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“Our company’s spirit is to create things the world has never seen,” the younger Shima said in an interview at Shima Seiki’s headquarters in Wakayama, a small regional city near Osaka in western Japan. While Japan is known for its giant ... ( read original story ...)

The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation, and leverages its strengths in immersive entertainment, sustainable energy, automated supply chains and connected mobility to provide integrated solutions ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese equities struggled for direction early Thursday despite a weaker yen, even as other markets in the region were broadly higher. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.03% was nearly unchanged in morning trade at 20,619, with the market ... ( read original story ...)

has entered into final negotiations over acquiring U.S. life insurer MassMutual Life's subsidiary in Japan, Nikkei has learned. Nippon Life will spend 100 billion to 200 billion yen ($886 million to $1.77 billion) to purchase a majority stake in the company. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average ended little changed on Thursday after hitting a two-year high in the previous session, as investors grew cautious ahead of major economic data such as the U.S. jobs report later this week. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—Asian equity markets were broadly higher Thursday, led by a rebound in Singapore’s banking and real-estate stocks, though Japan’s benchmark index struggled for direction. The Nikkei Stock Average was nearly unchanged in afternoon trade at 20626 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan-based Saxo Bank Securities has selected Torstone Technology’s Inferno to replace its legal ledger and comply with regulatory reporting requirements. It will initially use Inferno to improve its post-trade reporting processes and is looking to add ... ( read original story ...)

Some long-closed doors are opening at the Bank of Japan as it seeks to hire and promote more women in career-track positions. In a little more than a year, at least five women have taken over as chiefs of major branches or divisions of the central bank ... ( read original story ...)

Torstone Technology, a leading global provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, today announced that Saxo Bank Securities Ltd. (“Saxo Bank Japan”), the investment and trading specialist, has selected Inferno to replace the bank's ... ( read original story ...)

the renminbi’s recent strength is less about investors viewing the currency as a stalwart in troubled times and more about policy changes from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC ... long period of low growth, as in Japan ..." The Japanese yen is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Q2 GDP Revised Down: ETFs in Focus). Although Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda kept the interest rates at negative 0.1% and maintained the asset buying program in the recent policy meeting, it still has not helped Japan reach anywhere ... ( read original story ...)

The priest said Church representatives from both countries planned to establish pastoral centers for Vietnamese migrant workers in the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka. Vu said about ... “We also need professional and financial support to build an ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei 225 Futures was first introduced on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1986; on the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) in 1988; and on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 1990. When the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 broke out; the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Key points of contention include a planned consumption tax hike in October 2019 and the revision of Japan's pacifist constitution. At least 1,079 candidates will vie for seats, a Nikkei Inc. survey Wednesday shows. These include 970 candidates standing for ... ( read original story ...)

Vietnam and Japan would be also be in the firing line ... cargo ships operating in the region and a spikes in world commodity prices, the report warns. Nikkei Asian Review chief editor Gwen Robinson contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Gas & Water and Warehousing sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.06% to hit a new 52-week high. Declining stocks ... ( read original story ...)