Japan factors foreigner safety into its disaster prep

TOKYO Japan is beefing up its anti-terrorism measures with a special focus on protecting foreign residents and visitors during the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The Cabinet Secretariat recently held a counterterrorism drill ... ( read original story ...)

Japan braces for tough trade talks with old US hand

WASHINGTON -- The man expected to become America's next chief trade negotiator indicated Tuesday that the new U.S. administration will put heavy pressure on Japan to make concessions in agriculture imports on the way toward a bilateral free trade agreement. ( read original story ...)

Japan gathering forces to mine 'burning ice' energy

TOKYO -- About 50 Japanese companies are joining forces to support the commercialization of methane hydrate, a fuel anticipated in Japan as a next-generation energy source. Methane hydrate, also known as "burning ice" for its icelike form, releases methane ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's central bank holds steady on interest rate, stimulus

TOKYO — Japan's central bank opted Thursday to keep its monetary policy steady, as the U.S. Federal Reserve tightens and European Central Bank edges in that direction. The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting by keeping the minus 0.1 per cent benchmark ... ( read original story ...)

From Osaka to Frankfurt, listless wages remain G-7 mystery

From York, U.K. to Montreal, and Osaka to Seattle, it’s a pretty good time to be ... the last year of expansion before the financial crisis. “I hate to say it but we may be in a new normal for wage growth,” said Omair Sharif, senior U.S. economist ... ( read original story ...)

Konnichiwa Amsterdam: Japan Banks Seek New Home After Brexit

MUFG, Japan’s biggest bank, sought to build its Amsterdam offices even before Brexit became a reality because it wanted the city to serve as a hub for operations on the European continent. Three of the lender’s European offices started reporting to ... ( read original story ...)

BANK OF JAPAN : Japanese Yen Advances Ahead Of BoJ Decision

BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - The Japanese yen climbed against its major counterparts in the European session on Wednesday, ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision due tomorrow, which is expected to keep its rates and yield-curve policy unchanged. ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks slip as Fed’s decision day makes investors wary

West Texas Intermediate crude was up 1.4 per cent at $48.40 a barrel. Policy decisions at the Bank of England and the Japanese central bank along side a Dutch election vote within the next 36 hours were further reasons for investors’ caution. Despite the ... ( read original story ...)

JGBs inch down as market braces for central bank meetings

TOKYO, March 15 Japanese government bond prices inched down on Wednesday as the debt market braced for upcoming central bank meetings, although sagging equities and a regular debt purchasing operation by the Bank of Japan helped limit the losses. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei slips on firmer yen, weaker Wall Street

TOKYO, March 15 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday, dragged down by a firmer yen and Wall Street's overnight retreat. The market's losses were limited as a wait-and-see mood prevailed before the Federal Reserve policy decision due later on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei slips on firmer yen before Fed; Toshiba nosedives

TOKYO, March 15 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday, dragged down by a firmer yen as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook later in the day. The stock under the spotlight was again Toshiba Corp , which nosedived ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's carmakers take solace in home market

TOKYO -- Japanese automakers are savoring signs of an apparent recovery in a domestic market that nevertheless has a murky outlook beyond next March. Meanwhile, they are left with uncertainty in a U.S. market now under the rhetorical siege of President ... ( read original story ...)

Japan seeks Vietnamese tech talent amid labor shortage

TOKYO -- Japanese and Vietnamese technology outsourcing companies have joined hands to send engineers to Japan's workplaces in an effort to ease the country's serious manpower shortage. Japan's Toppan Forms is partnering with FPT Software, a leading Hanoi ... ( read original story ...)