Japan PM Abe seeks Saudi support for Aramco listing in Tokyo

Besides Tokyo, markets in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Toronto, are vying for what could be the world's largest IPO, potentially raising as much as $100 billion. While the Japanese government is keen to have Aramco shares trade in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Saudi king visits Japan, seeks help on diversifying economy

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters ... Earlier, he pledged $1 billion in development finance for Indonesia and closer co-operation for combating transnational crime such as human trafficking, terrorism and the drugs trade. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei edges up on sagging yen, Toshiba Tec up

TOKYO, March 13 Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Monday to brush an 11-day high as the yen remained on the defensive, although a wait-and-see mood ahead of this week's U.S. Federal Reserve meeting curbed the market's advance. Shares of Toshiba Tec ... ( read original story ...)

Iza Calzado hailed Best Performer in Osaka Asian filmfest

She added another feather in her cap on Saturday as she was honored with the Yakushi Pearl Award for Best Performer in this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival in Osaka, Japan. “Bliss,” a psychological horror-thriller directed by Jerrold Tarog and ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese SMEs keep Phl on investment radar

the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) said. Shinji Ayuha, advisor of Finance Office for SMEs of the Industry Finance Group of JBIC, said the establishment of Japan desks with staff who are fluent in Japanese and also familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Feb wholesale prices rise 1.0 pct yr/yr

TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Japanese wholesale prices rose 1.0 percent in the year to February, Bank of Japan data showed on Monday. The rise in the corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price companies charge each other for their goods ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese investors keen on Vietnamese banks – Investment

The Hanoitimes – Several Japanese investors have seen the slump in the securities market as an opportunity to buy stocks on the cheap in Vietnamese banks. When Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ Bank announced plans to buy a stake in Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese banks dump government bonds

The value of Japanese government bonds held by domestic banks was 79.59 trillion yen ($693 billion) as of Jan. 31, the Bank of Japan said, falling below 80 trillion yen for the first time since 2003. The central bank introduced radical easing steps in ... ( read original story ...)

Wirex Raises US$3M From Japan’s SBI to Fuel Asian Expansion

Our customers will greatly benefit from this collaboration.” The deal came shortly after the Japan Bank Consortium, which operation is run by SBI Holdings and its subsidiary SBI Ripple Asia, announced that it successfully completed a pilot implementation ... ( read original story ...)

Saudi Arabia plans economic zones to court Japan Inc.

Japan's JX Holdings energy group and engineering company JGC will work with Saudi Aramco to develop petroleum and gas technologies. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. -- Japan's megabanks -- will share ... ( read original story ...)