Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG; 株式会社三菱UFJフィナンシャル・グループ), after a few years of plotting (since 2015), appears ready to roll out its own crypto token, MUFG Coin by 2019. In doing so, it would become the first ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil wants South America-Japan partnership talks this year
The alliance and common market comprising Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay has a "complementary relationship with Japan," Aloysio Nunes Ferreira told Nikkei during an interview in Tokyo. The Group of 20 leaders' summit in Argentina in November ... ( read original story ...)
Japan enlists Pacific Islands for help on North Korea
TOKYO -- Japan is aiming to close loopholes on North Korean sanctions and curb China from expanding its influence in the Indo-Pacific by bolstering its relationship with small island nations. Leaders from 16 Pacific island nations and territories ... ( read original story ...)
Smuggling ring recruited Koreans to sneak gold into Japan
TOKYO -- Smugglers allegedly pocketed about 3.2 billion yen ($28.8 million) by selling untaxed gold brought into Japan via South Korea by couriers recruited online, marking the latest in a rash of similar cases with links to East Asia, sources close to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, EU unfurl reprisals against Trump tariffs
US key allies Japan and the EU notified the World Trade Organization Friday of a wave of retaliatory measures against US tariffs on steel and aluminium, raising the prospects of a trade war. Japan informed the WTO it had the right to impose tariffs on US ... ( read original story ...)
Five reasons were making a fuss about finance
Greenpeace This week, from Tokyo to New York, you might catch small groups of peaceful ... to protect as an organisation are easier to visualise than matters of finance. But here are the top five reasons why, if you really do care about the environment ... ( read original story ...)
Cabinet decision declares there is no such thing as ‘criminal sexual harassment’
The statement was issued in response to a question by Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) House of Representatives lawmaker Seiji Osaka. Minister of Finance Taro Aso has come under fire for repeatedly stating that "there is no such thing as ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as financials, tech shares rally
The broader Topix gained 0.5 per cent to 1,808.37. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday after Wall Street gained overnight, with financial stocks rallying on an increase in US bond yields while tech shares attracted buyers after the yen ... ( read original story ...)
Regional leaders from China hunt for more Japanese investment
TOKYO -- Improved Sino-Japanese relations are spurring regional leaders in China to visit large corporations in Japan, including Panasonic and Toyota Motor, to deepen business ties. So far this year, five Chinese provincial officials have met with top ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to 3-1/2-month high, weaker yen supports exporters
TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a 3-1/2-month high on Friday morning after a weaker yen lifted exporters, while financial stocks extended their rally as U.S. bond yields remained high. The Nikkei gained 0.3 percent to ... ( read original story ...)
Smuggling ring crowd-sourced Koreans to sneak gold into Japan: police
TOKYO -- Smugglers allegedly pocketed about 3.2 billion yen ($28.8 million) by selling untaxed gold brought into Japan via South Korea by couriers recruited online, marking the latest in a rash of similar cases with links to East Asia, sources close to the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises in line with Wall Street gains; financials rally
TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average followed U.S. stocks higher on Thursday morning after Wall Street gained overnight, with financial stocks rallying on an increase in U.S. bond yields. The Nikkei gained 0.5 percent to 22,824.73 in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.44%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Real Estate and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.44%. Declining stocks outnumbered rising ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.53%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Pharmaceutical Industry and Textile sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.53%. Rising stocks outnumbered ... ( read original story ...)
European shares gain, Asia lower on weak Japan GDP data
ASIA'S DAY: Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index lost 0.4 per cent to 22,712.23 and the Kospi in South Korea edged less than 0.1 per cent higher to 2,459.82. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.1 per cent to 31,110.20, but the S&P ASX 200 added 0.2 per cent to 6,107.00. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan inflation target recedes as consumers resist price rises
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core consumer price growth slowed in April for a second straight month, showing little of the inflationary momentum needed to reach the central bank’s elusive 2 percent target. The weakness in April inflation is particularly ... ( read original story ...)