TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) - The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it removed ... accounting scandal in 2015 and the disclosure of multibillion-dollar losses in its nuclear business in December, the exchange said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 11). The company still ... ( read original story ...)
DIY: Tokyo man sold illegal adult DVDs that he starred in
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 63 ... Accumulated sales during that period are around 25 million yen. To support the business, Kamimura operates a web site in which he posts obscene images at no charge. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stock market hits 21-year high
Tokyo's main stock market index closed at its highest level in more than two decades on Wednesday as optimism spread across global markets. The Nikkei 225 added 0.3%, or 57.7 points, to end at 20,881.2. It was the best finish for the index since 1996 and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Hit 21-Year High as Investors Shrug Off Concerns
On Wednesday, the government said corporate machinery orders, a closely watched indicator of business spending, had risen for the second month in a row in August, gaining 3.4 percent. It will be some time before Japan can hope to set all-time records. ( read original story ...)
US aircraft carrier drills with Japan as Air Force B-1 bombers buzz North Korea
US Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class James Thierry TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the Ronald Reagan, is conducting drills with a Japanese warship in waters around Okinawa southwest of the Korean peninsula, Japan's military ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index just closed at its highest level since 1996
Defensive stocks lead gains, turnover lacklustre. Kobe Steel plunges 20% to near 1-year low TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share index closed at its highest in 21 years on Wednesday, with gains mainly led by defensive shares, though exporters benefitted ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Business expands to Japan and India
Amazon Business is now available on Amazon Japan and Amazon India, meaning that it is now live in five countries including the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Amazon Business helps business customers meet a wide range of procurement needs with ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stock market hits 21-year closing high – business live
Boom! World stock markets have hit a new all time high. MSCI’s All-World stocks index, which tracks 2,400 companies around the globe, has inched up to 493.31 points this morning. Photograph: MSCI That’s partly due to the Nikkei’s surge to a two ... ( read original story ...)
World stock markets hit record highs as Catalonia independence crisis eases – business live
Photograph: MSCI That’s partly due to the Nikkei’s surge to a two-decade closing high in Japan today. The rally in Spanish stocks and bonds this morning is also helping. David Meier, economist at Julius Baer, says the news that Catalonia plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan core machinery orders rise in August for second straight month
Japan’s core machinery orders rose for a second straight ... by 7.7 percent in the current fiscal year ending in March 2018, underscoring the view business expenditure is on a firm footing. A sustained recovery in business expenditure should support ... ( read original story ...)
IMF raises Japan growth forecast to 1.5% as broad-based global recovery ‘gathers steam’
The 2018 growth estimate for Japan was revised up 0.1 point to 0.7 percent ... citing supportive financial conditions and strong business and consumer confidence. But the forecast does not take into account a fiscal stimulus from planned tax cuts that ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama cruise project puts city in casino frame: Nomura
Banking group Nomura thinks the Japanese cities of Yokohama (pictured) and Osaka are “prime” targets for construction ... Bernstein and Co LLC said in an October 3 report on the Chinese cruise tourism business that there was much room for growth ... ( read original story ...)
AirAsia X Could Swap 66-Jet Airbus A330Neo Order to A350s
AirAsia X is also exploring the business case for adding Airbus A321neos to serve routes ... adding that serving the U.S. from Japan could be a more interesting market, with an Osaka-Honolulu route doing “very well.” Fernandes said plans to sell ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Encourages Business Aviation
Japan has set ambitious targets to double foreign visitors to 40 million a year by the 2020 Olympics, and business aviation will play a role. The goal behind the increased tourism target is to generate $8 billion in spending by overseas visitors to Japan ... ( read original story ...)
PHL products on display in Fabex Kansai
entitled “Philippine Seminar on Business Opportunities on Agriculture and Logistics”, organized by the Osaka Port Promotion Association at their conference hall on October 11. ( read original story ...)
Police: Tokyo, Osaka Prefecture home to 90% of sleazy JK shops
The NPA conducted the on-site inspections under the adult entertainment business regulation law ... information regarding actual situation of the JK industry. Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture were home to 106 JK shops as of the end of June. ( read original story ...)