Saskatoon's Shelby Newkirk is at the top of her game, swimming and competing internationally with her sights set clearly on the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Newkirk just returned from a swim meet in Denmark. "Believe in yourself and don't let anything ... ( read original story ...)
Robotic dinosaur receptionists are part of the staff at Tokyo ‘robot hotel’
Dinosaur receptionists were on standby on Wednesday as a second hotel staffed mostly by robots and automatons opened in Tokyo. Media were invited ahead of customers to check out the nine types of robots that help check guests in, clean the lobby ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank Daiwa 'finalising plans for move from London to Frankfurt'
Japanese investment bank Daiwa is understood to be finalising plans to set up a new European base in Frankfurt as part of its Brexit strategy, a move that will see a number of London staff relocated to Germany. Daiwa currently serves European clients ... ( read original story ...)
Konnichiwa Amsterdam: Japan Banks Seek New Home After Brexit
MUFG, Japan’s biggest bank, sought to build its Amsterdam offices even before Brexit became a reality because it wanted the city to serve as a hub for operations on the European continent. Three of the lender’s European offices started reporting to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Singapore agree regulatory fast-tracking of fintech companies
The financial regulators of Japan and Singapore have signed a “co-operation framework” for regulating financial technology, they announced on March 13. The agreement allows for information-sharing on relevant issues and also the regulatory fast ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Japanese Yen Advances Ahead Of BoJ Decision
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - The Japanese yen climbed against its major counterparts in the European session on Wednesday, ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision due tomorrow, which is expected to keep its rates and yield-curve policy unchanged. ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks slip as Fed’s decision day makes investors wary
West Texas Intermediate crude was up 1.4 per cent at $48.40 a barrel. Policy decisions at the Bank of England and the Japanese central bank along side a Dutch election vote within the next 36 hours were further reasons for investors’ caution. Despite the ... ( read original story ...)
JGBs inch down as market braces for central bank meetings
TOKYO, March 15 Japanese government bond prices inched down on Wednesday as the debt market braced for upcoming central bank meetings, although sagging equities and a regular debt purchasing operation by the Bank of Japan helped limit the losses. ( read original story ...)
Japan's Nikkei slips on firmer yen, weaker Wall Street
TOKYO, March 15 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday, dragged down by a firmer yen and Wall Street's overnight retreat. The market's losses were limited as a wait-and-see mood prevailed before the Federal Reserve policy decision due later on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan one-ups Scotland with whisky coveted around the world
YAMAZAKI, Japan - A dim storage room surrounded by bamboo groves and pastoral hills is filled wall-to-wall with 3,000 wooden barrels. Here sleeps, for years, sometimes decades, prized Japanese whisky. The Suntory distillery in Yamazaki, near the ancient ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese whisky is the new Scotch
Japan Inc. abounds with stories of manufacturers like automaker ... who manages Nikka's international business. Nikka Whisky From the Barrel, packaged in a sleek bottle, is doing especially well in Europe, she says. Sukhinder Singh, owner of London-based ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is sending its largest warship into the South China Sea
A helicopter lands on the Izumo, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's (JMSDF) helicopter carrier, at JMSDF Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan, December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to dispatch its ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba crisis shines light on Japan corporate culture
Japan adopted a corporate governance code nearly two years ago that backers hailed as a way to boost trust with foreign investors and avoid these kinds of scandals. TOKYO: The troubles at crisis-hit Toshiba are the latest in a string of business scandals ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Nikkei slips on firmer yen before Fed; Toshiba nosedives
TOKYO, March 15 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday, dragged down by a firmer yen as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook later in the day. The stock under the spotlight was again Toshiba Corp , which nosedived ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches new index of well run, high-return small companies
Nikkei Jasdaq index, Japan's largest market for start-ups, had a 21-day winning day streak until Friday, the longest since early 2004. So far this year, it has gained 11 percent, while the index of another start-up market, Mothers, has jumped 14 percent. ( read original story ...)
Japan's carmakers take solace in home market
TOKYO -- Japanese automakers are savoring signs of an apparent recovery in a domestic market that nevertheless has a murky outlook beyond next March. Meanwhile, they are left with uncertainty in a U.S. market now under the rhetorical siege of President ... ( read original story ...)