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TOKYO -- Operators of cashless payment systems are struggling to expand in Japan, urging companies like SoftBank's affiliate QR payment service PayPay to invest in promotional campaigns in a bid ... ( read original story ...)

TAIJI, Japan -- Fishermen in the village of Taiji are counting the days until July, when they will be able to hunt large, fatty minke whales commercially for the first time in decades. The ... ( read original story ...)

Seven companies received the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s inaugural Tokyo Financial Award in recognition of their excellent contributions to ESG (environmental, social and governance) investments o... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Corporate Japan's winning streak is set to stumble for the first time in three years as automakers, electronic parts suppliers and other companies downgrade their profit forecasts for the ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japanese wealth management company Mitsui Gunma Management has commented on the recent developments of Alibaba’s Alipay. Ant Financial announced its purchase of the fast ... ( read original story ...)

Headline indices of the Japan share market surged on Monday, 18 February 2019, as risk appetite buying underpinned after better than expected domestic core machinery orders and reports of the continua... ( read original story ...)

Kikuo Iwata, a retired academic and former Japanese central banker, says Bank of Japan (BOJ) policies alone aren't enough to boost inflation and economic growth amid mounting international challenges, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (AFP) - With an eye on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese researchers are developing a new system to accurately forecast torrential downpours -- known in Japan as 'guerilla rainstorms' -- 30 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average advanced to a two-month peak on Monday, with investor risk appetite lifted by growing expectations that the latest Sino-U.S. talks would ease tra... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- The South Korean National Assembly speaker has added fuel to a simmering controversy over his call for the Japanese emperor to apologize to Korean women forced into Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Most Japanese favor the government's stance toward the wartime labor issues with South Korea, the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey finds. Asked for their views on tapping international ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core private-sector machinery orders slightly fell again in December, signaling companies are beginning to take a more cautious stance toward spending amid risks to the ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Federal Reserve opened the year with a dovish turnaround in its monetary policy due to concerns over global economic growth and muted domestic inflation. It was done by signaling adherence to ... ( read original story ...)

About half of around 100 regional banks in Japan will introduce a new cashless payment system developed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. starting in late March, sources close to the matter said Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

Speculation has swirled about whether the newly appointed chairman of France’s Renault, Jean-Dominique Senard, would assume the chairmanship of the Japanese automaker. The Nikkei report comes ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will become the first Japanese bank to market Islamic bonds domestically, starting as soon as March in partnership with Morgan Stanley. MUFG Bank's Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)