Japan’s big banks showcase fintech at Ceatec show

TOKYO -- All three of Japan's megabanks are attending the annual Ceatec IT and electronics expo for the first time to show off financial technology from digital currencies to biometric payment authentication. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group presented its ... ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.22%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Financial Services and Finance & Investment sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.22%. Rising stocks ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is poised to become the leading bitcoin market

And last week, South Korea followed suit in banning ICOs. In their place, look for Japan to become the leading bitcoin market. In April, Japan officially recognized bitcoin as legal currency and will regulate it accordingly. That boosted the price globally ... ( read original story ...)

AirAsia plans IPO next year

He said Philippines AirAsia is likewise planning to start flying from Manila to Osaka in Japan within the first quarter of next year. Apart from increasing planes being used for flights, Philippines AirAsia would use proceeds from the IPO to build new ... ( read original story ...)

When and where will the next crash begin?

he exclaims in his native Osaka dialect, which he falls back to in times of distress ... And I’m not talking just about names everyone knows about, like New Century Financial and Countrywide Financial. The coming disaster is also going to hit big ... ( read original story ...)

GEN Singapore yen bonds for ‘Japan capital’

It said the company had filed a securities registration statement with the director-general of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan for the ... Resorts World Tokyo Co Ltd and Resorts World Osaka Co Ltd; firms to “be principally engaged in investment ... ( read original story ...)

GEN Singapore to offer yen bonds for ‘Japan capital’

It said the company had filed a securities registration statement with the director-general of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan for the ... Resorts World Tokyo Co Ltd and Resorts World Osaka Co Ltd; firms to “be principally engaged in investment ... ( read original story ...)

Lost and Found in Translation

In fact, the Osaka Securities Exchange is where I started my career as a financial journalist in 1991. After getting lost on my way to interview an executive of a global pharmaceuticals firm, I ended up asking some staff members of the exchange for directions. ( read original story ...)

Asian shares advance on strong factory data for China, Japan

Many markets in the region were closed Monday for national holidays. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index rose 0.1 percent to 20,376.90 and the S&P ASX/200 jumped 1.1 percent to 5,743.40. Shares in Singapore and Taiwan also gained. Markets in Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Abe Makes Life a Lot Tougher for Bank of Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just made life a lot harder for Haruhiko Kuroda or whoever succeeds him as Bank of Japan governor. Whether Abe gives Kuroda a second term or not, the premier's planned consumption tax hike fights the central bank's ... ( read original story ...)

Meralco keen on LNG project

It was then exploring a possible partnership with Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. of Japan ... The PNOC could tap the International Finance Corp., a member of the World Bank Group, for the conduct of a feasibility study. ( read original story ...)

European auto engineering companies setting up shop in Japan

TOKYO -- Austrian and German automotive engineering service companies are establishing bases in Japan, looking to tap an expected increase in demand for outsourcing from Japanese automakers. In Europe, it is already common for automakers to subcontract ... ( read original story ...)