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TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a record military budget on Friday but did not earmark enough extra money to stop a splurge on U.S.-made ballistic missile defence kit from putting a squeeze on funding for an ambitious domestic jet ... ( read original story ...)

A Nissan Motor Co. logo is displayed at the Tokyo Auto show in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2017. Nissan Canada Finance says it has been the victim of a data breach that may have involved the personal information of some customers who financed their vehicles through ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and its governor said economic improvements alone would not trigger a withdrawal of stimulus, reassuring markets it will lag well behind its overseas peers in ending crisis-mode easing. Governor ... ( read original story ...)

Toyosu market, which will replace the famous Tsukiji fish market, the world's largest, will open to the public from October 11, 2018 after six years of delays, the governor of Tokyo says. Local authorities and market representatives believe that the time ... ( read original story ...)

Saudi Aramco’s IPO is moving ahead and all options are open on where to ... London and New York exchanges are vying for a role in Aramco’s offering, along with Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto. The head of the local Tadawul stock exchange ... ( read original story ...)

Boston Private Financial Holdings has $1700 highest and $11 lowest target ... On Friday, August 11 the stock rating was maintained by Jefferies with “Hold”. ANGES MG OSAKA ORD JAPAN (OTCMKTS:AMGXF) had an increase of 5.6% in short interest. ( read original story ...)

"It takes a generation to heal the wounds borne by people whose assets were wiped out by the stock crash," Japan Exchange Group CEO Akira Kiyota said. A generation is equivalent to about 25 years. The Nikkei Stock Average is hovering at a 26-year high. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- South Korea's attempt to revisit a 2015 accord with Japan on wartime "comfort women" is rekindling tensions between the two countries as Tokyo objects to the move as backtracking on their shared goal of achieving a final resolution. Seoul plans to ... ( read original story ...)

"It takes a generation to heal the wounds borne by people whose assets were wiped out by the stock crash," Japan Exchange Group CEO Akira Kiyota said. A generation is equivalent to about 25 years. The Nikkei Stock Average is hovering at a 26-year high. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan sees its economy expanding 1.8% in real terms in fiscal 2018 but expects consumer price growth to remain well short of the 2% target, leaving companies squeezed by rising costs, government forecasts approved Tuesday show. Private-sector ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that bitcoin has not been proven to be a credible currency and that he would watch its developments in the near-term. He made the remark to reporters when asked about his French ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan formally decided on Tuesday it would expand its ballistic missile defense system with U.S.-made ground-based Aegis radar stations and interceptors in response to a growing threat from North Korean rockets. A proposal to build two ... ( read original story ...)

The train line will link Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. Shimizu shares fell as much as 3.2%, while Kajima slumped as much as 5.6%, both extending losses from Monday. Japan's large and politically influential construction industry has been a frequent source of ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's crippling worker shortage is hitting industries selectively, with businesses heavily reliant on human labor, such as restaurants, builders and shipping companies feeling the most pressure. The Bank of Japan's latest quarterly survey of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 1.19%, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.68%. In Greater China, the Hang Seng index rose 0.68% and the Shanghai Composite dipped 0.07%. in Japan, Obayashi shares fell 0.51% following Nikkei headlines that Japanese prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese exports accelerated sharply in November, yet again pointing to growing momentum in the world’s third-biggest economy. There was just one catch: inflation remained stubbornly low and well off the central bank’s 2 percent target. ( read original story ...)