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Japan's Nikkei Index Slides Amid US Uncertainty
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BBC
Japan's main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders' worries following a slide on Wall Street.
The Nikkei closed down 5% on Tuesday, its worst finish since April 2017. Indexes in Shanghai, Bangkok and Taiwan also fell.
Investors have been concerned about President Trump's disput...
Japan's main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders' worries following a slide on Wall Street.
The Nikkei closed down 5% on Tuesday, its worst finish since April 2017. Indexes in Shanghai, Bangkok and Taiwan also fell.
Investors have been concerned about President Trump's disput...
- December 26, 2018
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Shop Selling Sharkskin Products Hoping To Revive Tsunami-Hit City
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JAPAN TODAY
SENDAI - The owner of a shop specializing in products made from sharkskin hopes it will help revitalize a northeastern Japanese city devastated by tsunami and fire in March 2011 following a powerful earthquake.
Makiko Kumagai, 58, opened the store "Sharks" in a make-shift shopping d...
SENDAI - The owner of a shop specializing in products made from sharkskin hopes it will help revitalize a northeastern Japanese city devastated by tsunami and fire in March 2011 following a powerful earthquake.
Makiko Kumagai, 58, opened the store "Sharks" in a make-shift shopping d...
- December 26, 2018
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Airports In Kansai Hold Improvement Talks
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THE JAPAN NEWS
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A meeting was held on Monday for talks on the roles of three major airports in the Kansai region and how to better utilize them.
Major topics at the meeting, the first of its kind in eight years and eight months, included reviews of the operations of Osaka In...
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A meeting was held on Monday for talks on the roles of three major airports in the Kansai region and how to better utilize them.
Major topics at the meeting, the first of its kind in eight years and eight months, included reviews of the operations of Osaka In...
- December 26, 2018
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Nissan Scraps Rule That Gave Ghosn Power To Decide Executive Pay
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co has scrapped a company rule that effectively gave its former Chairman Carlos Ghosn discretion over executive pay, following criticism it may have allowed him to engage in alleged financial misconduct, sources close to the matter said.
As part of its efforts t...
TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co has scrapped a company rule that effectively gave its former Chairman Carlos Ghosn discretion over executive pay, following criticism it may have allowed him to engage in alleged financial misconduct, sources close to the matter said.
As part of its efforts t...
- December 23, 2018
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Amid Global Market Volatility, Japan May End Up Being One Of The Best Bets In 2019
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CNBC
Japan faces fewer micro and macro economic issues compared to the U.S., Europe and China — and might end up being one of the best bets in 2019, according to Viktor Shvets, the head of Asian strategy for Macquarie's commodities and global markets team.
Amid global market volatility and slow...
Japan faces fewer micro and macro economic issues compared to the U.S., Europe and China — and might end up being one of the best bets in 2019, according to Viktor Shvets, the head of Asian strategy for Macquarie's commodities and global markets team.
Amid global market volatility and slow...
- December 21, 2018
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Hitachi To Buy Majority Stake In ABB's Power Grid Arm For $6.4 Bil
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's Hitachi on Monday announced plans to buy a majority stake in the power grid business of Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB for $6.4 billion, in what would be its biggest ever buyout.
The deal would make Hitachi the world's largest power grid company, local media s...
TOKYO - Japan's Hitachi on Monday announced plans to buy a majority stake in the power grid business of Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB for $6.4 billion, in what would be its biggest ever buyout.
The deal would make Hitachi the world's largest power grid company, local media s...
- December 20, 2018
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Softbank Corp Shares Slide 10% On Debut After Record Japan IPO
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THE STAR ONLINE
TOKYO: SoftBank Corp shares slumped more than 10 percent in their debut on Wednesday, as investor appetite for Japan's biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent major service outage and worries over its exposure to Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei.
Following its $23.5 billion initi...
TOKYO: SoftBank Corp shares slumped more than 10 percent in their debut on Wednesday, as investor appetite for Japan's biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent major service outage and worries over its exposure to Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei.
Following its $23.5 billion initi...
- December 20, 2018
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Nissan Board Meets But No Chairman Picked To Replace Ghosn
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THE JAPAN NEWS
YOKOHAMA (AP) — Nissan’s board met Monday but failed to pick a new chairman to replace Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested last month on charges of violating financial regulations, saying more discussion was needed.
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa told reporters that...
YOKOHAMA (AP) — Nissan’s board met Monday but failed to pick a new chairman to replace Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested last month on charges of violating financial regulations, saying more discussion was needed.
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa told reporters that...
- December 18, 2018
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Philippines' First LNG Terminal Sought By China And Japan
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NIKKEI ASIA
Manila prepares to import the fuel as its gas fields run dry
MANILA/BEIJING/TOKYO -- The Philippines has become a new front in China and Japan's infrastructure rivalry as companies from both countries bid to build the archipelago's first liquefied natural gas terminal.
In the past f...
Manila prepares to import the fuel as its gas fields run dry
MANILA/BEIJING/TOKYO -- The Philippines has become a new front in China and Japan's infrastructure rivalry as companies from both countries bid to build the archipelago's first liquefied natural gas terminal.
In the past f...
- December 18, 2018
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Visitors To Japan In ’18 Set To Hit 30 Million
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of visitors to Japan in 2018 is expected to reach 30 million as early as next week, tourism minister Keiichi Ishii said Friday.
It would be the first time for Japan to have 30 million visitors in a year.
Speaking at a press conference, Ishii said, ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of visitors to Japan in 2018 is expected to reach 30 million as early as next week, tourism minister Keiichi Ishii said Friday.
It would be the first time for Japan to have 30 million visitors in a year.
Speaking at a press conference, Ishii said, ...
- December 15, 2018
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