Indian Cities to See Fastest Growth in Asia Over Five Years

With financial and business services projected to be the fastest ... Japanese cities are likely to remain at the bottom amid a challenging demographic outlook, with Osaka last in the rankings as its working-age population falls by approximately 1 percent ... ( read original story ...)

The 10 Most Expensive Places To Live Around The World

Osaka is the second largest metropolitan area in Japan and ... With a dense history, Paris is still one of Europe’s major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, and is one of the world’s top tourist destinations. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Market Notably Lower

In the banking sector, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial are both ... Sumco Corp. and Yokogawa Electric are losing more than 10 percent each, while Sumitomo Osaka Cement is down more than 8 percent. On the economic front, the Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Asian Markets Fall On Geopolitical Tensions

In the banking sector, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial are both ... Sumco Corp. and Yokogawa Electric are losing more than 10 percent each, while Sumitomo Osaka Cement is down more than 8 percent. On the economic front, the Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Inside Sony’s search for the next Walkman

With Sony back on solid financial footing, shown by its estimate-topping results ... One, Teppei Tsushima, already knew he wanted to work on smartwatches when he was at Osaka University. Within months of joining Sony in 2014, he corralled co-workers ... ( read original story ...)

The LDP’s tobacco addiction tells a much bigger story

This remains a puffer’s paradise, in part, because the Finance Ministry owns one-third of Japan Tobacco ... Abe is deflecting them on alleged cronyism from Osaka to Okayama. The gulf in political courage fits a pattern. Koike isn’t just looking ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan’s head deserves a second term

NEW YORK – U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t the only leader with a big economic hire to make. His Mar-a-Lago golf partner, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has to decide whether to reappoint Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan. Kuroda’s term ... ( read original story ...)

Japan June Current Account Surplus Y934.6 Billion

Japan posted a current account surplus of 934.6 billion yen in June, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. That beat forecasts for a surplus of 860.5 billion yen following the 1,653.9 billion yen surplus in May. The trade balance showed a surplus of 518 ... ( read original story ...)