TOKYO -- Japanese antitrust authorities probing travel websites Booking.com, Expedia and Rakuten Travel have shone a light on an industry caught in a vicious cycle, with hotels and ultimately ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota to tie up with China’s CATL to accelerate electrification: Nikkei
The Japanese automaker will sign a memorandum of understanding on a “strategic partnership” with the Chinese company, the Nikkei said, without citing sources. Toyota, which was due to have a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as Mexican tariff fears abate, exporters up
TOKYO, June 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on Friday morning, tracking U.S. gains as news Washington is considering a delay in tariffs on Mexican imports eased wider concerns about global trade. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s April household spending up on rise in travel demand
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's household spending rose for the fifth consecutive month in April, as demand for travel picked up due to the extended holiday period to celebrate the new emperor's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei rises on possible Mexico tariff delay
The Japan share market inclined on Friday, 07 June 2019, following U. S. shares advancing overnight, as investor sentiment was bolstered by reports that United States was considering delaying a 5% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei rises on Wall Street’s lead
The Japan share market were edge higher on Thursday, 06 June 2019, as positive lead from Wall Street overnight offset by worries over global growth after the US and Mexico failed to reach a deal to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rallies as Fed rate cut hopes lift sentiment, cyclical stocks
TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rebounded sharply on Wednesday morning thanks to a rally in U.S. stocks after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signalled a possible rate cut ... ( read original story ...)
Weakness in Japan’s household spending and wages clouds economic outlook
The Bank of Japan needs to see an improvement in domestic consumption to achieve its 2% inflation target. Weak spending has held back many firms from raising prices for years for fear of losing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan — postpone VAT rise and learn to live with fiscal deficits
As the October deadline for raising Japan's value-added tax (VAT) draws closer, there is some expectation that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might postpone the increase for fear of destabilizing ... ( read original story ...)
UBS and Japan’s Sumitomo Trust Bank strike partnership
UBS and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank have agreed a strategic partnership in the latest tie-up between a western and a Japanese bank. Under the alliance SMTB will start selling UBS’s wealth management ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG Bank to set up $925m infrastructure fund
TOKYO -- Japan's MUFG Bank will set up a 100 billion yen ($924.4 million) fund -- the largest-ever such fund by a Japanese bank -- to invest in infrastructure projects overseas by the end of 2019. ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Kuroda warns financial innovation could magnify market failures
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Thursday warned of the potential dangers of heavy money printing, saying that financial bubbles, when accompanied by excessive lending by ... ( read original story ...)
AirAsia looks to snap losing streak with IPO of Philippine unit
A successful IPO is especially important for CEO Fernandes ... billion pesos on the back of new regional routes, including to Japan. Meanwhile, its domestic market share grew to 16.8% in 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
JICA sells remaining shares in S’ville port
For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia JICA, who acquired PAS shares during the port’s initial public offering (IPO) in 2017, last year sold 2.5 percent of its stake in ... ( read original story ...)
Air Premia Aims To Change Korean Aviation. Its First Office? A Seoul WeWork.
Jeju Air, the oldest and biggest of the new entrants, was first to IPO in a successful debut that briefly saw ... Some passengers even make day trips for ramen in Fukuoka or shopping in Osaka. There ... ( read original story ...)
The Insurgent Who Loved Me
Uber IPO and Heat Shields Reputation is a weapon ... Since my sons are 8 and 11, that means there were two viewers in Osaka or the San Ysidro Valley (two “blue zones”) aged 122 and 127. ... ( read original story ...)