TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose for the first time this week in a positive end to Friday, as investors took heart from gains in Chinese stocks and covered their short posit... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Momentum Slipping
Tankan survey and Japanese GDP. But don't forget investment. Bank of Japan still hamstrung by inappropriate inflation target. By Robert Carnell, Chief Economist Head of Research, Asia-Pacific Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils bullish GDP growth estimates for FY2019
The Bank of Japan is likely to cut its price growth forecasts at a policy meeting later this month as long-term inflation expectations stall, sources said, highlighting the central bank’s difficulty i... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Sales App Soars in IPO — WSJ
This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal (June 20, 2018). TOKYO -- Japanese flea- ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cult leader’s hanging closes chapter on shocking crime
TOKYO (AP) — The executions Friday of a doomsday cult leader and six of his followers closed a chapter on one of Japan's most shocking crimes, the poison gas attack on rush-hour commuters in Tokyo's s... ( read original story ...)
Japan households’ inflation expectations improve in June – central bank survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese households’ inflation expectations improved and pessimism about current economic conditions eased slightly, a quarterly survey from the Bank of Japan showed on Friday. The p... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market to Outperform Europe in 3Q, Discount Bank Says
Israel Discount Bank recommends investors go overweight Japanese equities, underweight euro zone for the next three months based on findings from a model developed by strategist Shmuel Katzavian. Katz... ( read original story ...)
Japan executes cult leader behind 1995 Tokyo subway gas attack
Tokyo police have been placed on special alert and the chief cabinet secretary pledged “all possible measures” for public safety after the half-blind guru who led the Aum Shinrikyo Japanese doomsday c... ( read original story ...)
Stock Markets From Vietnam to Tokyo Hit by Trade War Contagion
In the U.S. versus China trade conflict, China isn’t the only loser for equity investors. Asian markets from Shanghai to Tokyo -- and even Ho Chi Minh City -- have been the biggest casualties ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese casinos are a real gamble
What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." He was given the 2018 prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia, for his work for the Nikkei Asian Review. ( read original story ...)
China blocks Japan’s proposed fishing caps on saury
TOKYO -- A Japanese proposal to set quotas on high-seas catches of the popular Pacific saury was denied for a second straight year at a fisheries conference that concluded here Thursday. China and Van... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Takes Away Punch Bowl, Balance Sheet Declines
Was “QQE” just a pretext for bringing the government bond market under control to avoid a Greek-style debt crisis? In June, total assets on the Bank of Japan’s balance sheet dropped by ¥3.79 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ board splits as easing squeezes banking sector
TOKYO -- The ripple effects of the Bank of Japan's ultraloose monetary policy have exposed a fissure among policy board members. While Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda increasingly worries about the easing policy ... ( read original story ...)
Retailer Aeon’s Asian finance operations deliver record profit
TOKYO -- Financial services in Asia propelled Japanese retail group Aeon to a record first-quarter operating profit, with growth in credit card users helping offset weakness in its domestic business. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls 0.31% on weak offshore lead, trade tensions
Headline shares of the Japan share market were mixed on Wednesday, 04 July 2018, as the market mood was dented following Wall Street's overnight retreat and as investors continued to assess the impact ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei Service PMI Expanded At Its Weakest Pace Since October 2016 In June
For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.28% against the JPY and closed at 110.53. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 110.41, with the USD trading 0.11% lower against th... ( read original story ...)