asked one user, while another added, “So Nagoya is saying that they can’t use toilet paper because they can’t trust their citizens with it. That’s not very appealing.” Another poster, on the Sora News ... ( read original story ...)
One of Japan’s Biggest Banks Is After Google Wannabes and Foreigners
It plans to hire about 400 graduates for the year starting April 2019, down from more than 600 two years earlier as the bank moves toward shrinking its workforce. Read more on Japan’s annual college r... ( read original story ...)
Natural disasters, trade woes sap Japan Inc’s business confidence: tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising raw material costs and a string of natural disasters that disrupted production sapped business confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers in the September quarter, a central b... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company to Acquire Significant Stake in GA Telesis
Tokyo Century’s ownership after the closing of the transaction will increase to 49.2% and ANATC will acquire a 10% interest in the Company. Tokyo Century and ANATC expect the transaction to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘tankan’ economic survey shows decline in sentiment
TOKYO — A key quarterly economic survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among large manufacturers dipped two points to 19, as worries grow about global trade tensions. The "tankan" survey, releas... ( read original story ...)
Flights cancelled as powerful Typhoon Trami batters southern Japan
Kyodo News reported. One woman was unaccounted for after falling into a drain in the southwestern city of Miyazaki, Kyodo said. About 36,000 people were taking shelter in temporary evacuation centres ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business sentiment logs longest fall since 2009
TOKYO -- Confidence among Japan's large manufacturers weakened for ... Economists had expected a reading of 21, according to a survey by Nikkei group company QUICK. The third consecutive fall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s used clothing stores a perfect fit for other Asian markets
TOKYO -- Secondhand clothing and accessory stores in Japan are looking to expand into Southeast Asia and China, where demand for used goods is rising and where Japanese expertise in the sector is ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 27-year high on weak yen, upbeat corporate outlook
TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a 27-year high on Monday, as an extended weakening in yen helped improved export earnings prospects for Japanese corporations. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as dollar hits 11-month high against yen
Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.74% was up 0.6% as the dollar continues to push higher against the yen USDJPY, +0.20% , hitting levels not seen since last November. Drug, consumer and some electronic stocks le... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business mood sours, trade woes cloud outlook: tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers worsened in the September quarter to hit the lowest level in nearly a year, a closely watched central bank survey showed, as firms ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business mood sours, trade woes cloud outlook: tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence among Japan’s big manufacturers worsened in the September quarter to hit the lowest level in nearly a year, a closely watched central bank survey showed, as firms ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo halts train service as Typhoon Trami moves across Japan
Sept. 30 (UPI) --Typhoon Trami shut down railway transportation in Tokyo Sunday as it continued to bring heavy rain to Japan. East Japan Railway Co. announced all of its trains in the Tokyo area will ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Trami pounds Japan, many injured
Typhoon Trami is bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to southwestern Japan. pic.twitter.com/nw7i05LL9w— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) September 30, 2018 Typhoon Trami has already snarled ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful Japan typhoon prompts widespread evacuation orders
TOKYO—A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain. Farms and h... ( read original story ...)
Japan FSA to query lending standards to prevent property bubble
TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency will conduct a survey to determine whether regional banks and other lenders are extending excessive credit to real estate investors, Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)