LONDON (Reuters) - Qatari, Chinese and Japanese investors all sought “extras” from Barclays as the British bank raised billions of pounds at the height of the credit crisis in 2008 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Vows to Open Bilateral Banking Channel with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Mitsuo Saito, in a meeting with Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati, reassured that Tokyo will soon launch a bilateral banking ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Kataoka calls for more stimulus to hit price goal early
TAKAMATSU, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Goushi Kataoka said on Wednesday the central bank must ramp up monetary stimulus to achieve its inflation target as maintaining the current ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Opens Four-Story Fully-Immersive Premium Coffee Experience in Tokyo
In the heart of the Nakameguro neighborhood, Starbucks Reserve™ Roastery Tokyo redefines retail to amplify Starbucks commitment to coffee innovation in Japan, its first market outside of North ... ( read original story ...)
Japan antitrust probe to target Amazon, Rakuten and beyond
Rakuten and Yahoo Japan, all suspected of forcing online vendors into shouldering an unfair burden in rewarding customers through loyalty programs, Nikkei has learned. The Fair Trade Commission is ... ( read original story ...)
Iran, Japan to resume banking ties: Envoy
Tehran, Feb 26, IRNA- Japan will resume bilateral banking relations with Iran as several Japanese refiners loaded Iranian oil in recent months before the US sanctions waiver window shuts down, the cou... ( read original story ...)
Nok Nok Labs Announces Successful Deployment of Biometric Authentication for Internet Banking Customers at MUFG Bank, Ltd with Hitachi Ltd
In fact, the total value of Japan's financial transactions is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2019-2022) of 4.8 percent resulting in the total amount of US$184,025m by 2022. With the NNL ... ( read original story ...)
Japan funds electricity, water rehabilitation projects across West Bank
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Japan’s Ambassador for Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, Takeshi Okubo, signed grant contracts for three electricity and water rehabilitation projects ... ( read original story ...)
Managers reportedly hired for Toshiba Memory IPO, possibly Japan’s biggest in 2019
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital has picked Nomura and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley to manage an initial public offering of Japan's Toshiba Memory, a deal that could happen as early as September ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls on profit booking
Headline indices of the Japan share market were lower after erasing initial gains on Tuesday, 26 February 2019, as investor elected to book profit amid caution over details of a China-U. S. trade deal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei dips on selling ahead of fiscal year-end
TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average inched lower on Tuesday as some selling pressure built ahead of the fiscal year-end. The Nikkei ended the morning session down 0.2 percent at 21, ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic’s Global Household Refrigerator Production Tops 100 Million
OSAKA, Japan — Panasonic Corporation’s production of household refrigerators reached a grand total of 100 million in 2018, 65 years since the company first began to manufacture them in 1953. # ... ( read original story ...)
Japan can help fill a security gap in Southeast Asia
The obvious candidate is Japan. Like the recent poll, multiple regional surveys have confirmed that Japan remains by a considerable margin the nation most trusted to do the right thing for the region. ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks tap the brakes on Asian expansion
The Mizuho Financial Group is also keeping a wary eye on Asia's downtrend. But for now, Japan's third largest banking group has chosen to take risks as its rivals hold back. Mizuho boosted the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to unleash national digital currency J-Coin Pay
Called J-Coin Pay, 60 FIs are involved – including Mizuho, Japan Post Bank, Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank (OKB), Bank of Toyama, Shinsei Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. All this is expected. As reported i... ( read original story ...)
Labor union at Japan’s MUFJ Bank to request first hike in base pay in four years
MUFJ Bank’s labor union plans to request a base pay increase at this year’s spring wage talks for the first time in four years, becoming the only union from one of the three mega-banks to do so, accor... ( read original story ...)