Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, -1.63% closed down 1.6%, weighed as the yen climbed against rivals, up 0.7% against the dollar USDJPY, -0.90% Hong Kong’s Hang Seng HSI, -0.79% closed down 0.8% and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kanto Bureau Warns Against FXRoyalCashBack
The Kanto finance bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday reminded the public to exercise caution when dealing with affiliates or introducing brokers of unregulated FX companies. In an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first junk bond sale offers yield of less than 1%
Listed Japanese companies have generally been able to depend upon bank lending to meet their cash needs. For that reason, a vibrant market for risky corporate bonds has not yet developed. Last year ... ( read original story ...)
No snow, so Vietnamese snowboarder rides local sand dunes to practise
Vietnam’s winter athletes have to practise on sand dunes due to the lack of snow in the country When snowboarder Nguyen Thai Binh competed in the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo it was the first time he ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka survives scare
PARIS—Naomi Osaka screamed “Oh, my God!” after one shanked shot. Mouthed something and clasped her hands together, as if praying, after another. There were plenty of deep sighs and ... ( read original story ...)
Azarenka’s 10-minute toilet break helps Osaka crown
Osaka returned quickly but former world number one and two ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)
US-Japan trade talks off to a strong start, Tokyo trade chief says
Japan's Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy, said here on Friday at Nikkei's Conference on the Future of Asia, . The remarks come shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump's four-day visit to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 3-1/2-month low as carmakers plunge on Trump’s Mexico tariff jolt
TOKYO, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei tumbled to a 3-1/2-month low, led by a plunge in carmakers after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would impose a new tariff on all imports ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles to 3-month low as carmakers plunge on Trump’s Mexico tariff
TOKYO, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei tumbled to a more than three-month low, led by a plunge in carmakers after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States would impose a new tariff on all ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG offers redundancy to 500 senior bankers in London: source
Japan's biggest bank by assets set a more bullish tone in November 2017, when Reuters reported it had hired more than 180 staff in the British capital that year and was set to bring on board more as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Biggest Bank Offers Redundancy to Hundreds of Managers in London
(Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is preparing major job cuts in London, another sign of the deepening troubles Japan’s banks face at their overseas operations. MUFG, the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia braces for delay of state coal giant’s IPO
TOKYO -- The head of Mongolia's parliament said that plans to list the state company that controls one of the world's largest coal mines could be delayed. Gombojav Zandanshatar, chairman of the ... ( read original story ...)
Direct flights from Tel Aviv to Tokyo to begin in March
Tokyo is the latest in a list of new destinations for El Al, which includes San Francisco, Orlando, Chicago, Las Vegas, Manchester and Nice. Now is the time to join the news event of the year - The ... ( read original story ...)
All’s well that ends well for No. 1 Osaka at French Open
Naomi Osaka screamed "Oh, my God!" after one shanked shot. Mouthed something and clasped her hands together, as if praying, after another. There were plenty of deep sighs and exaggerated eyerolls ... ( read original story ...)
Trump concludes Tokyo visit as Japanese trade official plays down August deal chances
U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his four-day visit to Tokyo on Tuesday. Trump had indicated during the trip that there will be trade announcements between the two sides "probably in August," and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Financial Services Agency Approaches Crypto ETFs With Caution, Cites Volatility
The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) showed a cautious approach towards cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in comments at the finance committee of the upper house of the ... ( read original story ...)