... of the Kinki Local Finance Bureau of the Finance Ministry and officials of the Financial Bureau in Tokyo as well as the West Japan Civil Aviation Bureau in Osaka. Officials of the Kinki Local ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher on US rate-cut hopes
Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday after modest gains on Wall Street as the US central bank signalled it could soon cut interest rates. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.60 percent, or 128.99 ... ( read original story ...)
Renault, Nissan join Waymo in exploring driverless services in France, Japan
DETROIT/PARIS (Reuters) - French automaker Renault SA, its Japanese partner Nissan Motor Co and tech giant Alphabet Inc's Waymo are exploring a partnership to develop and use self-driving vehicles to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps policy steady, warns of heightening overseas risks
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday, preferring to save its dwindling ammunition, as a darkening global growth outlook prompts other major central banks to drop ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on Fed optimism
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday after modest gains on Wall Street as the US central bank signalled it could soon cut interest rates. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.44 percent or 93.38 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei spurts on upbeat offshore lead
The Japan share market advanced on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, following Wall Street's rally overnight on signs that US-China trade relations could be improving after US President Donald Trump told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slide for sixth month as trade troubles knock demand, weaken outlook
"I think that will be a negative for Japan's economy." Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Wednesday that exports declined 7.8% in May from a year earlier, down for the sixth straight month. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s export slump deepens in May amid global trade tensions
Data published by Japan’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday showed that exports from the world’s third-biggest economy fell by 7.8 per cent during the month compared to a year ago, marking the sixth month ... ( read original story ...)
Spending at Japan companies soars to record in fiscal 2018
Nikkei examined cash flows ... Investing cash flow has risen more than 20% over the last five years. With Japanese investors focusing more on corporate governance, companies have come under ... ( read original story ...)
Greener brew: Beer cans to lighten up as Japan cuts CO2
TOKYO -- Two of Japan's biggest names in beer, Sapporo and Suntory, are working together to make cans that use less aluminum and result in lower carbon dioxide emissions, Nikkei has learned. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls ahead of Fed meeting
The Japan share market declined to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday, 18 June 2019, as risk sentiments turned downbeat on caution ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting later in ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan considers seats for top two Renault executives in new committees: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co has plans to give multiple seats in its four proposed committees to alliance partner Renault SA's chief executive and chairman, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dips as investors await Fed meeting
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged lower in choppy trade on Tuesday but most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. central bank policy decision later in the week. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese businesses see economy peaking out, want more stimulus – Reuters poll
... firms saw no need to reduce Japan's trade surplus with the United States, the survey showed. The survey, conducted for Reuters by Nikkei Research, canvassed 505 big and midsize companies, of which ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei plunges on yen’s rise to end below 21,000
Also weighed on by selling stemming from a drop in the Nikkei futures price, both indexes expanded losses toward Tuesday’s closing. The dollar dropped against the yen after the Australian dollar ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks slide, trade subdued as investors await Fed meeting
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei dropped to a 1-1/2-week low in choppy trade on Tuesday but most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. central bank policy decision later in the ... ( read original story ...)