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But for us as investors the truth seems pretty clear: there are no specific plans for the IPO money and whatever the Japanese word for the number seven happens to be, CEO Wood is not likely to be launching that startup. It looks like it's shuffleboard time ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks rose more than 1 percent to hit two-year highs on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street’s rally after new data pointed to underlying strength in the U.S. economy, while a weaker yen also helped overall sentiment. The Nikkei rose 1.1 percent to ... ( read original story ...)

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Rubber and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.05% to hit a new 52-week high. Rising stocks outnumbered ... ( read original story ...)

10/02 [CNA] Bain to buy Japan ad agency Asatsu-DK for US$1.3 billion: Nikkei 10/02 Nikkei inches up on Wall St gains and upbeat data, election caution caps buyi.. 10/02 Bain to buy Japan ad agency Asatsu-DK for $1.3 billion: Nikkei 10/02 Bain to buy Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Global investors are betting that Japan is on course to pull out of its long economic slump, reflecting hopes that growth is accelerating world-wide and sending stocks to multiyear highs. Japan’s economy, the world’s third-largest, grew at its fastest ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks hit fresh two-year highs on Tuesday morning, tracking a Wall Street rally as data pointed to underlying strength in the U.S. economy, while a weaker yen also helped overall sentiment. The Nikkei rose 0.9 percent to ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, the Nikkei Stock Average was up 0.8%, thanks to overnight gains in the dollar , which bought Yen113.07 in morning trade Tuesday, compared with Yen112.76 in late New York trade. That helped exporter stocks, which benefit from a weaker yen. ( read original story ...)

* Honda Motor is set to shift production of Super Cub motorcycle back to Japan from China - Nikkei Source text: (s.nikkei.com/2xaRVgl) Further company coverage: Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. ( read original story ...)

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TOKYO: Companies surveyed by the Bank of Japan expect consumer prices to rise 0.7 percent a year from now, lower than their projection for a 0.8 percent increase three months ago. Japanese companies’ inflation expectations eased slightly in September ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s big banks showcase fintech at Ceatec show — Nikkei Asian Review — “A smartphone app lets users buy MUFG Coin with yen from their bank accounts and send the digital currency to others. Remittance costs are kept low thanks to blockchain, the ... ( read original story ...)

Of course investors can be sure that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) remains resolutely set on maintaining its current ultra-accommodative monetary policy stance until its still distant inflation target of 2 per cent is met. Indeed last week’s summary of the BOJ ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – The confidence of large Japanese companies in business conditions has reached its highest level in a decade, the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey revealed on Monday. Business sentiment among big manufacturers in the country’s key ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Panasonic may transfer some functions tied to mergers and acquisitions to Europe so it can speed up overseas takeovers, the company's new chief financial officer told The Nikkei. A Dutch intermediate stockholding company would take on certain ... ( read original story ...)