TOKYO -- Japan’s manufacturing sector continued to contract in March although the pace of deterioration eased from February, according to a survey. The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei jumps on trade talk optimism, China PMIs
TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose on the first day of the new fiscal year on Monday on U.S.-Sino trade talk hopes and as brisk Chinese manufacturing surveys lifted China-related stocks, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s big manufacturers’ morale worsens in the first quarter, Bank Of Japan’s tankan survey shows
Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers worsened in March from three months ago, the Bank of Japan's closely watched "tankan" survey showed on Monday. This underscored concerns that slumping ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Manufacturer Sentiment Sinks Most in Six Years
Sentiment dropped to 12 in March from 19 in December, according to a quarterly Tankan survey released by the Bank of Japan, an indication of dented confidence among Japan’s biggest exporters. That was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business mood hits two-year low as trade war stings
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business confidence worsened 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 ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Tankan shows Japan business sentiment in retreat
TOKYO -- Sentiment among Japan's large manufacturers slumped in ... Economists had expected a reading of 14, according to a poll conducted by Nikkei group company QUICK. The decline marks the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan big manufacturers’ morale worsens in first-quarter: BOJ tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers worsened in March from three months ago, the Bank of Japan’s closely watched “tankan” survey showed on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March factory output falls at fastest rate in nearly three years: PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity contracted at a slower pace in March than the previous month, but output fell at the sharpest rate in nearly three years, a private business survey ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to name new era for soon-to-be emperor Naruhito
TOKYO - Japan’s government is holding top-secret meetings to decide a new era name for soon-to-be-emperor Naruhito, the crown prince who will succeed the Chrysanthemum throne from his father May 1. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business mood slumps to two-year low as trade war hits: BOJ tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese big manufacturers' business confidence worsened to a two-year low in the March quarter, a central bank survey showed, underscoring concerns that Sino-U.S. trade tensions and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Emperor Akihito ends reign marked by modernisation
Japan's outgoing Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko dramatically modernised the tradition-bound monarchy, bringing themselves closer to the public and boosting popular support for the household. ... ( read original story ...)
AirAsia opens Osaka route
Dexter Comendador, the president of AirAsia Philippines, said his group is confident its new Manila-Osaka route will spur tourist arrivals to Manila from Osaka, helping the government achieve its ... ( read original story ...)
ESR Acquires Tokyo Bay Site for $1B Shed Project in Run-Up to IPO
Asia logistics real estate platform ESR announced on March 29 that it has acquired a parcel of land on Japan’s Tokyo Bay for development of a $1 billion warehouse facility. The Warburg Pincus-backed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Largest Railway Company Considers New Crypto Payment System for Transport Cards
In other Japanese news, e-commerce giant Rakuten will soon launch its own cryptocurrency exchange, dubbed Rakuten Wallet, after announcing that it received the FSA’s approval on March 25. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s banks can’t blame BOJ for their problems, new head of lobby says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese lenders should not blame the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy for their inability to boost trading revenue or for poor returns borne of lax risk management, the ... ( read original story ...)
AirAsia to fly Manila-Osaka route starting July 2019
MANILA, Philippines – Budget airline AirAsia announced it will operate flights between Manila and Osaka, Japan for the first time in July 2019. In a statement, AirAsia said its daily services for the ... ( read original story ...)