TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies set up a consortium on Monday to help improve reporting of the financial impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities, aiming to enhance green ... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan-Backed Crypto Exchange Taotao Launches This Week
A new crypto exchange platform in which Yahoo Japan owns a major stake is about ... as a virtual currency exchange business under Financial Services Agency, with its website proudly displaying ... ( read original story ...)
Negative rates see Japan’s regional banks move into structured finance sector
Shizuoka Bank, Japan’s largest regional lender by market value, has seen its structured finance portfolio grow more than four times since March 2014. About 60 percent of the assets are in yen, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Krungsri JPC, MNC set path to more Japanese investment in Thailand
In an effort to enhance its leadership in the Japanese corporate market and to be the preferred bank for MNC’s customers in Thailand, Krungsri Japanese Corporate and Multi-National Corporate Banking ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets mixed as Trump visits Japan
U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.31% finished 0.3% higher, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.24% ended 0.2% lower. The ... ( read original story ...)
Global angst over plastic waste spurs Japan to act on packaging
With Japan the world's second-biggest producer per ... "demand will decrease to one third or one quarter," a company spokesperson told the Nikkei Asian Review. While Fukusuke Kogyo has been ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up on hopes for Japan-U.S. trade progress, turnover lowest since 2014
TOKYO, May 27 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks edged higher on Monday, when volume was low with U.S. markets closed, as investors awaited details from trade talks between the leaders of Japan and United ... ( read original story ...)
Negative Rates Push Small Japan Banks Into Structured Finance
Japan’s regional banks have long been relegated to the sidelines in one of the most lucrative corners of the lending market while regular loans got gradually less profitable. Now some are fighting ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Excitement in Tokyo as Trump attends sumo match
TOKYO — The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Japan (all times local): 5:50 p.m. President Donald Trump is presenting a special Trump trophy to the winner of a premiere sumo tournament in ... ( read original story ...)
Trump to Delay Japan Trade Deal Until Country’s July Polls
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said the U.S. is making "great progress" in trade negotiations with Japan even though a deal could come only after the latter’s elections in July. "Agriculture ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Trump, in Japan, needles US ally over trade
TOKYO — The Latest on President Donald Trump's state visit to Japan. (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Sunday President Donald Trump has begun a state visit to Japan by needling the American ally over its ... ( read original story ...)
No Japan-U.S. Deal by Monday’s Trump-Abe Meeting, Motegi Says
(Bloomberg) -- Japan and the U.S. won’t reach a trade deal by the time President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet on Monday, Japan Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said after talks ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Trump to address business leaders in Tokyo
TOKYO — The Latest on President Donald Trump's state visit to Japan (all times local): 5:55 p.m. President Donald Trump is heading to a dinner with business leaders at the U.S. ambassador's residence ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s domestic demand ‘solid’ despite trade war: Motegi
"The fundamentals of domestic demand, which accounts for the majority of the Japanese economy, are solid," Toshimitsu Motegi told Nikkei in an interview. In its latest monthly economic report ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Japan halts direct sales of Huawei devices
Amazon Japan told Nikkei that it is taking steps to ensure shoppers will not experience problems with the products they purchase. Amazon appears to be responding to Washington's restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei slips on fear of escalating U.S.-China tensions
TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Friday, as concerns about escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade and technology firms sapped investor appetite ... ( read original story ...)