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Tokyo (AFP) - A record number of tourists visited Japan last year, the government said Friday, as the country gears up to welcome the world to the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020. Some 28.7 million foreign tourists entered Japan in 2017, meaning the country ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average was nearly flat on Friday morning, with weakness in exporters countered by strong gains in index-heavy Fast Retailing after the clothing company posted record quarterly profit. The Nikkei edged 0.1 ... ( read original story ...)

NAGANO, Japan -- The Nozomi Group, an operator of nursing care and medical facilities in Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, is to look into running similar businesses in Vietnam, where the population is rapidly aging. In April, Nozomi and Vietnam's government will ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Most Asian stocks markets are higher after Wall Street's latest record close. Japan's Nikkei 225 recovered from early losses to gain 0.1 percent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite index also advanced. KEEPING SCORE ... ( read original story ...)

Soon, Japanese banks may no longer be the cheapest in the world. The yield-curve control undertaken by the nation's central bank has done lasting damage. Data compiled by Bloomberg on financial institutions with a market capitalization of $10 billion or ... ( read original story ...)

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Japan, Mr. Takashi KURAI, called on the Minister of State for Finance Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan here on Thursday. Mr. KURAI congratulated the Minister on assuming his responsibilities. He praised the efforts made by Pakistan to ... ( read original story ...)

The initial public offering (IPO) will also include the Saudi stock exchange, Tadawul, and is still set for late 2018, the sources said. The shortlist means Tokyo, Singapore and Toronto are no longer in the running for what is likely to be the world's ... ( read original story ...)

The shortlist means Tokyo, Singapore and Toronto are no longer in the running for what is likely to be the world's biggest IPO. DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has shortlisted New York, London and Hong Kong - singly or in a combination of two or even ... ( read original story ...)

KAUAI, U.S. -- As Japan looks to bolster missile defenses with the Aegis Ashore surface-to-air system, citing North Korean threats, the growing attack capability of China and Russia appears also to be driving Tokyo's decision. Defense Minister Itsunori ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's goal of reaching a primary budget surplus, a measure that excludes debt service costs, is new expected to recede to fiscal 2027 as Shinzo Abe's government seeks to divert tax revenue meant to reduce borrowing to social programs. ( read original story ...)

The IPO of the world’s largest oil exporter has drawn interest from international stock exchanges in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto and even spurred US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May to lobby for the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, South Korea, India and Sweden are among those invited. China and Russia -- who supported the North Korea side during the war -- were not. Meanwhile, a Japanese foreign ministry official questioned the need for including countries as distant as ... ( read original story ...)

"In 2020, Japan will capture the global spotlight ... the availability of capital to finance hotel growth and refurbishment; and other risk factors that the company identifies in its most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q or annual report on Form ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's regional banks are under increasing scrutiny from the country's regulators as their earnings deteriorate due to the Bank of Japan's negative interest-rate policy and a declining population, even while local economic activity starts to pick up. ( read original story ...)

Japanese lenders are jostling for position to arrange the loan as a way of getting closer to Aramco and potentially win a role in the IPO, two of the people said. Spokesmen at Aramco and the JBIC declined to comment. The UK government agreed to a $2 ... ( read original story ...)

Index-heavy stocks such as chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron tumbled 1.7 per cent. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average took a breather on Wednesday after sharp gains, with some index-heavy stocks losing ground after the index hit a 26-year high in the ... ( read original story ...)