Worried by prospects of a pause in the U.S. interest rate hike cycle, the Bank of Japan is shifting focus towards a risk that it may be forced to deploy more stimulus this year to stop sharp yen rises ... ( read original story ...)
Japan edges in on Belt and Road with $643m for Angolan port
TOKYO -- Trading company Toyota Tsusho and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation are joining forces on a port project in Angola that will be the largest of its kind for Japanese businesses. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court rejects request to end Ghosn’s detention: Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Tokyo District Court has rejected a request by lawyers of Carlos Ghosn to end the detention of the ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman, who has been held since his Nov. 19 arrest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Australia to try out year-round fruit production
TOKYO -- Japan and Australia will start as early as April a joint project to harvest high-end fruit all year round, taking advantage of two countries' seasonal differences. The two countries will ... ( read original story ...)
The Chinese company Japan depends on for eel
TOKYO -- Japanese diners' love affair with eel depends on China, which supplies 60% of the country's unagi. Yang Sei Seafoods, headquartered in the Guangdong city of Foshan, about 125 km northwest ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends firmer on positive trade talks; Olympus jumps 8.4 pct
TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street on signs that the United States and China were inching closer to a detente in trade tensions, while a weaker yen l... ( read original story ...)
Seven Bank ATMs go biometric for account opening
Japan’s Seven Bank will equip its ATMs with face recognition capabilities to let users open bank accounts on the spot. According to Japan Today and sources close to the matter, the tech could be comin... ( read original story ...)
Japan bank to let users open accounts via ATMs
TOKYO — Seven Bank Ltd. will allow customers to open accounts through ATMs at convenience stores and other places as early as autumn 2019, it has been learned. The bank will equip ATMs with new ... ( read original story ...)
Nomura to switch to merit-based pay for Japan-based brokers
Competition for skilled workers is intensifying in Japan, where the labour market is the tightest ... SEE ALSO: Nomura focuses on expansion of investment banking business in US Tokyo-based Nomura's ne... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven Bank taps facial recognition tech for ATM-based account opening
Japan's Seven Bank is planning to add facial recognition technology to its ATMs, enabling users to open accounts through the machines, according to local press reports. The bank, a subsidiary of retai... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Nissan’s Ghosn tells Tokyo court he is innocent
30 p.m. The former chairman of Japan's Nissan Motor Co. has told a Tokyo court that he was "wrongfully accused" of false financial reporting and other allegations. In his first public appearance since ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturing PMI shows high output growth in December
TOKYO -- Japan's manufacturing activity accelerated to eight-month high in December, with increased production and new orders. The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks Launching Digital Currencies Could Inspire the Traditional Cash Society
Can a largely cash-based society become the leader in bank-issued digital currencies? Japan might be a land of crypto-contrasts, but it is at the forefront of many crypto innovations and adoption ... ( read original story ...)
All travelers leaving Japan will now pay a ‘sayonara tax’
“For most U.S. visitors, Japan is a long haul destination and is already known for not being a cheap place to visit.” Aarthi is a writer for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter @aarthiswami. ( read original story ...)
China, South Korea and Japan execs agree: Trade war will hurt
About 79% of respondents from Japan, 73% from China and 81% from South Korea said the trade war will deal a blow to their operations, according to the survey, which was conducted by Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan services PMI at a three month low in December
TOKYO -- Japan's service sector growth slowed down in December with a weaker rise in new sales dampening output growth. The Nikkei Japan Services Purchasing Manager's Index, or PMI, recorded a ... ( read original story ...)