The chance to go-kart through the streets of Tokyo dressed as a Super Mario character has for many years been a popular experience for tourists visiting Japan. But despite the similarities with ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo wins damage suit against Tokyo go-kart business
TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo says it has won damages in a lawsuit against a Japanese business that rents go-karts for people to drive around in Super Mario costumes. Nintendo said the Tokyo District ... ( read original story ...)
Faced with tariffs, Tokyo looks set for caution as it enters trade talks with US
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump agreed to start trade negotiations on Wednesday in an move that will likely shield Tokyo from Trump's proposed 25 percent duty on imports ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei scales 27-year highs as investors raise bets on Japan Inc
TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rallied to near 27-year highs after risk appetite bounced on the back of confidence in the U.S. economy, while hopes of improved earnings for Japan Inc. unde... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banking Giant SBI Holdings Planning To Launch ‘S Coin’ Cryptocurrency Token
Japanese banking giant SBI Holdings recently announced its plans to introduce the “S Coin” cryptocurrency token. The token is a product of a joint venture between Glory Corporation and Orb ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post to launch logistics joint venture in bet on Australia’s Toll
TOKYO -- Japan Post will set up a joint venture with Australian subsidiary Toll Holdings to meet demand for logistics support in Japan from automakers and major overseas brands. The new company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post to launch logistics joint venture in bet on Toll
TOKYO -- Japan Post will set up a joint venture with Australian subsidiary Toll Holdings to meet demand for logistics support in Japan from automakers and major overseas brands. The new company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post to launch logistics venture with Australian subsidiary
TOKYO -- Japan Post will set up a joint venture with Toll Holdings, its Australian logistics subsidiary, that expects to meet demand for Japan logistics from automakers and major overseas brands. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Giant SBI Plans Crypto Token ‘S Coin’ for Mobile Retail Payments
Japanese banking giant SBI Holdings has unveiled plans to launch “S Coin”, a cryptocurrency token for mobile retail payments. Announcing the news in a statement on Tuesday, SBI revealed that ... ( read original story ...)
Giant Japanese bank Mizuho ahead despite negative rates
Mizuho Financial Group's new leader Tatsufumi Sakai seems to have made a good start in the first fiscal quarter, as the mega-bank reported improvements across the board despite the ongoing negative be... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan split on monetary easing
Members of the BOJ Policy Board are divided, with some wanting to stick to achieving the 2 percent target quickly and others worried about possible side effects on the economy. Going forward, the divi... ( read original story ...)
HYAKUGO BANK LTD ORDINARY SHARES JAPAN (OTCMKTS:HYKUF) Shorted Shares Increased By 12.58%
The stock of HYAKUGO BANK LTD ORDINARY SHARES JAPAN (OTCMKTS:HYKUF) registered an increase of 12.58% in short interest. HYKUF’s total short interest was 235,400 shares in September as published by FIN... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan agree to negotiate a free trade agreement
CAMEROON, Cameroon — The United States and Japan announced Wednesday they will open negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement between the world's first- and third-largest economies. It's a significa... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tops 24,000 as economic optimism outweighs trade fears
have also buoyed Japanese stocks. The best-performing subindexes within the Nikkei average over the past month include industries with high exposure to the global economy -- such as shipbuilding ... ( read original story ...)
Leading M&A Lawyer Ken Lebrun to Join Davis Polk in Tokyo
Davis Polk’s lawyers in Tokyo advise a broad range of clients, including major Japanese banks and insurance companies, non-bank financial companies, as well as industrial, retail, technology and pharm... ( read original story ...)
Who says 2018 a dull year for IPOs? India ranks 2nd globally
Nasdaq (109) and Tokyo (66) were the other markets ... In 2017, the Indian market ranked sixth, raising $11.7 billion via IPO issues, which was 6.1 per cent of the total money raised through IPOs glob... ( read original story ...)