Japan’s central bank maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy on Friday and downgraded its view on inflation, signaling that it will lag well behind its US and European peers in rolling back crisis-era stimulus. Markets are on the lookout for clues ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s why trade-war fears trump the Bank of Japan when it comes to the yen
The Japanese yen would have been expected to weaken on the Bank of Japan’s cautious policy update, but instead it defended its modest gains against the dollar, as traders deemed trade war fears more important the ultraloose BOJ status quo. The yen is not ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank dials down inflation view, complicates stimulus exit
The Bank of Japan on Friday downgraded its view on inflation in a fresh blow to its long-held 2 per cent price goal, giving the central bank barely any room to manoeuvre as it tries to map a path to roll back its crisis-era stimulus. As widely expected ... ( read original story ...)
June Tech & Design News
It’s absolute proof of a transaction and at times feels like necessary proof that you exist here at all. Paperwork rules the roost in any Tokyo office. However, subscription-based software company SmartHR is here to change that. Its goal is to assist ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka floats out-of-box thinking for ties with North
View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. North Korea's official Pyongyang Broadcasting Station repeated on Friday that the abduction issue has "already been settled," according to the Tokyo-based Radio ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suspending sale of Canadian wheat after GMO discovery concerns Alberta farmers
Japan made the move on Friday after news surfaced that grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in southern Alberta. “We are suspending the tender and sale of Canadian wheat until we confirm that the Canadian wheat that ... ( read original story ...)
Emirates plans to launch A380 on route to Japan’s Osaka
Haneda and Osaka airports to Dubai. Subscribe to Arabian Business' newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to your inbox. ( read original story ...)
Direct flight from Denver to Tokyo bolsters international business in Colorado
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Colorado is on the map as a destination for international business thanks in part to a direct flight from Denver to Tokyo. The nonstop service started five years ago and is being credited with helping expand business opportunities in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan halts wheat imports after genetically modified wheat found in Alberta
CALGARY — The Canadian government is trying to reassure Japan and other trading partners that genetically modified wheat found in southern Alberta is limited to a few plants growing along a remote access road and has not been detected in the wider supply. ( read original story ...)
Japan halts wheat shipments after genetically modified wheat found in Alberta
CALGARY — The chairman of the Alberta Wheat Commission says Japan has temporarily halted shipments after some unauthorized genetically modified wheat was found in southern Alberta. Kevin Bender says he hopes the suspension of imports is short-lived. ( read original story ...)
Japan suspends sale of Canadian wheat after GMO grain found in Alberta
Alberta Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous will hold a news conference Friday afternoon about Japan’s suspension of Canadian wheat shipments. (Global News will livestream the news conference in the video player above.) Japan’s farm ... ( read original story ...)
Japan blocks Canadian wheat after unapproved GMO plants found in Alberta
A Japanese Farm Ministry official said on Friday it has suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank cuts inflation view, narrowing stimulus-exit path
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan downgraded its assessment on inflation and its governor stressed his resolve to keep the money spigot wide open, reinforcing views Japan will lag well behind its U.S. and European peers in dialing back crisis-mode policies. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on cheaper yen
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday helped by a cheaper yen against the dollar partly due to the European Central Bank’s policy decision and expectations for brisk US economic growth. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.56 percent or 127.39 points ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Store’s Giant Mannequin Gets Wookie Makeover
The Meitetsu Department Store in Nagoya, Japan has a distinctive mannequin outside its men's department. The mannequin is known locally as Nana-chan, and she's a popular landmark for meet ups because she's easy to spot in the shopping district —she's 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady; offers bleaker view on inflation
As widely expected, the Bank of Japan kept its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1 percent and a pledge to guide 10-year government bond yields around zero percent. "Consumer price growth is in a range of 0.5 to 1 percent," the BOJ said in a ... ( read original story ...)