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PAL are expecting further growth with the increased capacity that will be provided as they continue to phase in their reconfigured A330 aircraft operating at Japan´s Narita, Haneda and Osaka airports. Asia´s first airline and the country´s flag carrier ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Yoshihide Suga, the right-hand man to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... The chief cabinet secretary made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with The Nikkei. A: Economic sanctions imposed on North Korea are beginning to bite in. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index ended Friday fractionally lower but finished the year at a quarter-century high thanks to record rallies on Wall Street and brisk results from Japan Inc. The bellwether index surged 19.1 percent from a year earlier to 22,764 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average erased early modest gains and ended slightly lower on its final trading day of the year on Friday, but the index still gained nearly 20 percent in 2017. Continue Reading Below The Nikkei ended the day down 0.08 percent at ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average erased its earlier gains on Thursday, as the yen gained and banking shares extended their losses. The Nikkei finished down 0.6 percent at 22,783.98, while the broader Topix slipped 0.6 percent to 1,819.03. ( read original story ...)

The "proxy war" waged between China and Japan for economic and strategic influence in Asia is likely to be stepped up in the New Year. It is a conflict hidden temporarily from general view behind a screen of neutral-sounding regional initiatives. ( read original story ...)

If you can make it out to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, you will be able to experience the ride for cheap. Although prices vary depending on the day you choose to go, you can get a pass for this ride for as little as a 3,500 yen, which is roughly $31. ( read original ...

TOKYO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Thursday, although wider gains in industrial-related stocks were offset by weakness in banking shares as activity waned heading into the year-end. The Nikkei was up 0.15 percent at 22,945 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Finance Minister Taro Aso claims that there is still no proof that Bitcoin is a “credible currency”, and that Japanese citizens rarely use crypto. In a statement Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso claimed that the leading cryptocurrency ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese bank then plans to next year increase its interest to the 40 per cent foreign-investor limit, before applying to buy out all of the Temasek group's holdings. MUFG's interest in Bank Danamon is understandable: It's highly profitable ... ( read original story ...)

... bank’s effort to strengthen its foreign holdings in response to a slump in domestic operations stemming from the Bank of Japan’s negative interest rate policy. The acquisition is expected to lift the proportion of overseas operations to nearly 50 ... ( read original story ...)

This report of Shadow Banking Market studies Shadow Banking in United States, EU, Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia and United States market, especially in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan, focuses on top manufacturers in United ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s first lady had been listed as honorary principal for the planned school. Finance Ministry officials claimed that they sold the land in suburban Osaka for ¥134 million, rather than the appraised ¥956 million, due to the cost of removing ... ( read original story ...)

Some financial institutions and other businesses in Japan are ... instead of going to big cities like Tokyo and Osaka," Mr Hamabe says. Insurance companies are also getting in on the act. Tokyo Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance set up a 24-hour call centre ... ( read original story ...)

A flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo turned back on Tuesday because of an apparent mix-up involving an unauthorized passenger on board — while a fashion model repeatedly tweeted about the episode to 9.2 million her followers. All Nippon Airways (Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Every year, Tokyo and Osaka draw millions of visitors with their incredible food ... It aims to be the first Vietnamese company to conduct an overseas IPO. Zalo faced significant challenges early on. Khai explains: “It was an uphill battle because ... ( read original story ...)