in March. Japan’s banking giant Mizuho Financial Group will launch ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Man denies starting fire at apartment, claims ‘only visited sex business inside’
TOKYO (TR) – A 40-year-old man in custody on suspicion of arson claims he did not start a fire at an apartment building in Ota Ward, instead claiming to police that he only visited an adult-entertainm... ( read original story ...)
Sony to beef up chip business with new engineers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday it will assign 40 percent of its new engineer hires in Japan over the next two years to the chip business which includes imaging sensors, as it looks ... ( read original story ...)
BC-BUSINESS
TOKYO (PRWEB) February 21, 2019 -- AKEBONO TEA K.K. today announced ... Thereafter, she began to develop a new business as a start-up of tea export in order to launch "AKEBONO TEA". Green te... ( read original story ...)
Timetable confirmed for IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019
The first day of the IAAF World Relays Yokohama 2019 will climax with the final of the mixed shuttle hurdles relay, one of two new disciplines at the event due to be held on 11-12 May. The World Relay... ( read original story ...)
RPT-UPDATE 1-Managers hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019-sources
TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has picked Nomura and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to manage an initial public offering of Japan’s Toshiba Memory, a deal that could ha... ( read original story ...)
Managers hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019
The listing of the world's second-largest maker of NAND flash memory chips, which a Bain-led consortium bought for $18 billion last year, could be Japan's biggest IPO this year. US private equity firm ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Fortress to Invest $3.6 Billion in Japanese Property
Fortress Investment Group, a unit of SoftBank Group Corp., plans to invest as much as 400 billion yen ($3.6 billion) in Japanese property as it takes advantage of asset sales by local governments and ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei turns up, marks 4th day of gains on U.S.-China trade hopes
TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei reversed course and ended higher as optimism over U.S.- China trade talks lifted companies which have large exposure to China such as Yaskawa Electric and ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may ease further, say small but growing number of economists
The Bank of Japan's next move will be to loosen its already super-easy monetary policy, a small but growing contingent of economists say, amid risks of a slowdown and scepticism inflation will hit the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Second Largest Bank Completes Blockchain Trial On R3 Platform
A successful proof-of-concept (PoC) has been completed by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Japan’s second-largest bank by assets, as performed on an R3 platform. The platform in question is ... ( read original story ...)