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TOKYO (Reuters) - An inflation gauge closely watched by the Bank of Japan accelerated at its fastest pace in almost three years as some retailers passed on rising costs to households, a positive sign ... ( read original story ...)

On Thursday, credit-ratings company Moody’s downgraded its outlook for Japanese banks from stable to negative. The Bank of Japan ,which is holding its benchmark interest rate in narrowly negative ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo — On Thursday, as his company booked a $3.8bn gain from ... Uber’s initial public offering (IPO) was a flop with shares sliding on the first day of trading, at the same time the US and China ... ( read original story ...)

The so-called core-core CPI, which strips away the effects of volatile food and energy costs and is the main policy focus for the central bank, rose 0.6% in April, government data showed on Friday. It ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- It’s getting tougher to be a Japan stock bull -- what few are left of them -- with earnings estimates for Topix Index members slumping to a 15-month low this week. The benchmark gauge’s ... ( read original story ...)

LAS VEGAS — The former head of a Tokyo and Las Vegas investment firm was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for bilking thousands of Japanese victims in what prosecutors called a $1.5 billion ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan Display, once heralded as the savior ... several sources with knowledge of the negotiations told Nikkei on Thursday. In response to an inquiry by Nikkei, a Harvest representative ... ( read original story ...)

TIME AND AGAIN since Japan emerged as a global economic force, its financial leaders have hatched plans to translate their influence into investment-banking clout. Time and again, they’ve failed. The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan Display, once heralded as the savior ... several sources with knowledge of the negotiations told Nikkei on Thursday. In response to an inquiry by Nikkei, a Harvest representative ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped on Thursday after renewed U.S.-China trade tensions dragged down technology shares, while index-heavyweight SoftBank Group fell more than 5 percent. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped on Thursday morning after renewed U.S.-China trade tensions dragged down technology shares, while index-heavyweight SoftBank Group fell more than 5 ... ( read original story ...)

The US Federal Reserve document failed to impress, with the market ignoring the release, overshadowed by the Brexit drama and the more updated statement from Chief Powell last Monday. Despite growing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s foreign-born population is still small ... He was an assistant professor of finance at Stony Brook University, and he blogs at Noahpinion. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 22 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged up on Wednesday in an overall cautious market as data showed another drop in the nation’s exports for April, which offset a few positive signs for the ... ( read original story ...)

‘Nikkei’ is a word used to describe people of Japanese descent who live as immigrants in another country; however, nowadays when people say the word Nikkei, they’re quite possibly referring to a type ... ( read original story ...)

The partnership will help the Japanese media group enhance its tech reporting, drawing on outside resources in addition to its own vast network, Nikkei said in a news release. Nikkei will publish ... ( read original story ...)