The owner of the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges has agreed to buy the Tokyo Commodity Exchange as part of an effort to consolidate financial trading and boost Japan’s status as a financial centre. ... ( read original story ...)
Sleeping Financial Giants Initiative starts a dialogue between finance sector and Earth System science in Tokyo
Participants from diverse backgrounds and the financial sector gathered on 5 and 6 March in Tokyo for two related events on the dialogue between Earth System science and the financial sector. Called ... ( read original story ...)
Hilton Sapporo Park Set to Open in 2023
Hilton today announced that the company entered into a franchise agreement with GRANVISTA Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. to open Hilton Sapporo Park in 2023 as a part of reconstruction project for the ... ( read original story ...)
Simona Halep closes on world number one Naomi Osaka
PARIS: Simona Halep cut the gap to world number one Naomi Osaka in the WTA rankings on Monday after the Romanian made the semi-finals at the Miami Open last week. French Open champion Halep ... ( read original story ...)
Halep closes on world number one Osaka
Simona Halep cut the gap to world number one Naomi Osaka in the WTA rankings on Monday after the Romanian made the semi-finals at the Miami Open last week. French Open champion Halep, who last held ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Next Imperial Era to Be Called ‘Reiwa,’ or ‘Auspicious Calm’
(Bloomberg) -- Japan named its next imperial era Reiwa, or roughly “auspicious calm,” as the nation prepared for a once-in-a-generation transition in the world’s oldest continuous monarchy ... ( read original story ...)
The Okura Tokyo Starts Taking Reservations
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 1, 2019--Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. today announced that The Okura Tokyo, due to open on September 12 2019, has started accepting advance reservations for accommodation and ... ( read original story ...)
New Japanese ‘era’ a boon for Aussie property website
Sydney (AFP) - What links the Japanese monarchy and the property market in Western Australia? Until Monday's announcement of the forthcoming "Reiwa era", not much. The Real Estate Institute of Western ... ( read original story ...)
Rakuten says to book $990 million gain on Lyft investment
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Rakuten said on Monday ... Rakuten become Lyft’s largest shareholder with a 13 percent stake ahead of its IPO. Lyft shares closed 9 percent higher at $78.29 in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new imperial era will be called Reiwa, government announces
Akihito will be the first emperor to abdicate in Japan in over two centuries. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, speaking at a news conference shown live on national television, held up a ... ( read original story ...)
New Japanese imperial era Reiwa takes name from ancient poetry
Akihito will be the first emperor to abdicate in Japan in over two centuries. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, speaking at a news conference shown live on national television, held up a white ... ( read original story ...)
Nostalgia, excitement as Japan learns new imperial era name
What's in a name? Quite a lot if you're a Japanese citizen just learning Monday that the soon-to-be-installed new emperor's next era will be called Reiwa. It's a proclamation that has happened only ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, ‘Reiwa’ becomes the new name, for a new era, under a new Emperor
“Our nation is facing up to a big turning point, but there are lots of Japanese values that shouldn’t fade away,” Prime Minister Abe told a news conference to explain the new name. The year 2019 will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan surveys cast gloom over manufacturing outlook
The Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey of major companies ... and corporate investment hoped for when "Abenomics" was first announced. Abe said in a news conference Monday that the intention is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business confidence hits two-year low as trade war stings
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s business mood slumped to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concerns that Sino-U.S. trade tensions and softening global demand ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils dawn of the ‘Reiwa’ era
Japan still uses the Imperial calendar -- often ... When the global recession of 2008 hammered the economy, the Nikkei 225 Index dropped to 7,054 yen in March 2009, more than 80% off its historic ... ( read original story ...)