Bank of Japan forecasts Trump-driven surge in economic growth

The Bank of Japan forecast an era of surging economic growth and kept monetary policy on hold on Tuesday following a Donald Trump-induced slide in the yen. Japan’s central bank predicted the economy would grow significantly faster than its long-run ... ( read original story ...)

New route testimony to safety record

OSAKA: AirAsia X Bhd will become one of the first Asean-based low-cost carriers to venture into the United States when it starts its connecting flight from Kuala Lumpur to Honolulu via Osaka, Japan, from June 28 this year. Flights D7001 and D7002 are ... ( read original story ...)

Japan government morphing into activist shareholder

Japan Post Holdings itself spent many months under its IPO price of 1,400 yen. The government has already decided to help pay for rebuilding from the March 2011 disaster with 4 trillion yen in capital gains from selling shares in the Japan Post trio. ( read original story ...)

Chance and challenge: Japan Inc worried but hopeful on Trump

figures from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association show. Trump's assertion that Tokyo is deliberately seeking to devalue its currency to aid exporters like Toyota is another big worry. Finance Minister Taro Aso, who will visit Washington with Abe ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei Underperforms Amid Mounting Political Risks

Japan's main stock index underperformed Thursday ahead of meetings between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump. Other worries, such as renewed concerns over Greece, kept a lid on markets elsewhere. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Britain's FTSE ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei skids on stronger yen ahead of U.S.-Japan summit

TOKYO Feb 9 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday due to pressure from a stronger yen ahead of a meeting this week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Nikkei was down 0.2 percent at midday at 18,971.46. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei edges up as yen's rise stalls; glass sector shines

TOKYO Feb 8 Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Wednesday, swinging away from earlier losses as the yen's recent rise against the dollar stalled and upbeat earnings helped shore up market sentiment. The Nikkei closed 0.5 percent higher at 19,007.60. ( read original story ...)

Japan logs biggest current account surplus since 2007

TOKYO Japan attained its second-biggest current account surplus on record in 2016, Ministry of Finance data showed on Wednesday, just days before the U.S. and Japanese leaders meet for talks with trade surpluses and currency valuations expected to be high ... ( read original story ...)

Japan cool to inviting China into TPP

Japan is cool to the notion of inviting China to join a pan-Pacific trade pact abandoned by US President Donald Trump, fearing such a step would boost Beijing's clout and water down what was meant to be the 'gold standard' for rules of trade. Nor are ... ( read original story ...)

US beef, pork producers push for trade deal with Japan

Business groups representing the beef and pork industries on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to start trade negotiations with Japan. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Pork Producers Council sent a letter to President Trump ... ( read original story ...)