TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei slid to a one-week low on Thursday morning with chip-related stocks leading the decline in step with U.S. counterparts, while Mizuho Financial Group underperf... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower, but retail investors snap up defence stocks
TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei retreated further from three-month highs on Wednesday after a weak tone in U.S. shares, while retail investors pounced on reports that North Korea had restore... ( read original story ...)
Huawei asks Japanese suppliers to ship more smartphone components: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has asked Japanese firms including Murata Manufacturing and Toshiba Memory to increase supplies of smartphone components, the Nikkei rep... ( read original story ...)
Fake News: Japan’s Largest Bank isn’t Launching a Cryptocurrency
Several crypto media outlets have reported that Japan’s Mizuho, the country’s largest bank, and dozens of others are launching a blockchain product. According to Quartz, however, these reports ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks Unite to Launch Blockchain Finance Platform Services
Five Japanese banks have collaborated to launch blockchain-based financial services infrastructure, the finance platform confirmed in a press release on March 1. Bank of Iwate, Bank of Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends losses
Headline indices of the Japan share market closed down on Wednesday, 06 March 2019, as investors continued withdrawing profits on following the negative lead from Wall Street overnight and on a strong... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tracks Wall St losses, comes down from near three-month high
TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dipped on Tuesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as optimism there will be a deal to end the U.S.-China trade dispute faded and Beijing trimmed its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei trades lower on profit-taking
Headline indices of the Japan share market were down on Tuesday, 05 March 2019, as investors opted to take profits on following the negative lead from Wall Street overnight after an unexpected fall in ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei eases from 3-month peak as chip, machinery firms slide
TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dipped on Tuesday, tracking losses on Wall Street and after Beijing trimmed its economic growth target, putting a cloud over companies with large exposures to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei retreats from 3-month high but defense stocks jump
TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei retreated from three-month highs after weak U.S. shares soured investor sentiment, but defense-related companies jumped on reports that North Korea has restor... ( read original story ...)
Japanese craftsman makes ancient art ‘new’ again
KYOTO, Japan -- A hostess pours sake for Hiroto Rakusho ... the 20th- abbot of Tenkyuin told the Nikkei Asian Review. "Upward of 300 visitors per day come to our small temple to see them. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tracks Wall Street losses, comes down from near three-month high
Japan's Nikkei dipped on Tuesday, tracking losses on Wall Street as optimism there will be a deal to end the U.S.-China trade dispute faded and Beijing trimmed its economic growth target. Japan’s Nikk... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dips by 0.4pc at close
Japan’s Nikkei dipped today. The Nikkei share average ended 0.4 percent lower at 21,726.28, pulling away from Monday’s near three-month high. Japan’s benchmark index, which has risen by 8.4 percent th... ( read original story ...)
It’s Hedge Funds Against Long-Term Players in Japan Stock Market
(Bloomberg) -- The rally that’s pushed Japanese equities to a three-month high hides a different story when it comes to the cash market. While foreigners have bought 1.48 trillion yen ($13.2 billion) ... ( read original story ...)
From Stablecoins to Blockchain Trials: Japanese Players Are Going Crypto as the Local Government Is Overseeing the Market
First of all, Japan’s Central Bank (BoJ) issued a study on the role of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the current monetary system, a topic that was widely discussed by the country ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court grants bail to Ghosn after 103 days in jail
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo court on Tuesday granted bail to Carlos Ghosn, the ousted chairman of Nissan Motor Co Ltd who is fighting charges of financial misconduct, after more than three months in det... ( read original story ...)