Serena Williams was deeply hurt by her loss to Naomi Osaka at the 2018 U.S. Open. That match ended in controversy, as Williams was docked a point and a game for arguing with a ref. Following that loss ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says it won’t discuss or retract SKorea export rules
TOKYO — Japan said Tuesday it does not plan to retract or renegotiate its stricter controls on high-tech exports to South Korea, a day after the South Korean president urged that the issue be resolved ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei gains as yen retreats, tech shares tumble
TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average gained on Tuesday morning as a retreat in the yen helped to lift some exporters while Apple suppliers and other technology firms dropped, in step ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork looking to raise up to $4 billion in debt ahead of IPO, source says
WeWork, which earlier this year was rebranded as the We Company, has filed paperwork for an IPO. The listing could encounter a cool ... from some of the world’s biggest investors, including Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese buyers snag small but vital links in Japan supply chains
At times, the Japanese companies pay a price for coming under Chinese control. Small and midsize businesses interviewed by Nikkei said they had seen temporary declines in transactions with ... ( read original story ...)
Moon Urges Withdrawing Export Curbs as Japan Voters Back Them
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee traveled to Japan on Sunday to discuss the tighter controls with local business leaders, Yonhap News reported. Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki held ... ( read original story ...)
Does Japan’s experience vindicate MMT?
This does not mean that MMT has no merit, in Japan or elsewhere. In its campaign to increase the consumption tax, the Finance Ministry drilled into the public psyche the concept of “Ricardian ... ( read original story ...)
Finance and health ministers have to structure healthcare systems well to maximise benefits: DPM Heng
OSAKA: Finance and health ministers have the responsibility of structuring their healthcare systems well, managing costs, and delivering the best outcomes for every dollar spent, Deputy Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea assessing financial sector risks of wider row with Japan
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is assessing the risks of a row with Japan over forced wartime labor spreading to the financial sector, including loans and investments by Japanese institutions, the ... ( read original story ...)
Abe has Japan’s youth on his side as political age divide widens
Until now, the divide between generations in Japan has not been as conspicuous as in Europe and the U.S. But the country's pressing political issues are starting to highlight the gap. A Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Wellving Asset Management Looking at an IPO
Osaka, Japan, July 06, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Not a company to rest on their laurels Wellving Asset Management have identified what could be the next investment vehicle for their clients. It comes in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan promotes business jet market ahead of 2020 Olympics
TOKYO -- Public and private efforts are underway in Japan to promote the use of business jets ahead of the Summer Olympics, which Tokyo will host in 2020. Trading house Sojitz plans to triple the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei up for fifth straight week, investor wary before U.S. jobs data
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged higher in choppy trade on Friday as investors kept to the sidelines before the release of a key U.S. jobs report, while oil and mining shares ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei ends firmer; Eyes on U.S. jobs data
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed slight higher after trading in and out of the red on Friday, 05 July 2019, as investors hit the sidelines to await the U. S. Labor Department's ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Amamiya says won’t rule out any option if more easing needed
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Friday the central bank would not rule out any policy option, including deepening negative interest rates, if it were to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Amamiya says central banks can’t boost minus rate effect with digital currencies
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya on Friday brushed aside the idea that central banks can boost the effectiveness of negative interest rate policies by issuing digital ... ( read original story ...)