Japan-led Turkish nuclear plant project mired in cost overruns

TOKYO -- A Japan-led nuclear power plant project in Turkey looks to cost more than twice as much as initially projected, highlighting challenges for Tokyo's push to export Japanese infrastructure. The Japanese and Turkish governments agreed on the public ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s import prices for daily goods sink further

TOKYO -- Import prices for apparel and daily goods in Japan plunged last year, as growing labor costs in China push companies to automate or move production to Southeast Asia. The price of imported clothing fell by 1.7%, the sharpest drop since a 2.1% ... ( read original story ...)

Japan theme park to replace a third of staff with robots

TOKYO -- Japanese travel agency and resort operator H.I.S. plans ... Chairman and CEO Hideo Sawada said in an interview with Nikkei that he plans to reduce that number to about 800 by around 2021. The displaced workers "will be reassigned to growing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan finance minister to skip G20 as cronyism scandal balloons

Japan's finance minister will skip a G20 meeting next week, officials said Friday, to address parliament as pressure mounts over a cronyism scandal and alleged cover-up dogging the prime minister. Taro Aso "will concentrate on" dealing with parliament, and ... ( read original story ...)

Amazon Japan probe tests antitrust doctrine in new era

TOKYO -- Antitrust investigators raided Amazon Japan's offices Thursday over suspicions that the online retailer is muscling suppliers into subsidizing discounts on its platform, but determining whether the new-economy heavyweight truly engaged in unfair ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s home-sharing registrations off to a rocky start

One in three municipalities in Japan plans to introduce restrictions on top of the ... 62.7% of respondents said in a Nikkei poll of around 100 home-sharers. Some 72.5% said they have no permit, and 27.5% said they will stop renting out their properties ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Still World’s Costliest City; Paris, Zurich Second

After 31 Top Defaulters Flee, India Seeks to Shut the Gates Bandhan Bank IPO: Here’s All You Need To Know Gorakhpur ... cities identified in the report released this week. Tokyo and Osaka were conspicuous in their absence from the top 10, edged out ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong ranks fourth in Worldwide Cost of Living report

Asia is now home to three of the 10 most expensive cities in the world, down from five last year, as Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka were pushed out of the top ... China contributed the most non-US Initial Public Offerings (IPO) to the New York Stock Exchange ... ( read original story ...)

Bandhan Bank IPO: 10 fast facts before you invest

The Master Trust Bank Of Japan Ltd, Blackrock India Equities (Mauritius), Amansa Holdings, ICICI Prudential, Neuberger Berman, Nomura Fund etc. • The book running lead managers of the Bandhan Bank IPO are Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, Axis Capital ... ( read original story ...)

Corporate Japan warms to pay raises this spring

TOKYO -- Leading Japanese companies are offering bigger pay increases this spring than in 2017, a Nikkei survey shows, as they seek to attract and keep the workers needed for success in an age of international competition for talent. About 70% of the 90 ... ( read original story ...)