Japan dreams

MANILA/TOKYO Beside a table with a teapot, teacups and chopsticks, Rovie Ebanculla vacuums a tatami mat while another female colleague cleans a high-tech toilet, the kind that can be found in many Japanese homes. The women are in the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)

US, Japan, South Korea foreign ministers to affirm alliance

TOKYO -- The U.S., Japan and South Korea will reaffirm their three-way partnership as a cornerstone of East Asian diplomacy when the three nations' top diplomats meet on the sidelines of a G-20 foreign ministers' meeting this week. The three countries and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan seeks stronger ties to Iran’s central bank

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is looking to work closer on banking supervision with the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI). The pair have exchanged letters on co-operation and the plan is to examine the performance of their ... ( read original story ...)

BRIEF-Macromill announces IPO on March 22

Says its stock will begin trading on Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 22, under the symbol "3978.T" * The company will offer 487,800 new shares * Says the nominal offering price as of filing date of Registration Statement is 2,050 yen per share, for about 1 ... ( read original story ...)

BRIEF-p-ban.com announces IPO on TSE Mothers on March 9

Feb 14 p-ban.com Corp : * Says its stock will begin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) Mothers on March 9, under the symbol "3559" * In its initial public offering, the company will offer a total of 800,000 common shares, comprised of newly issued ... ( read original story ...)

Pinterest IPO in 2017 Is a Possibility

along with its efforts to break into Japan, the U.K., and Brazil. Both of these new developments could be huge for the company. Continuing to grow its base will be key to maintaining its high valuation, and also ensuring a valuable Pinterest IPO price per ... ( read original story ...)

Japan, U.S. agreed FX talks best left for finance leaders: Abe

TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump during a weekend bilateral summit that currency issues should be left for finance leaders of each country to discuss. "When I was alone with the president ... ( read original story ...)

Japan logs 1% growth in 2016

Japan's economy expanded at a steadily slowing pace in 2016, though a modest recovery in exports helped offset sluggish spending by households and businesses. The 1.0 per cent annual pace of expansion for the year compared with 1.2 per cent growth in 2015 ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei at more than 1-month highs as yen weakens on Trump relief

Dollar gains against yen on relief over Trump-Abe meeting * Sentiment underpinned by record closes on Wall Street TOKYO Feb 13 Japan's Nikkei share average probed more than one-month highs on Monday, cheered by Wall Street breaking records, a weaker yen ... ( read original story ...)