following the China-Japan Finance Dialogue. Japan hopes bilateral financial cooperation, including resumption of currency swap arrangements, will pave the way for a meeting between Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan would boost missile defences in record military budget
TOKYO — Japan's Defence Ministry is seeking to more than double spending on missile defence , including purchases of costly American arsenals, to defend against North Korean threats. The record-high 5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese messaging app operator Line to launch cryptocurrency
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Line Corp said on Friday it will launch a cryptocurrency in September, as the company tries to build up a wide range of businesses using its popular messaging app as a ... ( read original story ...)
KFC Is Having A Hard Time In Japan
For decades, KFC has been a beloved fast food chain in Japan. These days, it seems, things are difficult. According to Business Journal, KFC Japan has been posting lower sales on a monthly basis. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Actress Helps Tokyo Police Raise Crypto Cybersecurity Awareness
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department ... emails sent to the exchange’s employees to spread viruses. In July, news.Bitcoin.com reported that the number of cases involving phishing emails ... ( read original story ...)
Didal targets Tokyo Olympics
“I want to earn qualifying points for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games,” Didal said ... “Maybe we will put up a family business—because I won’t be a skateboarder for the rest of my life.” ( read original story ...)
Japan to hire 500 immigration staffers ahead of new visas
TOKYO -- Japan's Ministry of Justice on Thursday requested its largest-ever budget for fiscal 2019, including 58.8 billion yen ($528 million) to create a new agency dedicated to immigration ... ( read original story ...)
China ramps up charm offensive with Japan
Taro Aso, Japan’s finance minister, will travel to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Liu Kun, as diplomatic contacts between the two largest powers in East Asia pick up pace. “We’re goin... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ekes out small gains despite late profit-taking
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei eked out small gains after touching more than a three-month high on Thursday as positive developments in trade negotiations underpinned sentiment, but investor... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of zero-energy apartments to be built in Japan in three years
The concept of zero-energy homes is expanding beyond detached housing and into apartments in Japan, reported the Nikkei Asian Review. An estimated 1,500 zero-energy apartments will be built by 2021, f... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Knotweed – the problem that won’t go away
In this case, Network Rail was held liable for Japanese Knotweed on its property, with the neighbouring home owners successfully claiming for the diminished ability to enjoy the amenity of their prope... ( read original story ...)
China and Japan Agree That Protectionist Policies Harm Everyone
Japan will use the WTO system to resolve any such issues, and called on China to do the same, according to a Japanese finance ministry official who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity. Aso al... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido’s first gin distillery offers a gin flavoured with kelp, shitake and daikon
SAPPORO (Yomiuri Shimbun/Asia News Network) - Hokkaido’s first gin distillery has opened in Sapporo, with kelp and other local products used to create a spirit with a distinctive flavour. Hokkaido Lib... ( read original story ...)
Promoting regional bank mergers
Steep population declines in many parts of the country have eroded their customer base by reducing the loan demand by local companies in the markets they serve, while the ultralow interest rates under ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares end flat ahead of US data
Tokyo stocks ended flat Thursday, trimming earlier gains as investors locked in profits ahead of new data on the US economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.09 percent, or 21.28 points, at 22, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo main stocks higher for seventh straight day
Tokyo stocks closed stronger Wednesday ... Banks were higher, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial up 1.70 percent at 685.7 yen and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial up 1.27 percent at 4,457 yen. ( read original story ...)