TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a two-week high on Monday, led by automakers after U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew a threat to impose tariffs on Mexican imports. ... ( read original story ...)
Salesforce.com seeks incubation in its Japan operation
TOKYO -- U.S. cloud service company Salesforce.com is scaling up its operation in Japan, seeing the country as an "incubator in many ways," said Co-CEO Keith Block, who was in Tokyo for Nikkei's ... ( read original story ...)
G20 finance leaders express concern over ‘intensified’ trade conflict, stop short of calling for resolution
Group of 20 finance leaders on Sunday said that trade ... President Xi Jinping would meet at a June 28-29 G20 summit in Osaka, but the meeting has not been confirmed by China. ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei surges, automakers rise as U.S. calls off tariffs on Mexico
TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei surged to near two-week highs on Monday morning led by automakers in reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump withdrawing his threat to impose tariffs on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first-quarter GDP growth upgraded to 2.2%
TOKYO -- Japan's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.2% in the January-March quarter, 0.1 of a percentage point better than preliminary data showed, thanks to an upswing in capital investment ... ( read original story ...)
French finance minister Le Maire says necessary to preserve Renault-Nissan alliance
TOKYO (Reuters) - French finance minister Bruno Le Maire on Sunday said it was necessary to preserve the alliance between Renault SA and Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd, which he said has benefited the ... ( read original story ...)
In stagnant Japan, ECB policymakers catch glimpse of their own future
With a stagnant economy and declining population for the past two decades, Japan has long been seen as a harbinger for the euro zone. Talk of the "Japanification" of the currency bloc is set to gain ... ( read original story ...)
From hot baths to cool games, Japan exports experiences to Asia
TOKYO/SHANGHAI -- Japan's service sector is venturing into China and Southeast Asia in the hope of creating demand for Japanese hot baths, entertainment and cuisine among foreign visitors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toray seeks fast approval for ‘one drop’ cancer blood test
TOKYO -- Japan materials group Toray Industries will apply this year for fast-track government approval to sell a cancer screening test that requires only one drop of blood. The method can screen ... ( read original story ...)
G20 finance leaders’ goal: Adapt to turmoil in trade, tech
FUKUOKA, Japan -- Financial leaders of the Group of 20 gathered Saturday to brainstorm ways to adapt global finance to an age of trade turmoil and digital disruptions. The central bank governors and ... ( read original story ...)
Ministers Find Peace on Sticky Debt Issues: G-20 Finance Update
(Bloomberg) -- Japan is seeing its long-held push come to fruition, with a debt-transparency plan among Group of 20 nations in the offing. “All G-20 finance ministers agree on the need for debt ... ( read original story ...)
Trade Wars Stoke Economic Fear as G-20 Finance Ministers Gather in Japan
said at an Institute of International Finance conference in Tokyo on Thursday. A central figure in the discussions will be Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, who will again seek to reassure ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s women’s field hockey team forced to self-finance ahead of Olympic qualifying
The top 11 teams are going to Tokyo, normally,” he said ... They have raised $81,000 – on a goal of $75,000 – via crowdfunding to finance the trip to Spain. A private donor is paying for the women’s ... ( read original story ...)
G-20 finance chiefs mull ‘fair tax’ reforms to boost growth
The finance leaders are also discussing the issue of how developing ... They are likely to issue a joint communique to be endorsed at the G-20 summit in Osaka. ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese property on a roll as Chinese grow weary of traditional hotspots Vancouver, Sydney
ESR Cayman, Asia-Pacific’s largest warehouse landlord, set to raise up to US$1.2 billion in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO so far this year “US property ... average of 7 to 10 per cent last year while in ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dying shouldn’t be acceptable’: Former USWNT player asks for Tokyo 2020 investigation into worker safety
A former Olympian and head of a human rights group wants the IOC and Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers to investigate working practices as the final year of preparation approaches. Mary Harvey was a ... ( read original story ...)