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TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a fresh 3.5 month low on Monday as global investors remained cautious amid worries over whether the Trump administration will be able to implement growth boosting measures. The Nikkei fell 0.3 percent to 19,406 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks fell to a fresh 3-1/2-month low on Monday as global investors remained cautious amid worries over whether the Trump administration will be able to implement growth boosting measures. The Nikkei ended down 0.4 per cent at 19,393.13 points ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Demand for ocean cruises is picking up fast in Japan. And it's not just moneyed up seniors who are flocking; a newer, younger set of holidaymakers is taking to the seas thanks to lower fares and shorter itineraries. While more affordable packages ... ( read original story ...)

This week, Lifelines plays catch-up with some useful tips that have come in from readers over the past few months. However, we start off with a follow-up question from reader S.S. in response to last month’s column on recent changes in Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Thanks to the plus-size personality of a hugely popular comedian, Japan's apparel industry finally seems to have cottoned on to the idea of catering to every market. The fashion industry across the world has seen a backlash against its obsession ... ( read original story ...)

Andrew Mitola had never heard of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. until he met recruiters for the bank during his junior year of college. Now the New Jersey native is among the first to join Japan’s biggest lender under an overseas graduate hiring ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices were expected to show their seventh straight month of annual increases in July, a Reuters poll found, offering the central bank some hope a strengthening economic recovery will gradually lift inflation toward ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold and tweaked its view of the economy upwards in a steady-as-she-goes decision on monetary policy. Overnight interest rates stay at minus 0.1 per cent, 10-year bond yields are capped at about zero per cent, and ... ( read original story ...)

The IPO size aggregates to 10 per cent of the post issue paid up ... A 10 per cent stake sale could fetch Rs 1,800 crore, bankers said. RNAM, jointly owned by Japan's Nippon Life and Reliance Capital, is the asset manager of Reliance Mutual Fund with ... ( read original story ...)

RNAM is a subsidiary of Reliance Capital, with Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance Company as its strategic partner. “The company is close to filing the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) for the IPO, and it’s most likely to be filed next week,” one of ... ( read original story ...)

meter plot in June last year for ¥134 million, roughly 14 percent of its appraised value, following negotiations with the Finance Ministry’s regional bureau in Osaka. Prosecutors are looking into whether officials at the bureau committed breach of trust ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average skidded to three-month lows on Friday, pressured by losses on Wall Street and a weaker dollar as doubts grow over whether President Donald Trump will be able to push through policies to boost U.S ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei joins global sell-off, falls 1 percent. * Wall Street logs losses as U.S. political woes rattle investors * Insurance, banks, securities shares lead losses Japan’s Nikkei share average skidded to three-month lows on Friday, pressured by losses on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso will visit the United States in September to hold an informal meeting with his counterpart to prepare for a second round of economic talks later this year, government sources told Reuters on Friday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock index skidded to its lowest in three months in early trade on Friday, after a selloff on Wall Street. The Nikkei was last down 1.2 percent, after falling to its lowest since May 18. On Thursday, the S&P 500 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports rose for an eighth straight month in July on ... Total exports increased 13.4 per cent in July from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday, roughly in line with a median market forecast for a 13.6 per cent gain. ( read original story ...)