The Tokyo Stock Exchange is expected to approve an initial public offering for Japanese messaging application provider LINE. Executives at the company want to raise funds to expand their overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. target broad bilateral trade deal by September: report
Japan and the United States have agreed to target a broad deal on bilateral trade by September, seeking to bridge differences of opinion over tariffs on beef and the automobile sector, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. Target Broad Bilateral Trade Deal by September-Nikkei
TOKYO — Japan and the United States have agreed to target a broad deal on bilateral trade by September, seeking to bridge differences of opinion over tariffs on beef and the automobile sector, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suppliers fear lost sales as export controls target Seoul
Some Korean companies are adding months of extra inventories of key materials and hinting they may find alternative sources, according to Japanese suppliers that spoke to Nikkei. Some industry ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka ‘hasn’t enjoyed’ tennis since Australian Open
Osaka, 21, beat Czech Petra Kvitova in a thrilling final in January to seal back-to-back Grand Slams, topping the world rankings. But she has been hampered by injuries and struggled with poor form ... ( read original story ...)
Financial market takes hit from Japan’s widening export curbs
Tokyo's measure is the second of its kind since it started ... The Korea Center for International Finance (KCIF) said Beijing could come up with a retaliatory measure against the Trump's decision and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks: when will we see Nikkei 39,000?
Japanese stocks remain far below their bubble-era highs. But if reforms continue, the market could finally set a new record within a decade, says author, financial writer and Japan expert Peter ... ( read original story ...)
SKorea vows countermeasures as Japan downgrades trade status
TOKYO — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, triggering anger and threat of retaliation from Seoul and fueling ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: SKorea says could end military pact with Japan
Kim says Seoul had been committed to resolving the trade row diplomatically, but Japan ignored its efforts and also rejected U.S. efforts to mediate. 5:05 p.m. South Korea's finance minister says his ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: SKorea to drop Japan from own trade ‘whitelist’
South Korea's finance minister says his country will take steps to remove Japan from its own "whitelist" of nations receiving preferential trade treatment to retaliate against Tokyo's decision to ... ( read original story ...)
Former Japan central banker warns Facebook’s Libra may undermine monetary policy
TOKYO — Central banks may see the impact of their monetary policies diminish significantly if Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency becomes widely used in their countries, a former Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: China says Japan, S. Korea should show goodwill
Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea ... Ko says President Moon Jae-in will address the issue ahead of a Cabinet meeting later on Friday and the country’s finance minister ... ( read original story ...)
S.Korea will take steps to drop Japan from white list countries
SEOUL — South Korea plans to take steps to drop Japan from white list countries with fast-track export status, South Korea’s finance minister said on Friday. The move came in response to Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Korea also to exclude Japan from whitelist
"We will come up with detailed measures about our own retaliatory measures by next week." The Ministry of Economy and Finance said it has fully prepared for Japan's export curbs and the removal from ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: SKorea summons Japan envoy in trade spat
Kim says Seoul had been committed to resolving the trade row diplomatically, but Japan ignored its efforts and also rejected U.S. efforts to mediate. 5:05 p.m. South Korea's finance minister says ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Escalates Tariff War, Leaving China Looking for Response
In a tweet, Trump said China had not lived up to a promise Xi made in Osaka to buy U.S. agricultural goods and to halt illegal exports of fentanyl. The president later told reporters he’s “not ... ( read original story ...)