Global wind turbine makers target Japan

TOKYO -- Global wind turbine manufacturers are gearing up to capture opportunities in Japan as a number of large wind power projects are finally completing time-consuming environmental impact assessment and starting to seek equipment suppliers. Key players ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, US forge progress on energy as Trump blasts trade gap

TOKYO -- Monday's summit highlighted Washington's carrot-and-stick approach toward Tokyo on trade issues, as President Donald Trump pushed again for Japan to reduce its surplus with the U.S. even as the two sides struck deals on energy and infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Nikkei tops 22,750.70 to hit highest level since 1992

TOKYO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei jumped to a level not seen since 1992 on Tuesday morning as foreign investors chased the market higher on hopes for strong earnings from Japan Inc. The Nikkei share average opened lower but later gained as much as ... ( read original story ...)

CORRECTED-Nikkei at 21-year high; Fast Retailing jumps on sales

TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average touched a 21-year high on Monday as strong gains in the mining sector and shares such as clothing company Fast Retailing Co offset banking sector weakness. The Nikkei was up 0.01 percent at the end of ... ( read original story ...)

Trump Is Leaving Japan Empty-Handed on Trade

They shared an intimate dinner and repeatedly showered each other with praise. But for all the apparent chumminess between President Donald Trump and Japan’s Shinzo Abe, it hasn’t resulted in much concrete action to address Trump’s main complaint ... ( read original story ...)

IPO Market Stumbles in Denmark as $1 Billion Deal In Doubt

The world’s largest cleaning service provider had to pull its IPO in the last minute in March 2011 as stock markets plunged amid Japan’s nuclear disaster. ISS eventually listed three years later, and has performed well on the Danish exchange with the ... ( read original story ...)

Trump Complains of Unfair Trade With Japan, Defends TPP Pullout

President Donald Trump told a gathering of business leaders in Tokyo that Japan has an unfair advantage on trade and that he intends to fix that imbalance by making it easier to do business in the U.S. "For the last many decades, Japan has been winning. ( read original story ...)

Japan is firing its financial arrows at the wrong target

The yen is down 32%, corporate profits are thriving and the Nikkei Stock Average is breaking records again. Abe's fiscal dart fell way short of its target, thanks to counterproductive increases in Japan's sales tax in 2014 and 2015. The third and most ... ( read original story ...)

Cool Japan Fund’s big ambitions mostly fall flat

Ota acknowledged the Malaysian store's struggles and told The Nikkei that the fund is working to turn it around. The four-year-old Cool Japan Fund is the centerpiece of the government's "Cool Japan" strategy to promote cultural exports such as anime and food. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Abe rolls out red carpet for Trump

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is lavishing U.S. President Donald Trump with a welcome reserved for formal state guests during his visit to Japan, looking to use hospitality to highlight close ties with its powerful ally. Trump kicked off his visit ... ( read original story ...)