TOKYO (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Japan Display warned it cannot guarantee a return to profit this year as demand for smartphone screens stays weak, and turned in yet another quarterly loss, casting ... ( read original story ...)
The Finance 202: Trump dashes hopes of trade peace with China, Europe and Japan
A few shafts of light seemed to pierce the gathering gloom of President Trump’s trade offensive on Wednesday. On several critical fronts, the administration looked to be ratcheting back tensions. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling party distributes ‘anti-gaffe’ guide after litany of blunders
(Aso not only retains the finance ministry portfolio, he’s also deputy prime minister.) 5. “Banter-type expressions that could draw laughs from those close to oneself” There are a couple of examples ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to unify mobile payment codes, enlisting Chinese giants
Nikkei has learned. The others joining this undertaking are online flea market operator Mercari and mobile carrier NTT Docomo from Japan and Tencent Holdings' WeChat Pay from China. Smartphone ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls on weak U.S. data, trade frictions; banks weak
TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Thursday as weak U.S. and Chinese economic data and Sino-U.S. trade frictions soured sentiment, while banks tumbled on weak earnings reports. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan space agency stirs up public support with heavenly meals
TOKYO -- Japan's space agency has teamed with e-tailer Rakuten to create recipes based on astronaut food. The recipes, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, combine food ... ( read original story ...)
Major China and Japan companies join on standard QR-code payments
Nikkei has learned. The others joining this undertaking are online flea market operator Mercari and mobile carrier NTT Docomo from Japan and Tencent Holdings' WeChat Pay from China. Smartphone ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei snaps 7-day losing streak helped by China’s stimulus hopes
TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended higher in choppy trade on Wednesday, snapping a seven-day losing streak, as expectations that China could roll out fresh stimulus to prop up a slowing ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls on weak U.S., China data, trade frictions
TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Thursday as weak U.S. and Chinese economic data and Sino-U.S. trade frictions soured sentiment, while banks tumbled on weak earnings reports. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka: ‘I let it get to my head a little bit’
Naomi Osaka is contemplating the nature of greatness. Of the tens of millions on the planet who play tennis, the Japanese athlete is the top-ranked female, designated the World Number One. She earned ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to ax 1,000 jobs
TOKYO -- Japan Display's ongoing financial woes will force it to cut 1,000 jobs, or about 20% of its workforce, Nikkei has learned. The display maker is trying to reduce fixed costs following its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s banks expect persistent low growth as Goldman enters fray
TOKYO -- Japan's three biggest bank groups on Wednesday warned of prolonged low profit growth after reporting weak annual earnings, no thanks to the U.S.-China trade row and intensifying ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Finance Standalone March 2019 Net Sales at Rs 0.79 crore, up 366.18% Y-o-Y
Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Tokyo Finance are: Net Sales at Rs 0.79 crore in March 2019 up 366.18% from Rs. 0.17 crore in March 2018. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.78 crore in March 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso: Chinese slowdown clearly affecting weaker export data
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Apple supplier Japan Display mulling cutting around 1,000 jobs: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Japan Display Inc is considering slashing about 1,000 jobs, or about a fifth of its parent-only workforce, as it eyes a bailout from a Chinese-Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post taps Daiwa to boost fee revenue
TOKYO -- Japan Post Holdings will partner with Daiwa Securities Group to create new investment products, seeking additional fee revenue for its banking unit to shore up profits eroded by years of ... ( read original story ...)