Tag: finance

OSAKA--Prosecutors arrested the former head of private school ... found that the school operator purchased state-owned land in Toyonaka from the Kinki Local Finance Bureau of the Finance Ministry in June 2016 for just 14 percent of its appraised value. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Prosecutors on Monday arrested the former chief of ... after holding negotiations with the Finance Ministry’s local bureau in the area. Abe’s wife resigned her honorary post at the school after the deal came to light, but the possibility ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has already shifted its main EU HQ for corporate and retail banking to Amsterdam. LONDON – Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has chosen the Dutch capital Amsterdam as the location of its post-Brexit EU ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON – Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has chosen the Dutch capital Amsterdam as the location of its post-Brexit EU headquarters, according to a report from the Financial Times on Sunday. Citing "two people briefed on the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average was little changed on Monday, as gains in steelmakers and other companies with upbeat earnings were offset by wariness about the yen's creeping rise to a 1-1/2-month high against the dollar. ( read original story ...)

Japan will raise tariffs from August on imports of frozen beef, popular in beef bowl dishes, from the United States and some other countries to 50 percent from 38.5 percent, until next March, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday. "I am concerned that an ... ( read original story ...)

It took two years to rebuild trust with investors after running into financial turbulence and Qantas chief executive ... Qantas has been expanding its international network, adding flights to Osaka in Japan last week. Citi analysts say international ... ( read original story ...)

Even holy places have bills to pay, and with traditional sources of income rapidly shrinking, temples in Japan are looking to tourism to make ends meet. To cash in on the recent surge in overseas visitors to the country, a number of temples are offering ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Willer, an Osaka-based expressway bus operator, is preparing to launch chartered minivan taxi services for Japanese travelers in Vietnam. The company's chauffeur-driven, seven-seater minivan called the Genic Vehicle comes in two types: premium and ... ( read original story ...)

Most customers need just basic banking services.. Deposit and withdraw cash. Post offices exist everywhere .. And can easily add retail banking service with little overhead. Post offices can invest the money in long term treasury bonds. Food stamps ... ( read original story ...)

If Japan must always take heed of U.S. accusations that it is guiding its currency lower, the Bank of Japan's monetary policy may be affected. The central bank currently has a policy of keeping both long-term and short-term rates low. If long-term rates ... ( read original story ...)

HDFC too could be in focus due to its 9.57 percent stake sale reports in HDFC Life IPO. Simultaneously ... which may have landed within 230 miles of Japan's coast could escalate volatility in the market. Further, it also said that the entire continental ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A consortium comprising five Japanese companies, including trader Sumitomo Corp., IHI, Toshiba and Penta-Ocean Construction, will build an advanced coal-fired power plant and a port in Bangladesh. The Japan International Cooperation Agency will ... ( read original story ...)

to act as a "cornerstone" IPO investor. Slideshow (6 Images) As well as New York and London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Toronto are all seeking to have Saudi Aramco list on their respective markets. But experts have long pointed to the ... ( read original story ...)

Facebook: North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Japan It appeared to have been launched from northern Jagang Province, around 60 kilometers from North Korea's border with China . North Korea has apparently launched a missile which landed just 230 ... ( read original story ...)

One major subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is poised for an initial pub­lic offering (IPO) on Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange by year’s end. This is a further indication of how the low oil prices battering Gulf Arab economies are ... ( read original story ...)