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Central banks will be in the spotlight this week, with the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan releasing policy statements. The U.S. also will see existing-home sales data and jobless claims figures that could reflect hurricane damage. WEDNESDAY: The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan’s exports were expected to rise for a ninth straight month in August, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, underscoring the important role of foreign demand in driving economic recovery. Analysts also expect the Bank of Japan to keep policy ... ( read original story ...)

The chief executive of Japanese financial giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is seeking to differentiate a blockchain project his bank is involved with from bitcoin following notable comments last week from JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon. "In short the ... ( read original story ...)

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.5 percent to 20,197.56 in early trading, coming off a national holiday Monday. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged up nearly 0.1 percent to 5,724.70. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.2 percent to 2,413.48. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to 2-1/2 month highs on Tuesday as investor confidence was boosted by a weakening yen and strong U.S. shares, lifting cyclical stocks such as exporters and financial companies. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Despite the recent uptick in domestic economic activity in Japan, we doubt that domestically driven growth opportunities are sustainable. Given our view that structural reform in Japan will be slow, we still prefer companies with global expansion ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A well-connected former central bank executive said on Friday the Bank of Japan may allow long-term interest rates to rise more next year if continued strength in the economy pushes inflation to around 1 percent. Hideo Hayakawa ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Regulator's IPO Setback Doesn't Mean It's Backing Down World's Central ... Cities with the most capsule hotels on Booking.com are Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei, Osaka and Xi’an,” says Oliver Hua, Managing Director of Booking.com in Asia Pacific. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings is forming an operational tie-up with Vietnam's Bao Viet Securities as part of its broader push to expand business in Asia. The partners look to cooperate in the investment banking sector as well as jointly ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Friday's launch of a missile over Japan, the second in recent weeks by North Korea, shows how the nation's emergency response systems still need work, with network malfunctions and government confusion compounded by a key absence at the top. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo meeting, announced Friday by Japan's government, likely will focus on debating which items should make that list. "We hope the meeting will serve as a big step toward achieving good results at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Japan Post are currently trading barely above their 2015 IPO price of 1,400 yen. The price for the new offering will be set from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27, at a discount of around 2-4 per cent compared with share prices during that period. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday and posted its biggest weekly gain in ten months as a stronger dollar saw investors buying shares of exporters, shrugging off North Korea’s ballistic missile launch that ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were higher on Friday morning with investors keeping ... But the latest provocation by Pyongyang sparked no sell-offs in financial markets. Market players "are getting used to the risks", said Toshihiko Matsuno, chief strategist at SMBC ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Morisawa Inc. which has developed various high-quality Japanese-language typefaces and won the confidence of the printing and publishing markets as well as creators in Japan, has announced that the company has ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average inched up on Friday with the market apparently unruffled by North Korea’s ballistic missile launch, wih the dollar remaining relatively stable against the yen despite Pyongyang’s latest challenge. ( read original story ...)