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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raises his fist with his ... Her Party of Hope shares policy space with the business-friendly LDP, but Koike has staked out different stances on two issues likely to appeal to voters. She wants to freeze a planned rise ... ( read original story ...)

Authorities in Japan are considering starting a digital currency to be called the J-Coin. By doing so, Tokyo will reduce cash circulation in the country. Bitcoin bond in Japan wants to bring cryptocurrency into 'world of high finance' "The project is in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JTB Corporation, Panasonic Corporation and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced they have started offering "LUGGAGE-FREE TRAVEL" (trademark registered) on August 8 outside Japan in the run-up to its service ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese party being launched by popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike may merge with the main opposition Democratic Party, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday, adding uncertainty to the outlook for a general election next month. Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Game Show 2017 has come to an end but the excitement that came along with it continues to resonate in our souls. During the illustrious gaming event, our Honey’s Gaming correspondent Bombon had the wonderful opportunity of sitting down with ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed ended lower on Tuesday as exporters were hit by a rush into the safe-haven yen with tensions between the United States and North Korea flaring up again. The bellwether Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.33 percent, or 67.39 points, to 20,330.19 ... ( read original story ...)

For Tokyo, it could mean big business for Japanese conglomerates that are involved in the nuclear energy sector. Third, Japan is looking for new partners, although its alliance with the US remains strong. However, the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

Method of the Business Integration We are planning to implement the Business Integration through a holding company structure whereby Minato, Kansai Urban and Kinki Osaka will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Holding Company through the following ... ( read original story ...)

Mizuho Bank is leading the consortium that wants to launch J-Coin. REUTERS/Shohei Miyano LONDON — A consortium of Japanese banks are set to launch a new national digital currency in a bid to wean citizens off cash, the Financial Times reports. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6770)(President: Toshihiro Kuriyama; Head Office: Tokyo) will exhibit at CEATEC JAPAN 2017, to be held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture, from Tuesday, October 3. The company will introduce its ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- Business leaders of South Korea and Japan gathered in Seoul on Tuesday to discuss ways to step up collaboration in the technology and energy sectors, as well as in facilitating multilateral free trade with other Asian nations. ( read original story ...)

The purchase marked Japan Post’s first overseas expansion and came ahead of the 2015 IPO, but a fall in commodity prices and a slowdown in Toll’s domestic and Chinese business took a bite out of its bottom line. ( read original story ...)

This approach by Thailand has been welcomed by Japan, whose presence in the ASEAN hub has been overshadowed by the emergence of other investors such as China. In a gathering of the largest-ever business delegation invited to Government House in Bangkok ... ( read original story ...)

About 30 Japanese manufacturers plan a trip to Orlando in October to check out the new commercial space race and other business opportunities in Florida. The meeting will start Oct. 25 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport for morning of networking and ... ( read original story ...)

Difficult time' - According to a weekend poll in business daily Nikkei, 44 percent of Japanese plan to vote for Abe's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), while only eight percent favoured the main opposition Democratic Party. Nevertheless ... ( read original story ...)

The project – supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) through its Kaizen initiative – will cover industries located in five regions in a period of two years, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment ... ( read original story ...)