Japan
Japan banks unleashing AI marketing tech
TOKYO: Major Japanese banks are embracing artificial intelligence as a tool for reeling in new customers -- and making the...
Japan economic indicators seen steady but slow in October
TOKYO: Japan's industrial output was expected to show little change in October, a poll found, suggesting uninspiring domestic and external...
Japan’s consumer prices slide for eighth straight month
TOKYO: Japan‘s core consumer prices marked their eighth straight month of annual declines in October, illustrating the sheer scale of...
Japan’s office furniture imports down 3% in August
TOKYO: Japan's year-on-year, imports of wooden office furniture in August were down 3% but there was a rise in month...
Japan flash Nov manufacturing PMI falls to 51.1 from 51.4, new orders ease
TOKYO: Japanese manufacturing activity grew in November at a slightly slower pace than the previous month as growth in new...
Japanese airports set to install duty-free for arrival passengers
TOKYO: Airports in Japan will be allowed to provide duty-free shopping for arriving international passengers from fiscal 2017 in an...
Japan’s Oct exports down as yen gains strength
TOKYO: Japan's exports fell last month for a 13th consecutive month and by more than expected as the strength of...
Japan’s Abe to visit Argentina to boost trade
TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make an official visit to Argentina on Monday hoping to boost investment in...
Japan banks taking stakes in robo-adviser startup
TOKYO: Five Japanese regional banks including Yamaguchi Financial Group have entered into capital tie-ups with Money Design, a fintech startup...
Russia, Japan to discuss 18 Far East projects in December
TOKYO: Russia’s Ministry on Development of the Far East expects by December, when President Vladimir Putin is due to visit...
Bank of Japan fires shot with first bond purchase
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan has offered to buy bonds for the first time under a new fixed-rate buying operation...
Japan’s bank earnings hindered by negative rates, stronger yen
TOKYO: Profits at Japan’s top banks were hurt by negative interest rates and a stronger yen in the fiscal first...
BOJ’s Kuroda warns of risks to hitting inflation goal
TOKYO: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday the economy is sustaining momentum towards hitting the central bank's...
Japan’s economy grows faster than expected
TOKYO: Japan’s economy grew more quickly than expected in the third quarter, marking the third straight quarter of expansion, but...
Japan, India sign nuke pact
TOKYO: Japan signed a pact Friday in which it agreed to sell India civil nuclear power equipment and technology, as...
Japanese economy likely expanded on stronger exports
TOKYO: Japan’s economy likely expanded modestly in the three months through September on the back of a rise in exports...
Japanese pork import growth slowing
TOKYO: In the first nine months of 2016, Japanese imports of fresh/frozen pork were up 10 per cent on 2015...
Ferrous scrap imports by Japan plunges 23% in Sep 2016
TOKYO: The latest statistics released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance indicate that the country’s ferrous scrap declined significantly in...
Japan October foreign reserves fall to $1.243 trln
TOKYO: Japan's foreign reserves fell to $1.24 trillion at the end of October, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday....
Nissan’s quarterly profit falls on weak Japan sales, yen
TOKYO: Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. reported Monday that its profit fell 15 percent in the July-September quarter. Strong sales...
