Asia’s financial safety net is a work in progress

a port city south of Tokyo. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, China, Japan and South Korea met on the sidelines of the event, but two men were conspicuously -- and tellingly -- absent: Chinese Finance ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei slips as stronger yen takes a toll, Takata shares plummet

TOKYO, June 22 Japan's Nikkei share average erased early modest gains on Thursday and edged down, as a stronger yen took its toll on market sentiment. The Nikkei was down 0.1 percent at 20,118.25 at the end of morning trade, extending Wednesday's decline ... ( read original story ...)

Most Japan IPO stocks trading above offering price

TOKYO -- Share prices have climbed for companies going public in Japan in 2017, thanks to an inflow of money from individual investors and a bullish outlook toward startups. A company's initial public offering often generates early popularity that burns ... ( read original story ...)

Famous Tsukiji fish market will be remade, not destroyed

Tokyo’s huge, and hugely popular, Tsukiji fish market won’t be destroyed but will be closed for up to five years while it is modernized and turned into a “food theme park,” the capital’s governor said Tuesday. The market will move to a state-of ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba prefers US-Japan bidder for memory chip biz sale

TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. has chosen a U.S.-Japan consortium as the preferred bidder in the sale of its lucrative memory chip business. The troubled Japanese electronics giant has had deep recent losses and has been selling pieces of its operations to ensure ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei rises on Wall Street gains, other Asian indexes fall

TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, erasing initial gains. Tokyo’s benchmark rose, cheered by gains on Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.8 per cent to finish at 20,230.41. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo governor takes both sides on Tsukiji relocation

... governor's new plan to both relocate Tokyo's famed Tsukiji wholesale market and redevelop the existing site into a food "wonderland" chases two seemingly contradictory objectives -- at a potentially draining financial cost. Gov. Yuriko Koike told a ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s governor decides to modernize Tsukiji fish market

TOKYO — The Tokyo governor says the giant Tsukiji fish market, popular with tourists, will stay, although it will get modernized and developed within five years. Gov. Yuriko Koike, the first woman to lead Japan’s capital, told reporters Tuesday that ... ( read original story ...)

Crowdfunding Begins for Comfy KIMONO Pajamas

OSAKA, Japan, June 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BIBILAB, the idea goods brand of be-s Co., Ltd (Location: Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka; President: Kyo Ooue) announces the beginning of its Comfy KIMONO Pajamas crowdfunding campaign on June 19, 2017, on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Has Surprise Deficit as Import Growth Beats Exports

There’s no weak spot among major regions globally and all are heading toward recovery, which is helping Japan’s exports, Kodama said. The Finance Ministry said that Japan often experiences deficits in May, as exports slow relative to imports due to a ... ( read original story ...)