Bank of America Corp. named Tamao Sasada as country executive for Japan, replacing Jiro Seguchi following his appointment as co-president for Asia-Pacific in January, according to an internal memo. ... ( read original story ...)
Carlos Ghosn’s wife arrives at Tokyo District Court: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - The wife of ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn arrived at Tokyo District Court, Kyodo News reported on Thursday, where she is expected to be questioned by prosecutors. Carole Ghosn ... ( read original story ...)
Japan names new Olympics minister after gaffes
More than 50,000 people have not returned to their home towns following the disaster, and Japan has dubbed the 2020 Games the "Reconstruction Olympics" in a bid to showcase recovery in affected ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese investors need more information about VN’s property market
Fukuoka (VNA) – Many Japanese investors still lack information about Vietnam’s real estate market, heard an investment promotion workshop held by TMS Group in Fukuoka prefecture of Japan on ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-In hunt for yield, Japan’s banks snap up leveraged U.S. debt
A Reuters survey showed some of Japan's biggest banks, led by Norinchukin Bank , have nearly doubled their investment in collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) in the nine months to December. While ... ( read original story ...)
UK reviewing status of 17 F-35s after Japan crash
BERLIN, April 10 (Reuters) - The British Ministry of Defence is in close touch with U.S. officials and reviewing the status of its 17 F-35B fighter jets after the crash of a Japanese F-35 jet in the ... ( read original story ...)
Consadole, FC Tokyo earn Levain Cup victories
SAPPORO - Japan striker Musashi Suzuki bagged a hat trick as Consadole Sapporo thrashed visiting Shonan Bellmare 4-1 in the Levain Cup on Wednesday night. The recent Samurai Blue debutant completed ... ( read original story ...)
Calling all female rowers: Paralympic hopeful needs partner for Tokyo 2020
Jeremy Hall is the most powerful male singles para-rower on the planet, but that might not be enough to get him to the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. Hall competes under the PR2 classification ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Olympic minister resigns
Japan's Olympic minister resigned Wednesday after making remarks deemed offensive to the people affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a gaffe that had questioned his credentials. Yoshitaka ... ( read original story ...)
Wife of ousted Nissan boss Ghosn return to Japan to testify: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - The wife of ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn returned to Japan on Wednesday and intends to testify to Tokyo prosecutors, the Nikkei newspaper reported, days after she left the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops to 1-week low on concerns about trade, global growth
TOKYO, April 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped to a one-week low on Wednesday morning in the wake of escalating trade tensions between the United States and Europe and worries about the global ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 1-week low on fresh trade tensions, growth woes
TOKYO, April 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped to a one-week low on Wednesday as escalating trade tensions between the United States and Europe and worries about the global growth outlook sapped ... ( read original story ...)
Japan antitrust watchdog probes Expedia and Rakuten
TOKYO -- Leading travel booking websites Rakuten Travel, Expedia and Booking.com are being investigated in Japan over possible antitrust violations, sources told Nikkei. The Japan Fair Trade ... ( read original story ...)
In hunt for yield, Japan’s banks snap up leveraged U.S. debt
A Reuters survey showed some of Japan’s biggest banks, led by Norinchukin Bank, have nearly doubled their investment in collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) in the nine months to December. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda vows to continue ‘powerful’ easing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda vowed on Wednesday to continue the central bank's "powerful" monetary easing to achieve its 2 percent inflation target, while urging the ... ( read original story ...)
I’ve been running marathons for 6 months. Now I’m the best Canadian ever.
Nagoya was the backup plan, picked for timing and location ... When my agent called to share the news that I didn’t get into Tokyo, I was somewhat relieved. We put in applications for some later ... ( read original story ...)