Tag: business

JAPAN’S benchmark Nikkei share average tumbled more than 4 per cent on Monday in reaction to a sharply stronger yen after perceived monetary policy hawk Shigeru Ishiba won the contest to become the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's factory output fell 3.3% in August from the previous month, versus a median market forecast for a 0.9% drop, government data showed on Monday. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to increase 2.0% in September and expand 6.1% in October. ( read original story ...

The financial technology arm of Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines has struck a deal with Tokyo-based financial services conglomerate SBI Holdings, as the latter acquired a minority stake in ... ( read original story ...)

As Shigeru Ishiba prepares to take over as Japans next prime minister, business leaders are hopeful that his administration will implement policies to accelerate the nations economic recovery. With ... ( read original story ...)

Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected ascendance shakes up the Tokyo political scene — and relationship with Washington. ( read original story ...)

The 67-year-old's successful leadership bid after four failed attempts puts the self-professed lone wolf at the helm of a Liberal Democratic Party that has ruled Japan for most of the past seven decad ( read original story ...)

Speculation is swirling about whom Ishiba will appoint to his cabinet when he forms a government on Tuesday, after winning the race for president of the Liberal Democratic Party. ( read original story ...)

As I detailed yesterday in my PC Gamer at Tokyo Game Show 2024 Day 1 report, PC gaming has been the notable winner at this year's TGS, with game publishers all around the world, but notably now in ... ( read original story ...)

Foreigners pulled out of Japanese stocks for a sixth successive week through Sept. 21, due to lingering concerns over a stronger yen and increased caution ahead of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's business leaders on Friday expressed hope that Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will accelerate the country's economic growth amid signs of ... ( read original story ...)

Following are reactions to Shigeru Ishiba's election as leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, setting him up to take over as prime minister next week: TAKESHI NIINAMI, CEO, SUNTORY, CHAIRMAN, ... ( read original story ...)

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Shigeru Ishiba, a former defense minister, wants the have a more equal partnership with the US. He will be elected prime minister of Japan next week. ( read original story ...)

Consumer inflation in Tokyo eased this month after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reinstated energy subsidies to help households cope with one of the hottest summers on record. ( read original story ...)

India is amping up efforts to attract international electronics companies and chipmakers to set up facilities within its borders, under a plan by the Narendra Modi administration to close the tech gap ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose its new leader on Friday, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s surprise announcement that he’s stepping down. But what do we know about those vying ... ( read original story ...)