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What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." He was given the 2018 prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia, for his work for the Nikkei Asian Review. ( read original story ...)

In the latest episode of Global Japan, we bring you to Jericho in the West Bank to discover a unique Japanese initiative: the Jericho agro-industrial park, which meets international standards. The aim: to boost the region’s economic activity. ( read original story ...)

The IPO, the biggest in Japan this year, raised $1.2 billion through the sale of around a third of Mercari’s shares, with the majority bought by overseas investors. The listing makes Mercari the most valuable firm on the Tokyo bourse’s Mothers market ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday as concerns over China-U.S. trade issues that hit markets early this week appeared to recede, while technology stocks rallied on the back of Nasdaq’s strong performance. The market was ... ( read original story ...)

The history of the ATM includes a footnote in Asia: a Japanese company supposedly developed the first cash machine in the mid-1960s. Japan’s record of remarkable innovation is not apparent, however, when you enter its high street banks. Most have hardly ... ( read original story ...)

SENDAI, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Yukitoshi Funo said on Thursday that the central bank needs to patiently continue its strong monetary easing under the current policy framework, underscoring the BOJ’s resolve to hit its 2 percent ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday morning as investor jitters over trade issues that hit markets early this week appeared to recede, while technology stocks rallied on the Nasdaq strong performance overnight. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Japan share market finished higher in volatile trade on Wednesday, 20 June 2018, paring some of their plunge a day earlier, as investors chased for bottom fishing and a broader recovery in regional sentiment. However, market gain was limited as investors ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan needs to lift the consumption tax rate to 15% and reform its health care and pension systems to restore fiscal health as the nation's aging population spurs more social security spending, an International Monetary Fund official told Nikkei. ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda endorsed a Japanese government call for employers to raise wages by 3 percent a year -- far faster than the current pace -- to help the central bank meet its inflation target. “The government request for 3 percent ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose in volatile trade on Wednesday, helped by late short-covering following an earlier selloff and a broader recovery in regional sentiment as Chinese shares recovered from a rout in the previous session. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A lone Bank of Japan policymaker said additional easing was needed to accelerate inflation, but most members wanted to keep monetary policy unchanged, minutes from the central bank’s policy meeting in April showed on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) is set to launch a remittance service in partnership with two Japanese banks using the blockchain technology for a cheaper and faster way of sending money. RCBC First Senior Vice-President Manny T. Narciso told ... ( read original story ...)

Kunio Tahara, a senior managing director at Japan Post Bank, and Taiichi Hoshino, a managing director, will take the helm of Japan Post Bank's ¥207.7 trillion ($1.89 trillion) investment portfolio, effective June 20, said Katsunori Sago, representative ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average was flat in choppy trade on Wednesday morning as firms that rely on China demand tumbled on trade war worries, with machine tool makers and shippers posting multi-month lows, which offset gains in defensive ... ( read original story ...)

The benchmark Topix index was off 0.5 per cent in Tokyo as industrials fell 0.4 per cent and financials dipped 0.9 per cent and energy stocks dropped 1.1 per cent. But the S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.6 per cent in Sydney, bolstered by a rise of 1.2 per cent by ... ( read original story ...