The US Federal Reserve document failed to impress, with the market ignoring the release, overshadowed by the Brexit drama and the more updated statement from Chief Powell last Monday. Despite growing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Begins Experiment of Opening to Immigration
Japan’s foreign-born population is still small ... He was an assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook University, and he blogs at Noahpinion. ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei inches up, sentiment still fragile on domestic, external pressure
TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged up on Wednesday in an overall cautious market as data showed another drop in the nation’s exports for April, which offset a few positive signs for the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Food: Japanese-Peruvian Fusion Cuisine
‘Nikkei’ is a word used to describe people of Japanese descent who live as immigrants in another country; however, nowadays when people say the word Nikkei, they’re quite possibly referring to a type ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei partners with Chinese tech news site 36Kr
The partnership will help the Japanese media group enhance its tech reporting, drawing on outside resources in addition to its own vast network, Nikkei said in a news release. Nikkei will publish ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as tech shares gain; soft yen helps mood
TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged up on Wednesday morning as technology shares rose tracking their U.S. counterparts, while the country’s better-than-expected machinery orders aided ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG steps up US expansion with eye on more tech lending
San Francisco, U.S. -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group of Japan has become one of the largest ... recently talked to the Nikkei Asian Review about the bank's hunt for higher returns and how the ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota Releases TRD Performance Styling Parts for the 2020 Supra
While the internet was busy fantasizing about how the 2020 Toyota Supra would look with previous-gen A80 Supra parts, Toyota Racing Development (TRD) was readying its own modded Supra for the Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
JR West conducts anti-terror drill ahead of G20 summit
Also on Monday, Finance Minister Taro Aso at a meeting in Tokyo urged top ... which will bring leaders of the world’s top 20 advanced and emerging economies to the city of Osaka on June 28 and 29. “A ... ( read original story ...)
Steven Mnuchin expects to visit Beijing ‘in near future’ for US-China trade talks
Speaking at a subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Mnuchin said he will attend a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors slated for June 8-9 in Fukuoka, ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Trump threatens more action in China trade fight
He also says he’ll meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin at the upcoming G-20 summit in Osaka ... Our patience is waning, our finances are suffering, and the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Readies New Tariffs as Trump Says He’ll Meet China’s Xi
Earlier, Trump said he’ll meet Xi at the meeting of Group of 20 leaders June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan. But Trump warned Beijing ... not retaliate -- will only get worse!” the Ministry of Finance in ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. targets another $300B of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes
China's Finance Ministry announced duties of 5 to 25 per cent due ... Trump said Monday he and Xi would meet during the Group of 20 meeting of major economies on June 28 and 29 in Osaka, Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shifts toward digital storage of records after Moritomo, SDF and other scandals
Such scandals include the Finance Ministry’s manipulation of documents related ... Death sentence confirmed after killer of two Osaka junior high school students drops appeal A death sentence given to ... ( read original story ...)
China Retaliates And Trump Threatens
Earlier, the finance ministry listed 5,140 U.S. products that will get ... Although Trump said he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping personally at the G20 Summit next month in Osaka, Japan, he ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Auto Group ‘Profoundly Disappointed’ by Trump’s Comments on Imported Cars
(Bloomberg) -- The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said it’s “profoundly disappointed” by U.S. President Donald Trump deeming imported cars and parts a national security threat, echoing a ... ( read original story ...)