TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp plans to replace 4G network equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd with hardware from Nokia and Ericsson, Nikkei reported on Thursday, without ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank to replace Huawei equipment, Nikkei reports
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank will be replacing hardware from Huawei Technologies in its 4G telecommunications network infrastructure in the next few years, Nikkei Asian Review reported on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
First Trial in Japan: NIPPON Platform Partners with NETS to Enable NETS QR Payments in Japan
Making Japan into cashless society is the motto for NIPPON Platform ... deposits/pay-with-ease/dbs-paylah [Link of OCBC Pay Anyone] https://www.ocbc.com/personal-banking/online-banking/payanyone.html ... ( read original story ...)
Short-Covering Japanese Bond Traders Bring Zero Yields Back Into Focus
(Bloomberg) -- Rising demand for haven assets is threatening to push Japan’s benchmark yield below zero percent and quash the likelihood of further central bank policy tweaks in the new year for fear ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rules out asking private firms to avoid telecoms gear that could be malicious
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government has no plan to ask private companies to avoid buying telecommunications equipment that could have malicious functions, such as information leakage, its top spokesm... ( read original story ...)
Japan opens the door to more foreigners. That may not solve its labor woes
Japan's government formally passed legislation over the weekend to allow more foreign workers in a move aimed at alleviating severe labor shortages that are a major drag on the Japanese economy . That ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-EU trade pact to take effect Feb. 1
BRUSSELS -- The European Union approved an economic partnership agreement with Japan on Wednesday, firming up a Feb. 1 launch for the massive free trade zone. The European Parliament endorsed the ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda and the New York Academy of Sciences Announce 2019 Innovators in Science Award Winners
NEW YORK & OSAKA, Japan — Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, (“Takeda”) (TSE:4502) and the New York Academy of Sciences announced today the Winners of the second annual Innovators in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei rebounds on signs of progress towards trade truce
Headline indices of the Japan share market rebounded from 18-months low on Wednesday, 12 December 2018, as risk appetite buying buoyed by halt in the appreciation of the yen against the dollar, signs ... ( read original story ...)
Japan effectively bans China’s Huawei and ZTE from government contracts, joining U.S.
Japan’s government guidelines are designed to prevent leaks of sensitive information and do not mention the Chinese companies by name, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Earlier this year, the U.S. Congre... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s ETF buying hits yearly record
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan has bought a record 6 trillion yen ($52.9 billion) in exchange-traded funds so far this year, providing support to a market pummeled by investors concerned about the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Japan’s wholesale prices up 2.3% on year in Nov. on higher oil prices
Japan's wholesale prices rose 2.3 percent in November from a year earlier on higher crude oil prices, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday. The prices of goods traded between companies increased for the 2... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei touches 18-month low
Headline indices of the Japan share market extended losses on Tuesday, 11 December 2018, as risk aversion selloff continued amid lingering concerns about the global economic outlook along with skeptic... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei closes at lowest since March on global growth concerns
TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei closed at nearly nine-month lows on Tuesday as worries about global growth pressured financial and cyclical stocks, while uncertainty over a U.S.-Japan trade d... ( read original story ...)
Where are Japan’s banks in the climate conversation?
Japan’s Big Three banks represent some US$6.29 trillion in assets, but have been conspicuously absent from efforts by the banking sector to embrace the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. A downtown plaza i... ( read original story ...)
Japan keeps distance from FX as U.S. automakers target yen manipulation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that any discussion with the United States over foreign exchange would take place between his ministry and the U.S. Treasury Depart... ( read original story ...)