Tokyo stocks down at break, Fed rate decision in focus

Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morning with energy firms down on weak oil prices as investors await the conclusion of a Federal Reserve meeting, while loss-hit Toshiba plunged on fears over its future. While the US central bank is all considered odds-on to ... ( read original story ...)

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TOKYO Shares in Toshiba Corp tumbled on Wednesday after it said it would consider a sale of Westinghouse but did not offer any clarity on whether it would proceed with a Chapter 11 filing for the U.S. nuclear unit - a move that could stem losses. ( read original story ...)

Japan Warns against Protectionism

14 de marzo de 2017, 09:11Tokyo, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Finance Minister, Taro Aso, has expressed his concern today over protectionism and stated that the world economy should be kept open. These statements were made in preparation for this week's meeting ... ( read original story ...)

Loss-hit Toshiba nosedives on fears about future

Tokyo (AFP) - Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday afternoon as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, which is battling massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit. The Tokyo-listed stock dropped 13.62 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan one-ups Scotch with whisky, coveted around the world

YAMAZAKI, Japan — A dim storage room surrounded by bamboo groves and pastoral hills is filled wall-to-wall with 3,000 wooden barrels. Here sleeps, for years, sometimes decades, prized Japanese whisky. The Suntory distillery in Yamazaki, near the ancient ... ( read original story ...)

New deals as Saudi King courts Japan

Saudi Arabia and Japan have signed agreements to cooperate on manufacturing, energy and finance as Saudi King Salman visits Tokyo. As David Pollard reports, there could be bigger prizes at stake for Japanese exporters - and for a Saudi economy determined ... ( read original story ...)

Japan lays groundwork for free education policy to help economy

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is laying the groundwork for a free education programme for some households that will cover a student's costs from pre-school to college to ensure the country maintains a highly-skilled workforce. The programme, still in its early ... ( read original story ...)

Japan could lead a resurgent TPP: Trade advocate group

The 11 non-U.S. countries who signed on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership should realize that the trade pact can survive without buy-in from Washington, and that Japan could lead the way, an expert from the Asian Trade Centre said Wednesday. "If you look at ... ( read original story ...)

Clarify Moritomo land deal

The government still needs to clarify how the land plot in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, had been sold to Moritomo Gakuen at a fraction of its appraisal value and whether there was any political meddling in the deal between the operator and the Finance Ministry. ( read original story ...)