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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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

The J-Coin wallet will also not charge any fees for depositing or withdrawing money into a bank account, nor will it involve any credit checking or age restriction. Link Pay, which currently dominates ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan would consider four options for extra easing should prices lose impetus toward the central bank’s inflation goal, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said in an interview ... ( read original story ...)

The BOJ chief said he could lower the negative short-term rate or cut the long-term yield target below zero per cent. The bank could buy more assets including government bonds or increase the pace of ... ( read original story ...)

Law360 (February 22, 2019, 7:19 PM EST) -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said Friday it has found widespread problems in how Japan’s largest bank monitors for any criminal transactions ... ( read original story ...)

Following a successful customer roadshow in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kobe, Falkonry, Inc., the leading provider of predictive operations technology, today announced that it has significantly expanded its cus... ( read original story ...)

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, announced that it has been named the first winner of the Tokyo Financial Award in E... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rallied to a 10-week high on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he would delay a planned tariff increase on Chinese imports following “producti... ( read original story ...)

Headline indices of the Japan share market closed at 10-week high on Monday, 25 February 2019, as investor sentiments bolstered amid trade optimism after U. S. President Donald Trump announced a postp... ( read original story ...)

International schools, which typically conduct classes in English, are flourishing in Japan. The number of students at these schools has jumped about 30% in four years. The surge in enrollment ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rallied to a 10-week high on Monday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he would delay a planned tariff increase on Chinese imports follo ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic advisor said the country's central bank can abandon its 2 percent inflation target or suspend efforts to achieve it once the job market is tight enough. "Pri... ( read original story ...)