Headline indices of the Japan share market dropped on Wednesday, 11 July 2018, amid sign of escalating trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies after the United States said it would im... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Osaka Branch
Located on Midosuji Street, the Bank of Japan Osaka Branch is an old building built in the Meiji Era. Carrying over 550,000 books, Nakanoshima Library is listed as an important cultural property and i... ( read original story ...)
Japan mega-bank MUFG considers job cuts in overseas brokerage business
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is considering job cuts at its securities operations overseas to keep them profitable. The brokerage arm of Japan’s biggest bank may reduce its head count in the U. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM visits flood disaster zone, promises help as new warnings issued
KUMANO, Japan (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176 and health concerns ros... ( read original story ...)
Japan watchdog: Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone
Apple representatives in Japan were not immediately available for comment. The U.S. company accounts for one in every two smartphones sold in Japan, according to MM Research Institute Ltd, making Japa... ( read original story ...)
Top 8 Business Trusts to invest in Singapore 2018
It has recently been busy pursuing new acquisitions, latest being 3 new hotel purchases in Osaka, Japan for S$126million ... NetLink NBN Trust is another trust worth investing. Its high profile IPO in ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers search for survivors after Japan floods kill at least 126
KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble early on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain that began last week unleashed floods and landslides ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to 1.5 week high on boost from deals, Wall St
The broader Topix advanced 0.3 per cent to 1,716.13. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 1-1/2-week high on Tuesday as deals news added to a solid Wall Street performance, with oil refiners ... ( read original story ...)
‘Life or death’: Tokyo pub owners fear impact of tougher smoking laws
a step forward in a country where the tobacco industry has long thrived thanks to the political clout of tobacco farmers and behemoth Japan Tobacco Inc. — of which more than a third is owned by the Fi... ( read original story ...)
Tokai Tokyo Financial : Announces the New Management Team of Tokai Tokyo Securities
Note: This English translation is for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese original and this English translation, the Japanese original shall prevail. We assum... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank tightens grip on Yahoo Japan via $2 billion deal with Altaba
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan through a $2 billion, three-way deal with U.S. firm Altaba to deepen ties with the internet heavyweight ahead of an IPO of its t... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan Buys Back $200 Crore Worth Of Shares From Softbank Group
The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 percent in morning Tokyo tr... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan buys back $2 billion of shares in 3-way deal with SoftBank, Altaba
The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 per cent in morning Tokyo t... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets add to gains, led by Nikkei
Banks, along with factory-automation and nonferrous-metal stocks, led Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.66% 1% higher. Higher Treasury yields and the prospects of strong near-term U.S. GDP growth helped sectors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan picks Endo as top financial regulator, signals bank reforms to continue
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government on Tuesday appointed career bureaucrat Toshihide Endo as its top financial regulator, a move widely seen as a sign that reforms to make the banking sector more pro... ( read original story ...)
Flood exposes Japan’s fragile infrastructure
TOKYO -- The most damaging rainfall in three decades has killed more than 120 people and brought businesses and transport to a halt in western Japan, laying bare just how weak the nation's infrastruct... ( read original story ...)