Japanese crypto firm FXcoin has recruited Deutsch Bank’s former foreign-exchange dealer, Yasuo Matsuda as a senior strategist for the cryptocurrency startup. According to Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe says will raise sales tax ‘by all means’: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to proceed with next year’s scheduled sales tax hike “by all means” and take steps to ease an expected hit to consumption from the higher lev... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister seeks record 2019 budget to boost welfare, defence spending
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday initial budget requests for fiscal 2019 would likely reach a record high around 102 trillion yen (714 billion pounds), given an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin seeks record 2019 budget to boost welfare, defense spending
It is possible for the finance ministry to cut the final size of next fiscal year’s budget to below initial requests, but this is unlikely to ease concern about Japan’s debt burden ... ( read original story ...)
Wainwright Marks Management Comments On Meituan Dianpings IPO, Valued At $55 Billion
TOKYO, Sept. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Wainwright Marks Management ... upgrade its technology and develop new products and services according to its published IPO filing." Reported George Peterson, Direc... ( read original story ...)
Abe ready to tackle Japan’s retirement age and pension crunch
In an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review ... a move that could deliver a blow to Japan's auto exporters. Toyota Motor warned last month that such tariffs could impact the company's bottom ... ( read original story ...)
Vise tightens on Japan’s regional banks as activists invest more
TOKYO -- Japan's regional lenders are facing pressure-cooker conditions, created by a combination of weak earnings and foreign shareholder activism. The ratio of listed regional bank shares held ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hit by trade tensions; Renesas Electronics tumbles
TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Monday as renewed trade worries hurt sentiment, while Renesas Electronics tumbled on concerns about how it would finance its plan to purchase a U.S. ch... ( read original story ...)
Japanese cryptocurrency startup hires Deutsche Bank veteran
A Japanese cryptocurrency startup founded by a Deutsche Bank AG veteran has hired another alumnus of the German lender to provide research on digital tokens. FXcoin Ltd., which is seeking ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese beef exports surge after Taiwan and Australia lift ban
TOKYO -- With Taiwan and Australia starting to import Japanese beef again, the country's exports of the meat have grown at a record pace, with the momentum expected to remain for the rest of this ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls on fresh trade worries; Renesas Electronics tumbles
TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Monday morning as renewed trade worries dented risk appetites, while Renesas Electronics tumbled on concerns about how it would finance its announced p... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan braces for trade war’s collateral damage
TOKYO -- The 32 branches of the Bank of Japan, the country's central bank, have embarked on an emergency survey of companies in each district to grasp the impact of the intensifying trade war on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei / Markit Manufacturing PMI for August, final: 52.5 (vs. prior 52.3)
"Japan's goods-producing sector continued to record growth at the midway point in Q3, extending the current stretch of expansion to two years - the longest since the global financial crisis. Survey da... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new marines to stage drills to deter China
TOKYO -- Japan's newly launched marine unit will hold joint exercises with the U.S. in October off the coast of Okinawa and in the South China Sea to show off its readiness to counter invaders ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to accept tourist visa applications online
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will put in place an online system for accepting tourist visa applications, starting with Chinese traveling in groups in fiscal 2020, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Olympics 2020 to see Tokyo using driverless taxis, Tests on public roads begins
Japanese taxi firm Hinomaru Kotsu is aiming at roll out of driverless taxis on the streets of Tokyo before the start of 2020 Olympics. Considering the tests it's done so far, it seems the future of se... ( read original story ...)