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23/10/2018

Stephens beats Osaka in 3 sets at WTA Finals

SINGAPORE (AP) -- In a match between the last two U.S. Open champions, Sloane Stephens came out on top. The 2017 champion beat Naomi Osaka 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 Monday at the WTA Finals, the season-ending tou... ( read original story ...)

The effectiveness of the Bank of Japan’s large-sca...

The Bank of Japan has bought massive quantities of...

Tokyo Olympics committee to recruit 80K volunteers

The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...

Japan wary over Philippine leader’s policies, mann...

Tokyo: Japanese officials are wary ahead of the ar...

Japan Inc to announce pay hikes, seen short of PM ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - There will be good news and bad ...

First land price hike in 26 years for Japan’...

Prices of commercial land in Japanese cities that ...

Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady;…

As widely expected, the Bank of Japan kept its sho...

IMF says too early to talk about exit from easy po...

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A senior Internati...

Panel finds ‘considerable number’ of Suruga Bank o...

Suruga Bank is now considering setting up an inter...

Tokyo governor Koike says will not run in Japan el...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who...

Strong quake hits Japan’s northern island, n...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A strong earthquake on Friday jo...

22/10/2018

LNG Canada says China’s U.S. LNG import tariff could leave projects “dead in the water”

NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 22 (Reuters) - LNG Canada challenged competing U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on Monday, saying many could end up "dead in the water" as long as China keeps its tariff on ... ( read original story ...)

BRIEF-Claire's Inc files to withdraw IPO plan...

TOKYO, Jan 18 Toshiba Corp is in talks to sell a m...

Japan Display plans foray into consumer markets wi...

Japan Display Inc. said Wednesday it will expand i...

Japan in record military spending amid Chinese ten...

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signed off a...

Japan puts free early education, drug reform on wi...

TOKYO -- Free nursery school and kindergarten for ...

Old friendly rivals reunite in Yokohama

For the eighth time in World Triathlon Series hist...

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 ...

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the...

Japan would consider joining China-led AIIB if dou...

Abe made the remark on a Japanese television progr...

€3 billion German finance on its way to Iran

"There have also been talks for more than a year a...

China Eastern adds Dalian – Osaka in W17

China Eastern later this month plans to offer serv...

IOC ‘confident’ Tokyo 2020 venues will...

TOKYO: Tokyo organisers are back on track and will...

22/10/2018

Japan tells Facebook to improve data protection

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government on Monday told U.S. technology firm Facebook Inc (FB.O) to better protect its users’ personal data following lapses this year affecting tens of millions of ... ( read original story ...)

Prosecutors’ raison d’etre put to test...

The team then accepted a criminal complaint agains...

Japan punches time clock early for 'Premium F...

Japan's Prime Minister will spend Friday afternoon...

SCRY Invited to Attend Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On September...

Halifax’s École Rockingham Canada 150 video ...

But this was no fairy tale, as the École Rockingha...

BRIEF-Willis Lease Finance Corp says entered into ...

* Willis Lease Finance Corp says entered into a st...

This Is How the Stock Rout Hit Asia, Erasing Nikke...

Japan bore the brunt of the declines, with Nikkei ...

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 194 points, or 1 percent...

The broader Topix rose 17 points, or 1.1 percent, ...

Osaka on the bid

In previous comments to Business Daily, an advisor...

Abu Dhabi Plans $14 Billion Fuel IPO

Saudi Aramco’s proposed mega IPO is set to take pl...

Deceased donor leaves ¥40 million, property in Osa...

SENDAI – An anonymous person has willed roughly ¥4...

22/10/2018

Japan to tell Facebook to improve data protection: Kyodo

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government is set to tell Facebook ... Analytica that affected 87 million users globally, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The government, which jointly investigated ... ( read original story ...)

Trump delivered Japan a huge win on one part of th...

This is a huge win for Abe, whose support in Japan...

Patient Safety Movement Foundation Supports the To...

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Patient Safety ...

Trump, Abe agree two-way trade talks, Japan dodges...

Trump has made clear he is unhappy with Japan’s $6...

Powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits southeast o...

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 112 km ...

Tokyo bath house offering naked lectures to increa...

A public bath house in Tokyo is offering classes t...

Japan MOF proposes raising short-term JGB offer in...

TOKYO, June 28 Japan's Ministry of Finance floated...

Cabinet decision declares there is no such thing a...

The statement was issued in response to a question...

Tokyo jeweler offers gold Darth Vader masks for $1...

TOKYO (AP) — Star Wars fans with deep pockets migh...

Honda bringing electric sports car concept to 2017...

It will be called the Honda Sports EV Concept. Tea...

IOC’s Coates stresses cost cuts during Tokyo...

IOC Vice President John Coates kicked off a three-...

22/10/2018

Aging Japan: Unclaimed burial urns pile up in Japan amid fraying social ties

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Unclaimed urns containing ashes of the dead are piling up by the thousands across Japan, creating storage headaches and reflecting fraying family ties and economic pressure... ( read original story ...)

Stock markets vie to host Saudi’s Aramco IPO

Among Aramco’s suitors include the New York, Londo...

Moderate earthquake, 5.5 mag strikes near Nemuro i...

A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has oc...

Japan’s deployment of F-35A mired in controv...

TOKYO -- Japan deployed its first F-35A stealth fi...

Japan protests Russia's naming of 5 islands o...

Kuzma Derevyanko, who signed the Japanese Instrume...

Tokyo police: Man who admits to killing 9 persons ...

KANAGAWA (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have rev...

Japan sees little chance of oil slick from sunk ta...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan sees little chance of the ...

Japan earthquake – magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off...

AN earthquake measuring magnitude 6.1 has struck o...

AP Interview: Japan’s emoji creator saw nuan...

TOKYO — The Japanese creator of the first emoji wa...

GUNS N' ROSES Kicks Off Japanese Leg Of '...

GUNS N' ROSES kicked off the Japanese leg of its "...

mita Sneakers x New Balance 247 “Tokyo Rat” Releas...

The first-ever collaboration for the hot New Balan...

22/10/2018

A Big Secret in Japan Debt Market Is Getting Harder to Keep

Bloomberg News has been tracking unsold bonds in Japan since July 2017, obtaining the information by interviewing issuers, investors and underwriters. Some of the yield premiums on the unsold notes ha... ( read original story ...)

Abenomics Has a New Weapon to Pry Money From Bank ...

In his eyes, that’s getting in the way of one of t...

Abe faces awkward Trump summit on North Korea amid...

(CNN)Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

Ex-Moritomo Gakuen chief arrested over subsidy fra...

OSAKA--Prosecutors arrested the former head of pri...

Forget World Cup heroics, says Japan coach Jamie J...

Japan coach Jamie Joseph wants to forget the count...

Tokyo stocks fall after NKorea missile launch

Tokyo shares finished lower Monday as the yen jump...

Japan Launches ‘Space Garbage Truck’ Into Orbit to...

The outer space could do with some cleaning up, an...

Japan’s population declines in 2015 for first time...

Japan’s population stood at 127,094,745 as o...

Gamba Osaka bans fans for displaying controversial...

TOKYO — Gamba Osaka has banned a group of fans who...

Japan’s exports up 14% in October

TOKYO -- Japan's exports grew 14 percent over a ye...

BREAKING: Earthquake strikes Japan: Magnitude 5.5 ...

The quake is not believed to have triggered a tsun...

22/10/2018

2018 MotoGP Japan – Race LIVE!

Live updates, quotes and results from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Motegi, Japan! Live updates from Sunday's MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races at Motegi, Japan - where Marc Marquez has his fi... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo hostess bars: A little understood part of Ja...

Amid the bright lights and the hustle and bustle o...

Japan rejects calls to invest in bullet train

Thailand wants Japan to invest in the Shinkansen-l...

Japan Inc. steps up hunt for full-time workers

TOKYO -- Japanese companies are increasing hiring ...

Global Central Bank Chatter Rattles Bond Market

News reports that the Bank of Japan might consider...