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TOKYO (Reuters) - Kobe Steel Ltd, (Tokyo:5406.T - News) Japan's third-biggest steelmaker, said on Thursday it has been indicted by prosecutors over a data tampering scandal that shook the company and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The more than 5,000 foreigners who are employed by local governments in Japan in positions such as language teachers will no longer be pigeonholed into narrow job categories in a move to bett... ( read original story ...)

Some of Tokyo’s finest large family homes can be found in Shoto ... the prestigious location of major embassies as well as offices of many of the international blue-chip firms and financial institutio... ( read original story ...)

A special week of coverage begins July 16 with a 30-minute program airing from July 21 HONG KONG, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On 'Tokyo: Two Sides', CNN explores the dichotomies of Tokyo's multi-lay... ( read original story ...)

Acom Consumer Finance Corp., a local joint venture established a year ... venture wants to forge a network of 30 outlets in the Manila area within five years. The Tokyo-based lender entered Thailand i... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan revamped the Financial Services Agency effective Tuesday to make the watchdog more suited for responding to new challenges in the field, such as the rise of cryptocurrencies. The newly ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese oil distributors are preparing to suspend imports of Iranian crude oil in line with U.S. demands, which come with threats of sanctions against companies that refuse to comply. Japan' ... ( read original story ...)

NEC Corporation (NEC) (TOKYO:6701) and dotData, Inc., a Silicon Valley venture in the automation of data science, today announced the provision and full operation of “dotData” platform for the Sumitom... ( read original story ...)

Strategic Business Innovator Group (SBI) is a Tokyo-based financial company group listed on the first section of the Osaka Securities Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange. As the company has become a pow... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese temples are offering their facilities as tourist accommodation, an initiative aimed at wooing foreigners to rural Japan. Many Buddhist temples in Japan are struggling with falling nu... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks get a boost from a weaker yen which will help exporters. Stocks in Asia were mixed Wednesday as the region failed to hold broad early gains across its exchanges. Japan’s Nikkei was amo... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average advanced to a more than one-month high on Wednesday as exporters such as automakers and technology firms got a boost after the dollar hit a six- ... ( read original story ...)

Multi-billion-dollar Japanese tech conglomerate GMO has launched a new internet banking business that will use blockchain technology for faster and cheaper payments and financial services. In an annou... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks get a boost from a weaker yen which will help exporters. Stocks in Asia recovered from their weakness to advance Wednesday while Japan’s Nikkei continued to rally as the yen remained w... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average soared to a more than one-month high on Wednesday morning as exporters such as automakers and technology firms got a boost after the dollar hit ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese internet services giant GMO Internet Inc. has today launched a new internet banking business that will leverage blockchain as a central part of its technological arsenal. The news comes from ... ( read original story ...)