The National Stadium under construction in Tokyo (Kyodo News/AP Organisers say the prohibition is tougher than regulations for the last two Summer Olympics in London and Rio de Janeiro. Tokyo is still ... ( read original story ...)
Direct flight links Haikou, Osaka
HAIKOU, China, March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A direct air route was launched on Thursday morning between Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, and Osaka, Japan's second-largest city. It is ... ( read original story ...)
CLO Market’s Japanese Buyers Face More Regulatory Scrutiny
(Bloomberg) -- One of the world’s biggest buyers of collateralized loan obligations is attracting increased scrutiny from Japan’s financial regulator, which is concerned about the rapid buildup of CLO ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG to buy DZ Bank aviation finance unit in $6.3bn deal
Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is poised to continue a global spree of acquisitions by closing a long-negotiated $6.3bn deal to buy the aviation finance business of German... ( read original story ...)
MUFG Close to Buying DZ Bank Aviation Arm for $6.3 Billion
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is close to buying German lender DZ Bank’s aviation finance business for about $6.3 billion, people familiar with the matter said, in what would be its biggest acqu... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Subaru plans biggest-ever global recall over brake lights
Japan's sixth-largest automaker told Reuters on Friday that it was recalling nearly 2 million of its popular Impreza and Forester models in the United States, its biggest market, and other countries, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Subaru announces biggest-ever global recall over brake lights
Japan’s sixth-largest automaker told Reuters on Friday that it was recalling nearly 2 million of its popular Impreza and Forester models in the United States, its biggest market, and other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants to Start U.S. Trade Talks Soon as Trump Ups Pressure
“For years, Japan has been sending millions and millions of cars in, and as you know, it’s not been a very fair situation for the United States,” Trump told a news conference in Hanoi, after holding a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s manufacturing PMI dipped into contraction territory
The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, pointed to the first contraction in the Japanese manufacturing economy since August 2016 during February. The headline figure ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Nova Scotia Boosts Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 138.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securiti... ( read original story ...)
CLO Market’s Japanese Backers Face Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
One of the world’s biggest buyers of collateralized loan obligations is attracting increased scrutiny from Japan’s financial regulator, which is concerned about the rapid buildup of CLO holdings on ba... ( read original story ...)
Japan fourth-quarter capex points to upward revision to GDP but outlook weak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's capital expenditure accelerated ... the first decline in two and a half years, finance ministry data showed on Friday. Corporate sales rose 3.7 percent year-on-year ... ( read original story ...)
Thunderstruck Resources to partner with Japan’s JOGMEC on Fiji property
Thunderstruck Resources Ltd (CVE:AWE) (OTCQB:THURF) has announced a joint venture deal with the Japanese government group, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) to develop its Wainal... ( read original story ...)
Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV Raises Position in Brookfield Property Reit Inc (BPR)
Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV boosted its stake in Brookfield Property Reit Inc (NASDAQ:BPR) by 21.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Secur... ( read original story ...)
Regional holidays dampen IPO activity
With much of the region enjoying Chinese New Year, Tokyo stock exchange took the lead in February, with three listings during the month, including Escon Japan REIT Investment Corp’s $174 million offer... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb claws its way back in Japan following 2018 listings collapse
Lehane told the Nikkei Asian Review that the company was determined to provide "access to a diversity of listings" in Japan. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be an "enormous opportunity for the ... ( read original story ...)