Tag: banking

TOKYO Feb 28 Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rose, but gains were limited as the market awaited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump for details of his infrastructure spending and tax plans to Congress. The Nikkei rose ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based Mizuho, one of largest banks in Japan, is to open a branch in Cambodia in response to rising investment from the world’s third-largest economy in the kingdom. Mizuho received an operating license from National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) early ... ( read original story ...)

Launching the Saudi Aramco initial public offering (IPO) on Hong Kong stock exchange would be a "match ... New York, Toronto, London and Tokyo — as potential locations for the listing. But HKEx's Li said his exchange offered a "unique" value for the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 28 Japan's Nikkei share average gained on Tuesday morning after U.S. stocks rose and the dollar gained on hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump will speak about infrastructure spending in an address to Congress later in the day. The Nikkei rose ... ( read original story ...)

In April 2012, a few months after Matsui became Osaka’s governor, the prefecture relaxed regulations. Nearly six months earlier in September 2011, Moritomo Gakuen head Yasunori Kagoike, who wanted to build an elementary school despite financial ... ( read original story ...)

The base for a group of people involved in a Chinese version of a bank transfer scam has been found in Japan. The National Police Agency informed the Chinese Public Security Ministry of the discovery during a regular consultation meeting held in January ... ( read original story ...)

Nintendo is already well known to robustly protect its intellectual properties, so the operator of Tokyo’s Mario-inspired go-kart attraction perhaps shouldn’t be too surprised to find itself in the Japanese company’s legal crosshairs. Offering fans ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output unexpectedly slipped 0.8 percent in January, the first fall in six months and the latest red flag for the world's number-three economy, official data showed Tuesday. The on-month figure, which missed market expectations for a 0.4 ... ( read original story ...)

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Japan Proximity Sensors Market - Growth, Trends And Forecasts (2016 - 2021)" report to their offering. The Japan Proximity sensors market is expected to increase to $0.42 billion by 2020 at a CAGR of ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei 225 could be set to breach 20000. However, much of the growth in the index depends on export growth. This is inherently linked to a stronger dollar and a weaker yen. However, I see signs of the greenback strengthening as Japanese exports ... ( read original story ...)

In 2010, the list was led by State Bank of India. The highest Japanese bank was Mitsubishi UFJ, in ninth position. Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho were placed 17th and 21st, respectively. But what has happened in the past six years is not so much the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Feb 28 Nippon Life Insurance Co made its first overseas project finance loan worth $100 million, the company's officials told Reuters, as the Japanese insurer seeks riskier but higher-return investments amid ultra-low interest rates at home. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, as Tokyo Marathon Expo formally begins, the four largest Chinese large-scale organizations in the world of running have gathered in Tokyo for the Tokyo Marathon, including the largest running service provider ... ( read original story ...)

Line went public in a dual U.S.-Japan IPO that raised $1.1 billion. Shares initially popped 50 percent on the firm’s Tokyo debut, but there’s been little to celebrate since then. Line saw user numbers dip for the first time in January — despite a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Feb 27 Japan's Nikkei share average fell to 2-1/2 week lows on Monday as the yen strengthened and as financial stocks dropped on lower U.S. yields. The Nikkei ended down 0.9 percent at 19,107.47 points, its lowest closing level since Feb. 9. ( read original story ...)

Japan's House of Representatives approved Monday a record 97.45 trillion yen ($870 billion) draft budget for fiscal 2017 to finance ballooning social security costs and enhance its defence capabilities. The initial budget for the year starting in April ... ( read original story ...)