BOJ board splits as easing squeezes banking sector

TOKYO -- The ripple effects of the Bank of Japan's ultraloose monetary policy have exposed a fissure among policy board members. While Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda increasingly worries about the easing policy ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese fast-food chains find an eager market in Japan

TOKYO -- Not long ago, most Chinese restaurants in Japan were small family-run businesses. But that appears to be changing, as popular fast-food chains from China are popping up on the streets of Tokyo and elsewhere. These locations are often packed with ... ( read original story ...)

Japan urges companies to invest more in their workers

Japan's Cabinet Office is finalizing the report and could release it this month. A draft of the report seen by Nikkei stresses the impact that the digital revolution is having on Japan's labor force. Saying further economic growth rests on workers becoming ... ( read original story ...)

Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.21%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Railway & Bus and Construction sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.21% to hit a new 1-month low. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei hits near 3-month lows as Sino-U.S. trade war fears grow

TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japanese shares slipped to near three-month lows on Tuesday in choppy trade on growing worries the new tariffs the United States and China have threatened to impose on each other will kick in at the end of this week. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei ends near 1-month low as trade war concerns sour mood

TOKYO, June 28 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended flat but near one-month lows on Thursday, taking its cue from weakness on Wall Street as a simmering trade row between the United States and China hurt investor risk appetite. The Nikkei eased 1.38 points ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei edges lower as biz sentiment survey saps risk appetite

Japan's Nikkei share average edged lower on Monday morning after a central bank survey showed manufacturers' confidence worsening amid trade tensions with Washington, although some firms found support on yen expectations. The Nikkei fell 0.2 per cent to ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei dives below 22,000 on futures-led selling

The Nikkei plunged 492.58 points ... an official of a bank-affiliated securities firm said. The latest Bank of Japan’s tankan quarterly survey, in which business sentiment fell slightly short of market expectations, had little impact on the market ... ( read original story ...)

Why the “T” in TSX should stand for Tokyo

where more than $2 of every $5 in the MSCI Canada Index is in financial stocks, is not normal or reassuring for a developed economy. 1 We should stop making like it is. In fact, it would be better for the TSX if the “T” stood for Tokyo, at least on ... ( read original ...