Digital Realty Is Raining Dividends

Digital contributed its recently completed project in Osaka, and Mitsubishi contributed two existing ... noting it's the 13th straight year of an increase, since the IPO in 2004. Digital has a long history of raising dividends, as noted above, it's the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan central bank chief tempers talk of easy policy exit

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s central bank chief said on Tuesday a future exit from ultra-easy monetary policy would need to be “very gradual”, in comments analysts described as a bid to temper expectations about a near-term end to crisis-mode stimulus. ( read original story ...)

Northern Territories issue haunts Japan’s leaders

Whenever Japanese and Russian leaders meet, the issue of what Japan refers to as the Northern Territories is unavoidable. This territorial dispute is the underlying factor in dealings between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Oscar winner did ‘what others won’t’

"I wanted to do something that other people can't," Tsuji told Nikkei in January, when the U.S.-based makeup artist was briefly visiting his home country of Japan. Asked how he was able to achieve success in the U.S., he said, "I have always kept this in ... ( read original story ...)

Research details developments in the digital banking market

... report on the world's major regional market conditions of Digital Banking market, focusing on the main regions and the main countries (North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India). Key Companies Analysis:- Urban FT, Kony, Backbase ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan governor hints at exit from monetary stimulus

The yen jumped after Haruhiko Kuroda appeared to drop his first hint of Japan’s exit from years of monetary stimulus, as unemployment fell to just 2.4 per cent, the lowest rate in a quarter of a century. It is the first time the Bank of Japan governor ... ( read original story ...)

Japan maglev project marred by bid-rigging arrests

TOKYO -- Japan's big four contractors are accused of bid-rigging for a planned magnetic levitation train line in an apparent effort to protect earnings amid pressure to cut costs. The companies are accused of agreeing in advance on their price estimates ... ( read original story ...)

India Inc eyes long Samurai loans from yield-hungry Japan banks

“Only the large Japanese banks may have an appetite for these longer-tenor loans,” said Manmohan Singh, head of banking at the Indian unit of Bank of Nova Scotia. The market also isn’t open to everybody, according to Singh. “Japanese lenders are ... ( read original story ...)

Japan to ready AI translation assistance for Olympic visitors

TOKYO -- Japan hopes to see foreign visitors navigating the capital seamlessly during the 2020 Olympics with the help of small translation devices shaped like a nametag or earphone. To make that vision a reality, a tech institute under the communications ... ( read original story ...)