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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 ...)

West Texas Intermediate crude was up 1.4 per cent at $48.40 a barrel. Policy decisions at the Bank of England and the Japanese central bank along side a Dutch election vote within the next 36 hours were further reasons for investors’ caution. Despite the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 15 Japanese government bond prices inched down on Wednesday as the debt market braced for upcoming central bank meetings, although sagging equities and a regular debt purchasing operation by the Bank of Japan helped limit the losses. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 15 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday, dragged down by a firmer yen and Wall Street's overnight retreat. The market's losses were limited as a wait-and-see mood prevailed before the Federal Reserve policy decision due later on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 15 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday, dragged down by a firmer yen as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook later in the day. The stock under the spotlight was again Toshiba Corp , which nosedived ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei Jasdaq index, Japan's largest market for start-ups, had a 21-day winning day streak until Friday, the longest since early 2004. So far this year, it has gained 11 percent, while the index of another start-up market, Mothers, has jumped 14 percent. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese automakers are savoring signs of an apparent recovery in a domestic market that nevertheless has a murky outlook beyond next March. Meanwhile, they are left with uncertainty in a U.S. market now under the rhetorical siege of President ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese and Vietnamese technology outsourcing companies have joined hands to send engineers to Japan's workplaces in an effort to ease the country's serious manpower shortage. Japan's Toppan Forms is partnering with FPT Software, a leading Hanoi ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks barely moved on Tuesday ahead of an expected US interest rate hike, though shares in the mining sectors got a boost after Japan and Saudi Arabia signed economic cooperation agreements. The Nikkei share average shed 0.1 per cent to 19,619.14 ... ( read original story ...)

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Steel, Precision Instruments and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.12%. Falling stocks outnumbered ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks edged down on Tuesday ahead of an expected U.S. interest rate hike, while Toshiba shares were volatile, due to its delayed earnings filing and concerns about its restructuring plan. The Nikkei share average shed ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.52 percent while the broader Topix edged 0.41 percent lower. Stocks in South Korea and Australia fell. Asian equities opened slightly lower, as investors stayed cautious awaiting the outcome of several central ... ( 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 ...)

Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday with energy firms down on weak oil prices as investors await the conclusion of a Federal Reserve meeting, while loss-hit Toshiba plunged on fears over its future. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.16 percent, or 32.12 points ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morning with energy firms down on weak oil prices as investors await the conclusion of a Federal Reserve meeting, while loss-hit Toshiba plunged on fears over its future. While the US central bank is all considered odds-on to ... ( read original story ...)