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TOKYO, March 21 Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday as financial stocks underperformed after U.S. yields fell, while index-heavyweight SoftBank tumbled. The Nikkei dropped 0.3 percent to 19,455.88, the lowest closing level ... ( read original story ...)

PARIS (Reuters) - France and Japan support a "free and open maritime order" in the Asia-Pacific region, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said after talks with French President Francois Hollande on Monday. The message seemed aimed at China, which claims ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 21 Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday morning as financial stocks were battered after U.S. yields fell, while index-heavyweight SoftBank tumbled and weighed on the index. The Nikkei dropped 0.5 percent to 19,432 ... ( read original story ...)

HANNOVER, Germany -- Japan and Germany agreed Monday to coordinate on international standards for the "internet of things" and artificial intelligence in a collaboration that could benefit Japanese technology companies. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese and Russian defense ministers agreed Monday to deepen bilateral cooperation in hopes of dealing with regional security challenges and to continue joint training between their nations' troops for maritime rescue and search ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese banking sector is taking up the domestic economic heavy lifting whilst the BOJ focuses on budget deficit monetization. All the hard work done reflating the Japanese economy since the bubble burst in the late 1980’s is now at risk from trade ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has provided incentives for all parties to cooperate ... order with the [Burmese] military everywhere dominating people's lives," Jolliffe told the Nikkei Asian Review. "At the moment, it is unclear if the Tatmadaw, or Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, are ... ( read original story ...)

Both called for a free trade deal to be reached quickly between Japan and the European Union, in comments made after G20 finance ministers and central bankers dropped a long-standing mention of open trade in their final communique after a two-day meeting ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The first visit to Japan by a Saudi king in 46 years this week led to Japanese companies signing memorandums of understanding on 20 projects, but it remains to be seen how many of those undertakings will actually blossom in the desert nation. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Senior officials of Japan and Russia met Saturday for the first talks on possible joint economic development of islands off Hokkaido controlled by Moscow but claimed by Tokyo, in an effort to resolve the long-standing row surrounding the ... ( read original story ...)

BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY – Group of 20 finance chiefs were to reiterate existing pledges on currencies, including commitments to avoid competitive devaluations, at the urging of Japan and the United States, a G-20 source said Saturday, as they prepared to ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Bankers Association (JBA), consisting banks both large and small, will unite to conduct tests for core processes such as money transfers and trade finance using a blockchain platform this year. With 120 full member banks, 3 bank holding ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japan's Daishi Bank (8324.T) and Hokuetsu Bank (8325.T) are considering integrating operations, the banks said on Thursday, in another move that would consolidate regional lenders amid a shrinking population, but had not yet decided anything. ( read original story ...)

* Japan's Daishi Bank and Hokuetsu Bank say considering merging operations, nothing decided Further company coverage: (Reporting By William Mallard) ( read original story ...)

Japan’s central bank did not make any adjustments to its monetary policies even if its US counterpart raised its key interest rate Thursday. Hours after the US Federal Reserve increased its interest rate, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its own ... ( read original story ...)

At the end of November 2016, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.; Osaka Exchange, Inc.; and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation made an announcement(*) regarding the consortium of Japanese financial institutions. The consortium was set up to conduct proof of ... ( read original story ...)