With Rakuten Europe Bank, we aim to provide banking services in Europe that will parallel the successes of the Rakuten Group’s fintech businesses in Japan.” ( read original story ...)
Japan households' inflation expectations hit four-year low: BOJ
TOKYO Japanese households' sentiment worsened in the three months to December and their expectations of inflation hit a four-year low, a central bank survey showed, underscoring the challenges of eradicating the country's sticky deflationary mindset. ( read original story ...)
VND840 billion Hanoi rail consultancy contract agreed
The contract will last 74 months. Tran Van Luc, director of the management board for railway project, said the capital loan agreement for the project, signed between Vietnamese Government and Japan Bank for International Corporation (JBIC) is worth VND611 ... ( read original story ...)
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Assets of Philippine banks continued to post a double-digit growth in the first nine months amid external challenges arising from the impending rate hike in the US, the negative rates in Japan as well as the economic slowdown in China. Earnings of ... ( read original story ...)
Why Private Bank LGT Is Bullish on Japan Stocks
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Global stocks up on U.S. bank hopes, dollar and yields slip
Bank stocks led the charge in European trading ... MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS slipped 0.1 percent, after rising to its highest levels since late October in the previous session. It was up 1.8 percent for ... ( read original story ...)
Bank J. Safra Sarasin expands Asia team
... the firm from Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, where he was director, Japan market. He has more than 20 years’ experience as a private banker, joining the firm from Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, where he was director, Japan market. ( read original story ...)
Japan's Finatext launches Malaysian subsidiary
The Malaysian subsidiary is Finatext's second office outside of Japan, following the one it opened in Taiwan in 2016. The company has signed a strategic partnership with Malaysian investment bank Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad and will first kick off its ... ( read original story ...)
Australia, Japan Boost Defense Ties Amid Instability in Asia
The leaders of Australia and Japan agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation between their militaries, as Japan tries to shore up security ties throughout the Asia-Pacific region amid concern over China's growing military might. Japanese Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man rescued after night at sea on surfboard
A Japanese surfer who spent a night at sea clinging to his surfboard has been rescued by the crew of a container ship off the east coast of Australia. The 37-year-old told police a current had pulled him out to sea off Bulli Beach, 80km (50 miles ... ( read original story ...)
Lundby takes the victory in Sapporo
Maren Lundby won the second competition of the FIS World Cup Ladies Ski Jumping in Sapporo ahead of Yuki Ito and Katharina Althaus. The Norwegian was already in the lead after her jump to 97,0 meters in the first round. Hill record for Lundby In the final ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshida Hiroshi Woodblock Prints at Nagoya Boston Museum of Art
An exhibition, titled 'Yoshida Hiroshi Woodblock Prints: Nostalgic Utopia from the MOA Museum of Art', is on view at Nagoya Boston Museum of Art, from January 14 to February 26, 2017. The exhibition traces back to the artwork of Yoshida Hiroshi（1876-1950 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Australia discuss military, trade
A plan to strengthen military ties and a strong focus on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) were the major outcomes of a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney. Australia and Japan's leaders met in Kirribilli on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils prototype wheeled armoured vehicle, similar to Canadian LAV-3
... type to replace the Type 96 eight-wheel drive armoured personnel carrier in use by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, my colleagues at Defense News write. The new vehicle includes improved protection against IEDs, a more powerful engine, and more ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Tokyo’s incredibly weird owl cafes
AS A lover of all things odd, unusual and downright weird — Tokyo is my mecca. But sometimes, things that sound like fun (think: “Moomin Pub” or “Cuddle Corner”) can be downright disturbing, like a trip to one of the city’s owl cafes ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: Theft suspect learned to break into offices, shops by watching YouTube
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 22-year-old resident of Taito Ward who has admitted to carrying out burglaries after learning techniques on the internet, reports TBS News (Jan. 13). In November, Yuki Mezaki allegedly smashed a ... ( read original story ...)