TSE chief makes pilgrimage for massive Aramco IPO

The selection process has likely already gotten into full swing. This month, Aramco's IPO team visited Japan, where it apparently heard such pro-TSE arguments as the depth of the market's retail investor base. Meanwhile, in China, government funds and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post considers multi-billion dollar Toll Group writedown

Those failings, say brokers, have been reflected in Japan Post Holdings’ share price — trading 6 per cent below its IPO price of ¥1,400 per share. The 2015 IPO was the first of an estimated three tranches of government sales of shares in Japan Post ... ( read original story ...)

US objects to Japan's state-mandated drug prices

TOKYO -- The U.S. demanded this week that Japan reassess its system of government-set drug prices, complaining about price cuts often forced on new expensive drugs, a sign that Washington is prepared to intercede on behalf of specific American industries. ( read original story ...)

Japan pushing to preserve agreed-on TPP framework

TOKYO -- In moving ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the U.S., Japan will urge other member nations to stick with the tariff and commerce agreements reached under the previous 12-nation framework to avoid tricky renegotiation. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

China's Aramco pitch puts pressure on Tokyo's bid

Riyadh is sensibly engaging with everyone. King Salman visited both China and Japan in March to talk up Aramco. Japan is still a contender; a Breakingviews analysis of market characteristics puts Tokyo in second place behind New York as a foreign venue for ... ( read original story ...)

Japan to scrap 5 more nuclear reactors

TOKYO -- Five nuclear reactors in Japan were approved for decommissioning on Wednesday, pushing utilities and other companies to join hands to tackle both the great business opportunities and daunting technical problems involved with the process. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Unicharm fires up third Saudi diaper factory

TOKYO -- Japanese diaper maker Unicharm took a major step toward developing the Middle Eastern market by opening its third plant in Saudi Arabia. The new factory, next to another manufacturing center in Riyadh, apparently cost a few billion yen (1 billion ... ( read original story ...)

Dior takes to rooftop with new looks to launch Tokyo store

TOKYO (Reuters) - Christian Dior launched its new Tokyo store with a fashion show in the rooftop gardens of a luxury mall, where models sported new looks from its creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. Underlining Dior's connection with Japan, which is an ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo beckons foreign entrepreneurs for financial hub dream

TOKYO -- Drawing in more entrepreneurs from abroad will form a key part of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's vision of turning the city into a global financial center. Koike wants to take advantage of the central government's special economic zone program ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's farm sector in US crosshairs

WASHINGTON -- Opening up the Japanese market to U.S. agricultural exports will likely be a subject of heated discussion as talks progress from bilateral economic discussions that opened Tuesday. The White House under President Donald Trump has favored ... ( read original story ...)