The seller and the buyer met in a room in a building in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, and the Chinese bank employee eagerly explained in Japanese why he wanted the NPO. "I want to use the NPO to attract Japa... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares trim loss on solid China market
Tokyo shares rebounded from morning losses to end just over the line in positive territory Tuesday as gains on the Chinese market encouraged regional investors. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.0... ( read original story ...)
College student arrested for allegedly making high level explosives used in Nagoya blast
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Sun continues to rise for Japan investments in the Kingdom
The number of Japanese firms registered with the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia (JBAC) has nearly tripled within the last seven years, according to a recent report. Companies from the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Asian shares mixed on doubt of resolving US-China trade spat
TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday amid doubts on the ... The costly, dueling tariffs between them are causing uncertainty in global markets. Hopes rose late last week on news that China will sen... ( read original story ...)
Japan enjoys 30% jump in intellectual property trade surplus
TOKYO -- Corporate Japan took in 1.5 trillion yen ($13.6 billion) more from use of its intellectual property overseas than it spent for the half-year ended June 30, a 30% jump on the year, driven chie... ( read original story ...)
Man, 24, urinates on Japanese passenger during flight to Tokyo
The 24-year-old was flying from Chicago to Narita International Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, with All Nippon Airways (ANA ... If you have a story for our news team, email us at webnews@metro.co.uk. You c... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s Open API Adoption Could Change Financial Institutions in the Region
In May 2017, the Japanese financial industry shifted to a new framework—the amended Banking Act introduced a registration system for Electronic Settlement Agency Service Providers, so-called third-par... ( read original story ...)
Citi Vietnam wins Best Corporate Digital Bank
Citi has been named by Global Finance as Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Bank in 16 markets where it operates, including Australia, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)
UK seeks Japanese option for post-Brexit banking relations
The UK now sees its banks having a similar relationship with the European Union after Brexit as Japanese ones do. The latest UK paper published Monday confirms the British government wants a form of “ ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, a restaurant is serving -79 C ramen to beat ‘unprecedented’ heat wave
Naturally, sales of cooling products are surging and as Japan Today reports, a Tokyo restaurant is banking on a bone-chilling bowl of ramen to help beat the heat. Pasela, a modern karaoke chain with s... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Finance Giant SBI Makes New Investment in LastRoots Crypto Exchange, Will Aid License Acquisition
Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings announced in a press release Monday, August 20, that it had made a second investment in troubled cryptocurrency exchange LastRoots. SBI, which last month ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may be ‘stealth tapering’ in markets, say analysts
Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. The BoJ appears to be growing more comfortable with larger declines in the country’s stock prices, a sign it may have begu... ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan’s latest move is a tightening of monetary policy
I don't know if you saw the blurb on the Bank of Japan's policy changes recently. But I thought I would point it out because it has gone mostly unremarked. Japan's new long-term rate corridor Here's h... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank to roll out payment cards with built-in display and keypad
GMO Aozora Net Bank Ltd and Dynamics Inc introduce Japan’s first battery-powered interactive debit and cash card — Dynamics — “A consumer enters a pass code, known only to the consumer, into the keypa... ( read original story ...)
4 Japanese basketball players sent home for spending night with women
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Four Japanese basketball players were kicked off their Asian Games team and sent home Monday after delegation head Yasuhiro Yamashita said they "spent the night in a hotel with w... ( read original story ...)