Tag: nikkei

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the central bank was ready to ramp up stimulus if sharp yen rises hurt the economy and derail the path towards achieving its 2 percent inflation ... ( read original story ...)

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan’s largest investment bank, slipped out of the top three for the first time since 2016. Japan’s bankers are falling behind partly because of the high proportion of M&A deals ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. dollar rose in the upper 110 yen range Tuesday as the Bank of Japan's governor mentioned the possibility of providing additional monetary stimulus if necessary to support the Japanese economy ... ( read original story ...)

Instead, the CLO market is on tenterhooks because Japan’s largest agricultural bank is set to finalise its budget for the financial year beginning in April. Norinchukin Bank, which for nearly 100 year... ( read original story ...)

and Woori Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui of Japan; United Overseas Bank Ltd. of Singapore, CIMB Bank of Malaysia, and Beijing-based Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). Likewise, the central bank ha... ( read original story ...)

World number one Naomi Osaka says she was not willing to “sacrifice” her happiness following her surprise split from coach Sascha Bajin last week. Osaka split with Bajin 16 days after winning the Aust... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Operators of cashless payment systems are struggling to expand in Japan, urging companies like SoftBank's affiliate QR payment service PayPay to invest in promotional campaigns in a bid ... ( read original story ...)

TAIJI, Japan -- Fishermen in the village of Taiji are counting the days until July, when they will be able to hunt large, fatty minke whales commercially for the first time in decades. The ... ( read original story ...)

Seven companies received the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s inaugural Tokyo Financial Award in recognition of their excellent contributions to ESG (environmental, social and governance) investments o... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Corporate Japan's winning streak is set to stumble for the first time in three years as automakers, electronic parts suppliers and other companies downgrade their profit forecasts for the ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japanese wealth management company Mitsui Gunma Management has commented on the recent developments of Alibaba’s Alipay. Ant Financial announced its purchase of the fast ... ( read original story ...)

Headline indices of the Japan share market surged on Monday, 18 February 2019, as risk appetite buying underpinned after better than expected domestic core machinery orders and reports of the continua... ( read original story ...)

Kikuo Iwata, a retired academic and former Japanese central banker, says Bank of Japan (BOJ) policies alone aren't enough to boost inflation and economic growth amid mounting international challenges, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (AFP) - With an eye on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Japanese researchers are developing a new system to accurately forecast torrential downpours -- known in Japan as 'guerilla rainstorms' -- 30 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average advanced to a two-month peak on Monday, with investor risk appetite lifted by growing expectations that the latest Sino-U.S. talks would ease tra... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL (Kyodo) -- The South Korean National Assembly speaker has added fuel to a simmering controversy over his call for the Japanese emperor to apologize to Korean women forced into Japan's ... ( read original story ...)