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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – JUNE 11: Shinji Okazaki #9 of Japan celebrates scoring a goal with team mate Takashi Usami #11 during the international friendly match between Japan and Iraq at Nissan Stadium on June 11, 2015 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Chris McGrath ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- After Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko met with Sultan Ahmed al Jaber, the United Arab Emirates' state minister and CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil, in January in the emirate, he breathed a big sigh of relief. The UAE ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) - Global markets were mixed Friday as investors awaited a meeting of finance and economic ministers of the Group of 20 industrial countries. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 lost 0.1 percent in early trading to 5,007.66, while Germany's DAX fell 0 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 17 Japan's Nikkei share average edged down on Friday morning, as the yen held steady against the dollar after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled fewer interest rate hikes than some investors had expected. The Nikkei shed 0.3 percent to 19,523 ... ( read original story ...)

president of LG Electronics Japan, told The Nikkei. The organic light-emitting diode flat-screens hitting the streets in April come in three series and four models. The 65-inch model of the OLED W7P series is 3.9mm thick from the back to the screen ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors awaited a meeting of finance and economic ministers of the Group of 20 industrial countries. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged down 0.4 per cent to 19,521.47. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 ... ( read original story ...)

The finance ministry will release the trade data at 8:50 a.m. JST on Wednesday (2350 GMT Tuesday.) Japan's trade surplus with the United States has been declining. But if it starts rising again, it could become a flashpoint after President Donald Trump ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japan is beefing up its anti-terrorism measures with a special focus on protecting foreign residents and visitors during the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The Cabinet Secretariat recently held a counterterrorism drill ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON -- The man expected to become America's next chief trade negotiator indicated Tuesday that the new U.S. administration will put heavy pressure on Japan to make concessions in agriculture imports on the way toward a bilateral free trade agreement. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- About 50 Japanese companies are joining forces to support the commercialization of methane hydrate, a fuel anticipated in Japan as a next-generation energy source. Methane hydrate, also known as "burning ice" for its icelike form, releases methane ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan's central bank opted Thursday to keep its monetary policy steady, as the U.S. Federal Reserve tightens and European Central Bank edges in that direction. The Bank of Japan ended a policy meeting by keeping the minus 0.1 per cent benchmark ... ( read original story ...)

From York, U.K. to Montreal, and Osaka to Seattle, it’s a pretty good time to be ... the last year of expansion before the financial crisis. “I hate to say it but we may be in a new normal for wage growth,” said Omair Sharif, senior U.S. economist ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese investment bank Daiwa is understood to be finalising plans to set up a new European base in Frankfurt as part of its Brexit strategy, a move that will see a number of London staff relocated to Germany. Daiwa currently serves European clients ... ( read original story ...)

MUFG, Japan’s biggest bank, sought to build its Amsterdam offices even before Brexit became a reality because it wanted the city to serve as a hub for operations on the European continent. Three of the lender’s European offices started reporting to ... ( read original story ...)

The financial regulators of Japan and Singapore have signed a “co-operation framework” for regulating financial technology, they announced on March 13. The agreement allows for information-sharing on relevant issues and also the regulatory fast ... ( read original story ...)

BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - The Japanese yen climbed against its major counterparts in the European session on Wednesday, ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision due tomorrow, which is expected to keep its rates and yield-curve policy unchanged. ( read original story ...)