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SINGAPORE -- Countries with strong manufacturing know-how, including Japan and Germany, have an opportunity to ... said Thursday at the opening session of the Nikkei Asia300 Summit 2018 in Singapore. Noting that the U.S. and China had dominated the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average soared to a level not seen since November 1991 on Thursday morning after exporters such as electronics components manufacturers surged, tracking the strength on Wall Street overnight. The Nikkei rose 0.4 per cent to 23,962.11 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average eked out gains on Tuesday, with expectations for strong corporate earnings underpinning sentiment. Information technology service provider Obic Co rose as much as 7.9 per cent to an 18-year peak after the Nikkei reported that ... ( read original story ...)

Accenture (ACN) today opened its Innovation Hub in Tokyo, a state-of-the-art facility that will become a destination for Accenture people and clients to ideate, rapidly prototype and launch digital solutions. The unveiling of the Innovation Hub in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

This is going to be an exciting year for monetary policy. In fact, it already is, thanks to Europe and Japan. Investors were taken aback last week when the Bank of Japan bought fewer bonds and the European Central Bank revealed -- shock, horror -- its ... ( read original story ...)

Iranian artisans will participate in the Tokyo International Gift Show for the first time. The 85th edition of the event is slated for January 31-February 3 and February 7-9 at Tokyo Big Sight, the international exhibition center in the Japanese capital ... ( read original story ...)

Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and DevelopmentGoodall Gondwehas asked Japanese Government to consider increasing financial assistance to Malawi on Economic and Social Development Programme. Speaking during the signing ceremony of 200 million ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei Asian Review took a close look at the data. China and South Korea account for over 50% The numbers clearly show geographical proximity is a major factor. Mainland China was the No. 1 source of visitors to Japan last year, accounting for 7.35 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s central bank is set to maintain upbeat price forecasts next week and paint a slightly better picture of the economy than it did three months ago, signaling its conviction the country is making slow but steady progress in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — SoftBank Group Corp (SFTBY.PK ... A spinoff — potentially the biggest IPO by a Japanese company in nearly two decades — would give the unit more autonomy and help investors value the business as well as its parent which has myriad holdings ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Removing Japan's constitutional ban on maintaining military forces would be politically infeasible, the vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party told The Nikkei, suggesting that a less drastic change to the pacifist charter would be ... ( read original story ...)

Out of Tokyo's 33 subindexes, 22 were in positive territory, led by fish and forestry and electrical machinery. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose to its highest level since late 1991 on Tuesday, as a firmer dollar supported exporter stocks and ... ( read original story ...)

VANCOUVER (Kyodo) -- Japan and Canada agreed Monday that the international community needs to demonstrate solidarity to "maximize pressure" on North Korea through a foreign ministerial meeting Tuesday on addressing North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan has continued plying Myanmar with economic aid even as the Southeast Asian nation's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority has stirred international backlash, choosing the threat of condemnation over the risk of China taking over as the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that he did not see problems with the dollar JPY= hovering around 110.80 yen, but that big swings in currencies would be problematic. Aso, speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to hire more senior bankers in London as its newly appointed head of corporate banking for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics looks to expand the business. Holly Villiers told City A.M. she ... ( read original story ...)