... redistributing market share away from its strongest ally," U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty told Nikkei on Wednesday. "We seek terms of trade no less favorable than Japan's other ... ( read original story ...)
Big Tech to face antitrust law on user data in Japan
Facebook and Amazon.com will face stricter rules on handling personal information in Japan, which looks to use antitrust law to stop unfair trade-offs between privacy and free services, Nikkei has ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 4-1/2-month high on carmakers, strong China data
TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to a 4-1/2-month high on Wednesday as automakers soared on hopes of progress in Japan-U.S. trade talks, while companies with large exposure to China ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei retreats from 4-1/2-month high; Canon dives on earnings warning
TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei retreated from a 4-1/2-month high on Thursday as investors took profits, while Canon tumbled on a report that it will cut its earnings forecast, pressuring ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares make 4-mth high, led by mobile carriers
Japan's big three telcos have been under government pressure to reduce carrier fees to help stimulate consumer spending in other parts of the economy. "The ongoing rally in the Nikkei is not ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April manufacturing contraction slows but export slump deepens – Flash PMI
The Markit/Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to a seasonally adjusted 49.5 in April from a final 49.2 in March but remained below the 50 threshold that separates ... ( read original story ...)
The ‘Amazon of Japan’ is up 10% ahead of Pinterest’s IPO (4755)
Rakuten's shares jumped 10% on Wednesday as investors looked forward to Pinterest's public debut, cheered registrations for its new cryptocurrency exchange, and celebrated an analyst upgrade. ( read original story ...)
US and Japan to include digital products in trade talks
Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister ... the multilateral trade agreement that Washington later pulled out of. Nikkei staff writer Taisei Hoyama in Washington contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)
The ‘Amazon of Japan’ is up 10% ahead of Pinterest’s IPO
Rakuten's shares jumped 10% on Wednesday as investors bet on a strong public debut for Pinterest on Thursday. The e-commerce, online banking, and communications titan - nicknamed the "Amazon of Japan" ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse Stops Some Japan Bond Underwriting
Credit Suisse Group AG has stopped underwriting certain types of bonds in Japan, a business that offered only limited profits for the Swiss bank given the low number of deals it handled, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan ready to deploy monetary policy tools to fight crisis: deputy governor
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is ready to deploy monetary policy tools if a financial crisis threatens to destabilize the country’s banking system, its deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan will scrutinize risks including financial imbalances: deputy governor Amamiya
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Wednesday the central bank will scrutinize potential risks to the economy, including signs of financial imbalances, in guiding ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to be top shareholder of Japan stocks
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan will overtake a state-run pension fund as the top shareholder in Tokyo-listed companies as early as 2020, Nikkei calculations show, as concerns rise regarding the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slump on weak China demand, heaping pressure on economy
The economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter driven by business and consumer spending. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda last week stuck to his optimism that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pushes Asian Development Bank to end China loans
TOKYO -- The Japanese government has urged the Asian Development Bank to stop granting new loans to China, on the grounds that the world's second-biggest economy is rich enough to "graduate" from ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : It may be too late for the Federal Reserve Bank, the European Central Bank and others
Everyone has heard of the Federal Reserve Bank or "The Fed" and that it has something to do with the value of our money — and so it must be very important. But few even claim to really understand what ... ( read original story ...)