Amazon Japan told Nikkei that it is taking steps to ensure shoppers will not experience problems with the products they purchase. Amazon appears to be responding to Washington's restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei slips on fear of escalating U.S.-China tensions
TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Friday, as concerns about escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology firms sapped investor appetite ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei dips as U.S.-China tensions escalate
TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dipped on Friday as escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology firms weighed on investor appetite. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei partners Chinese news portal to boost tech coverage
a joint venture launched by Nikkei and its affiliate the Financial Times. The Japanese media group will publish articles about Chinese startups from the Japanese version of 36Kr on its electronic ... ( read original story ...)
Duterte to meet Abe in Nikkei gab
During the pre-departure briefing of the executive chief for his trip to Japan, Montealegre said the two leaders will hold the meeting ahead of the 25th Nikkei Conference on the Future of Asia. It ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s key inflation gauge hits three-year high, offers little respite for BOJ
TOKYO (Reuters) - An inflation gauge closely watched by the Bank of Japan accelerated at its fastest pace in almost three years as some retailers passed on rising costs to households, a positive sign ... ( read original story ...)
JAPAN´S BANKS ARE ABOUT TO GET EVEN FEEBLER / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
On Thursday, credit-ratings company Moody’s downgraded its outlook for Japanese banks from stable to negative. The Bank of Japan ,which is holding its benchmark interest rate in narrowly negative ... ( read original story ...)
Uber’s IPO flop puts spoke in wheel of SoftBank
Tokyo — On Thursday, as his company booked a $3.8bn gain from ... Uber’s initial public offering (IPO) was a flop with shares sliding on the first day of trading, at the same time the US and China ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core consumer inflation ticks up in April, BOJ’s price goal stays distant
The so-called core-core CPI, which strips away the effects of volatile food and energy costs and is the main policy focus for the central bank, rose 0.6% in April, government data showed on Friday. It ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Gloomy Profit Outlook Is Holding Foreigners Back
(Bloomberg) -- It’s getting tougher to be a Japan stock bull -- what few are left of them -- with earnings estimates for Topix Index members slumping to a 15-month low this week. The benchmark gauge’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-Vegas investment chief gets 50 years in huge scheme
LAS VEGAS — The former head of a Tokyo and Las Vegas investment firm was sentenced Thursday to 50 years in prison for bilking thousands of Japanese victims in what prosecutors called a $1.5 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display hears clock tick as would-be rescuer gets cold feet
TOKYO -- Japan Display, once heralded as the savior ... several sources with knowledge of the negotiations told Nikkei on Thursday. In response to an inquiry by Nikkei, a Harvest representative ... ( read original story ...)
After four decades, Japan’s banks still struggle in international capital markets
TIME AND AGAIN since Japan emerged as a global economic force, its financial leaders have hatched plans to translate their influence into investment-banking clout. Time and again, they’ve failed. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display sees clock tick as would-be rescuer gets cold feet
TOKYO -- Japan Display, once heralded as the savior ... several sources with knowledge of the negotiations told Nikkei on Thursday. In response to an inquiry by Nikkei, a Harvest representative ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops as U.S.-China trade tensions hit tech shares
TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped on Thursday after renewed U.S.-China trade tensions dragged down technology shares, while index-heavyweight SoftBank Group fell more than 5 percent. ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops as U.S.-China trade tensions flare; Sprint sale doubt hits Softbank
TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped on Thursday morning after renewed U.S.-China trade tensions dragged down technology shares, while index-heavyweight SoftBank Group fell more than 5 ... ( read original story ...)