Nikkei has learned. The move will involve members of the ASEAN Regional Forum, which includes Japan, the U.S., the E.U., Australia, India, China and Russia, as well as the 10 countries in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and ASEAN tap China for trans-Pacific cybersecurity regime
Nikkei has learned. The move will involve members of the ASEAN Regional Forum, which includes Japan, the U.S., the E.U., Australia, India, China and Russia, as well as the 10 countries in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tens of thousands displaced 8 years after 2011 Japan earthquake
FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO -- As memorial services for the thousands killed in the Great East Japan Earthquake are held across Japan Monday, more than 50,000 people remain displaced and the country is ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese automakers face their own Brexit with the past
What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." He was given the 2018 prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia for his Nikkei Asian Review work. ( read original story ...)
Japan to step up oversight of employers hiring foreign trainees
TOKYO -- Japan will strengthen monitoring of businesses that hire foreign workers under a government-administered technical training program, moving to crack down on illegal overtime hours and ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of tax hike, Japan economists split on recession fears
TOKYO -- As Japanese economic data hints at a potential ... was one of two economists at the 14 private-sector institutions surveyed by Nikkei on Friday who said a recession had already begun. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks Will Finally Stop Using a Piece of 1800s Technology
Winning over Japan’s bureaucracy hasn’t been easy. It took MUFG two years to convince 450 local governments to begin processing tax payments electronically, said Takayuki Ogura, a director at the grou... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks spooked as European Central Bank sounds growth alarm
Asian stocks shuddered lower on Friday after the European Central Bank slashed its growth forecasts and surprised ... while the dollar climbed on the yuan. Japan’s Nikkei dropped 1.6 per cent and Aust... ( read original story ...)
Japan has the biggest Central Bank Bubble
Japan's economy was a huge success story in the past, and today the country is wealthy, healthy, and the aging population continues to reap the benefits of such hard work and prosperity. However, in r... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles to 3-week low on worries about EU economic growth
TOKYO, March 8 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped to three-week lows on Friday morning on fresh concern about the growth after the European Central Bank decided to delay its first post-crisis interest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is the No. 1 investor in US, Abe told Trump
TOKYO -- In an attempt to get U.S. President Donald Trump to ease up on Japan's trade surplus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an elaborate presentation last year mapping out new American ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nikkei extends losses on growth worries
S. jobs report on Friday will provide the next clues on the health of global growth after ECB President Mario Draghi delivered fresh stimulus as he downgraded the outlook for the region's economy. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan January machinery orders seen falling, BOJ to keep policy unchanged: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core machinery orders likely fell for a third straight month in January, in another sign the economy may be faltering on global trade friction, a Reuters poll showed on Frida... ( read original story ...)
Fitting Hub right fit for Japanese banking on blockchain
The consortium is called Fitting Hub (FTH) and involves Aomori Bank, Bank of Iwate, Akita Bank, the Bank of Yokohama, and Yamanashi Chuo Bank. Precise details are tricky to work out as FTH shares info... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Oil Minister: Aramco IPO On Track For 2021
Apparently, with or without the Aramco IPO, the company is looking to expand ... “If I have investors from New York or London or Tokyo that are investing in Saudi Aramco they want Saudi Aramco ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Mizuho’s harsh medicine gives taste of Japan ills
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Mizuho’s harsh medicine gives investors a taste of Japanese banking ills. The country’s second-biggest lender by assets took a $6 billion hit and slashed its annual ... ( read original story ...)