Japan threatens $409M in tariffs on US

Japan is threatening new tariffs on the US in retaliation for President Trump’s trade moves. Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous and Dion Rabouin have more. ( read original story ...)

I tried a robot companion for a week in Japan

If you're planning to go to Japan by yourself, fear not, RoBoHon is here. This humanoid robot can hold short conversations with humans and is marketed in Japan as a device that could possible replace your cellphone. Now, it's available for tourists ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Inflation Slows for a Second Month in Blow to BOJ

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan’s key inflation gauge showed that price gains slowed for a second straight month in April, underscoring the central bank’s struggles to hit its 2 percent inflation target. Highlights Core consumer prices, which exclude ... ( read original story ...)

Japan bank buys major stake in ANZ Royal Bank

Japan's largest bank acquired more than half of ANZ’s shares in Cambodia on Thursday, according to a statement from Kith Meng’s Royal Group. Japan's JTrust Bank, announced that they had acquired a 55% of stake in ANZ Royal Bank. According to a Royal ... ( read original story ...)

Lending Scandal Adds To Corporate Japan’s Compliance Woes

Regional lender in Japan, Suruga Bank, apologized this week and admitted that staff may have knowingly processed loan documents that were falsified for a struggling property investment scheme, adding to the list of corporate scandals plaguing the country ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s economy contracts in Jan-March, as spending lags

TOKYO -- Japan's longest straight period of expansion in nearly three ... a deflation-fighting stimulus program driven mainly by asset purchases by the central bank that are injecting billions of dollars into the economy each year. The aim has been to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan GDP A Clear Signal For BOJ, While Savings Rate Surges

However, the report sends a loud and clear message for policy makers in general, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in particular: there is no room for complacency. All components of private demand contracted simultaneously; only exports reported solid growth ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese bank to pilot digital currency for in-store payments

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the world’s fifth largest bank, is to invite 100,000 customers to participate in a pilot of MUFG Coin, a blockchain-based digital currency that customers will be able to use to make mobile payments in stores. The trial is ... ( read original story ...)