Tag: banking

TOKYO -- Japanese investors are more prolific than their Chinese rivals when it comes to funding Asian startups outside their home countries, although their lead is eroding fast. According to a report ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Rental clothing services are taking off in Japan as consumers tighten their belts and youths find different ways to stay well-dressed. Fashion brand Renown announced on July 10 its entry into ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest trade comments and speculation towards the Bank of Japan tweaking its massive easing scheme trigger... ( read original story ...)

Federal laws restrict nonfinancial companies from moving into the banking sector. In Japan, though, the legal path is unobstructed. Seven & I Holdings, the parent of Seven-Eleven Japan, and Rakuten, J... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso points to the hazards of higher interest rates in advanced economies, echoing US President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle. Aso’s ... ( read original story ...)

This weekend’s meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bankers in Buenos Aires ... adding he doesn’t foresee any trouble negotiating the language with the U.S. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Ku... ( read original story ...)

Imagine wrapping up a tough work week and jumping into a three-day weekend. Maybe you just plan on lounging around at home with the air conditioner on at full blast. Or perhaps you’ll hit the road and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned the U.S. on Friday that higher tariffs on auto imports would backfire and harm not only America's jobs and economy but also devastate the global ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese internet giant SBI Holdings formally launched the public version of its cryptocurrency exchange VCTRADE, according to an official announcement July 17. The move came after several months of d... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese lawmakers on Friday night enacted controversial ... majority of the public did not want the bill passed during the current Diet session. In a Nikkei poll at the end of June, 53% of t... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s inflation accelerated slightly in June, building on modest gains in wages and providing a touch of encouragement for the Bank of Japan. Energy costs were a big part of the incre... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation quickened slightly in June but the rise was due largely to recent gains in oil costs with prices of other goods barely picking up, a setback fo... ( read original story ...)

It links Bangkok with Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, Seoul, Shanghai and Shenyang (charter), using seven Airbus A330-300s. Thai AIRASIA X has huge potential and will be seeking an IPO soon and indoensia is go... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s inflation picked up slightly in June, largely because of higher energy costs. There was little to suggest price gains will accelerate toward the 2 percent target anytime soon. Weakness in infl... ( read original story ...)

head of Japan mergers and acquisitions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “We offer Japanese clients analysis to look at the industry benchmark in terms of financial statistics as well as corporate gov... ( read original story ...)

(Corrects in paragraph 7 to say start date for SoftBank, Didi taxi-hailing trial will be autumn 2018 (not autumn 2019) By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son ... ( read original story ...)