TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned the U.S. on Friday that higher tariffs on auto imports would backfire and harm not only America's jobs and economy but also devastate the global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Major Finance Firm SBI Opens Its Crypto Exchange to Traders
Japanese internet giant SBI Holdings formally launched the public version of its cryptocurrency exchange VCTRADE, according to an official announcement July 17. The move came after several months of d... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new casino law sets stage for global bidding war
TOKYO -- Japanese lawmakers on Friday night enacted controversial ... majority of the public did not want the bill passed during the current Diet session. In a Nikkei poll at the end of June, 53% of t... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Inches Higher, Adding to Upward Moves in Wages
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s inflation accelerated slightly in June, building on modest gains in wages and providing a touch of encouragement for the Bank of Japan. Energy costs were a big part of the incre... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s inflation target dims as prices barely budge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation quickened slightly in June but the rise was due largely to recent gains in oil costs with prices of other goods barely picking up, a setback fo... ( read original story ...)
Thai AirAsia X to seek an IPO soon
It links Bangkok with Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Seoul, Shanghai and Shenyang (charter), using seven Airbus A330-300s. Thai AIRASIA X has huge potential and will be seeking an IPO soon and indoensia is go... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Inches Higher Thanks to Energy Costs
Japan’s inflation picked up slightly in June, largely because of higher energy costs. There was little to suggest price gains will accelerate toward the 2 percent target anytime soon. Weakness in infl... ( read original story ...)
‘Medical check-ups’: Japan firms tap banks for advice as activists circle
head of Japan mergers and acquisitions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “We offer Japanese clients analysis to look at the industry benchmark in terms of financial statistics as well as corporate gov... ( read original story ...)
Corrected: SoftBank’s Son says Japan is ‘stupid’ to disallow ride-sharing
(Corrects in paragraph 7 to say start date for SoftBank, Didi taxi-hailing trial will be autumn 2018 (not autumn 2019) By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son ... ( read original story ...)
Didi, SoftBank set up taxi-hailing joint venture in Japan
The service will roll out later this year, starting with a free trial run in Osaka, and expanding to Kyoto, Fukuoka, Okinawa and Tokyo, they said. The move marks the arrival of a major Chinese mobile ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei snaps 4-day winning streak; weak cosmetics cos offset oil, machinery stocks
TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average snapped a four-day winning streak in choppy trade on Thursday as investors took profits, with weakness in inbound-tourism related stocks offsett... ( read original story ...)
Kobe Steel says Tokyo prosecutors have indicted company over data tampering scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kobe Steel Ltd, (Tokyo:5406.T - News) Japan's third-biggest steelmaker, said on Thursday it has been indicted by prosecutors over a data tampering scandal that shook the company and ... ( read original story ...)
Flexibility coming to Japan’s program for foreign teachers
TOKYO -- The more than 5,000 foreigners who are employed by local governments in Japan in positions such as language teachers will no longer be pigeonholed into narrow job categories in a move to bett... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo developments curtailed by rising construction costs
Some of Tokyo’s finest large family homes can be found in Shoto ... the prestigious location of major embassies as well as offices of many of the international blue-chip firms and financial institutio... ( read original story ...)
CNN’s Tokyo: Two Sides
A special week of coverage begins July 16 with a 30-minute program airing from July 21 HONG KONG, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On 'Tokyo: Two Sides', CNN explores the dichotomies of Tokyo's multi-lay... ( read original story ...)
Japanese consumer finance company Acom advances into the Philippines
Acom Consumer Finance Corp., a local joint venture established a year ... venture wants to forge a network of 30 outlets in the Manila area within five years. The Tokyo-based lender entered Thailand i... ( read original story ...)