Japan economy grows better-than-expected 0.5% in Q3

Japan's economy grew more than expected in the third quarter as exports offset slack consumer spending, government data showed Monday, offering up some rare good news for Tokyo's battered growth project. The world's third largest economy expanded 0.5 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan self-driving venture ZMP gets approval to list next month

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese robotics startup ZMP Inc has received ... according to a regulatory filing to the Japanese finance ministry. At the indicative price of 760 yen per share and including an overallotment arrangement in the event of strong demand ... ( read original story ...)

Asian Shares Mostly Lower, Nikkei Gets Boost From Weak Yen

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 1.8 percent to 17,681.50 in early trading and the Shanghai Composite rose 0.3 percent to 3,206.93, but most other markets fell. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.6 percent to 5,336.20 and South Korea's ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei flirts with 9-month highs as yen weakens

TOKYO Nov 14 Japan's Nikkei rose on Monday as a sagging yen bolstered exporter shares while expectations that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's policies will stoke inflation and upbeat economic data at home underpinned financials and the market's outlook. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Big Banks Struggle to Make Money From Lending

The average interest rate on new loans slid to a near-record low of 0.703 percent in August, according to the Bank of Japan. Following a policy review in September, BOJ Governor Kuroda pledged to keep 10-year government bond yields around zero, a move that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan to supply India with nuclear power equipment, technology

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and India signed a civilian nuclear accord on Friday, opening the door for Tokyo to supply New Delhi with fuel, equipment and technology for nuclear power production, as India looks to atomic energy to sustain its rapid economic growth. ( read original story ...)

Japan Shuts Down Its Monetary Lab

Japan’s great monetary policy experiment is drawing to a close, and the results may change the way the world thinks about central banking. The Bank of Japan’s recent quarterly report says, in effect, that the central bank has done all it can do to ... ( read original story ...)

Cheap Hotels In Osaka City

Helping Cheap hotels in osaka city away the UK financial system and businessesBy staying in the united kingdom for the purpose of your holiday, you will be having your money lower back into our economy of which will help the country's personal recovery. ( read original story ...)

Japan's lower house ratifies TPP as US prospects diminish

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's House of Representatives voted to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and passed a related bill Thursday, despite diminishing prospects for the ratification of the pact by the United States following Donald Trump's ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei ends up, off 9-month peak, buoyed by financials

TOKYO, Nov 11 Japan's Nikkei stood firmer on Friday, not far a nine-month high, as investors took profit after markets rose on hopes that President-elect Donald Trump's policies could boost growth. The Nikkei gained 0.2 percent to 17,374.79, after rising ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's 1st private rocket nearly ready to fly

TOKYO -- A startup founded by maverick Japanese entrepreneur Takafumi Horie is poised to launch a test rocket as early as January. If the trial succeeds, it will be Japan's first private rocket to reach an altitude of 100km. Interstellar Technologies ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei hits 9-month peak as rising yields boost financials

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a nine-month peak on Friday morning led by financials taking heart from rising yields, and the sentiment was boosted after US shares soared on hopes that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies could boost growth. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei falls 5.36% on Trump’s shock win in U.S. election

The Nikkei index shed more than 1,000 points at one point ... projecting a net loss for fiscal 2016. Japan Petroleum Exploration shed ¥150, or 6.9 percent, to ¥2,036 after the oil developer downgraded Tuesday its profit projection for the current ... ( read original story ...)