Japan’s corporate service inflation steady at nearly 9-year high in December
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s annual business-to-business service inflation hit 2.4% in December to match the previous month’s nearly nine-year high, data showed, suggesting companies were gradually passing on rising labour costs amid…
Japan’s SLIM spacecraft lands on moon, a first for the country
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Saturday became the world’s fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, as the space agency said its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon…
Japan’s finance minister: Watching currency moves carefully
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday the government was watching currency moves carefully, when asked about the yen’s recent fast-pitched declines. “It’s important for…
Japan’s northern Aomori prefecture offers early sign of broadening wage hikes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese policymakers searching for clues on whether wage hikes will become widespread may find relief in a central bank survey in the northern prefecture of Aomori,…
Japan’s top business lobby calls for worker pay raises above inflation
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -The head of Japan’s biggest business lobby Keidanren on Tuesday called for wage hikes this year that exceed the inflation rate, setting the tone…
Marketmind: Japan’s equity juggernaut rolls on
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Another day, another leap to a fresh 34-year peak. Is there anything that will stop the Japanese equity…
Japan’s Nikkei hits 34-year peak above 36,000 as shippers rally
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Nikkei share average on Monday crossed the 36,000 mark for the first time in 34 years, powered by shippers and financials, with a retreat in U.S.…
Inflation in Japan’s capital keeps slowing, takes pressure off BOJ
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – Core inflation in Japan’s capital slowed for the second straight month in December as cost-push price pressures continued to ease, data showed on…
Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel in $14.9 billion deal
(Reuters) – Nippon Steel said on Monday it would buy U.S. Steel in a deal worth $14.9 billion including debt, months after the steelmaker put itself up for sale. (Reporting by Shivansh…
Japan’s factory activity extends declines as pressures persist- PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a seventh straight month in December while the service sector made modest gains, a business survey showed on Friday, as weak demand and price…
Explainer-What is the fundraising scandal engulfing Japan’s ruling party?
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is battling to stem the fallout from one of the biggest financial scandals to hit his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)…
Japan’s central bank to sit tight on policy, may drop hints on pivot
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s central bank is likely to end the year as one of the world’s most dovish, as policymakers look for clues on whether the economy can…
Japan’s Kishida urges BOJ to pay heed to govt focus on ending deflation
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday urged the central bank to take into account the government’s priorities, such as pulling the economy permanently out of…
Japan’s military needs change, sexually assaulted ex-soldier says
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s military will need sweeping changes to root out harassment, ex-soldier Rina Gonoi said on Wednesday, a day after a Japanese court found three of her…
Japan’s TSE to ask companies with subsidiary listings to increase disclosure – Nikkei
(Reuters) – The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will ask listed companies with publicly traded subsidiaries or equity affiliates to increase disclosure about corporate governance, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday. TSE is looking…
Toyota to sell entire stake in Japan’s Harmonic Drive Systems – filing
TOKYO (Reuters) -Harmonic Drive Systems, a Japanese maker of speed reducers, said on Wednesday that Toyota Motor will sell its entire stake in the company in the open market overseas. The move…
Japan’s Nov service activity grows at slowest pace in a year – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service activity expanded at the slowest pace in a year in November, weighed by an accelerating decline in new exports and softer demand, however, the outlook for the…
Japan’s TDK Corp to manufacture iPhone battery cells in India – minister
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Japanese electronic parts maker TDK Corp will manufacture lithium ion (li-ion) battery cells for Apple iPhones in India, a minister said on Monday. Apple has been touting India as…
Factbox-What is Japan’s NISA tax-free investment scheme?
By Brigid Riley and Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – NISA, or the Nippon Individual Savings Account, is a Japanese government tax-free stock investment programme for individuals which is set for a big…
Japan’s Nomura to reduce risk assets for wholesale business
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nomura Holdings said on Wednesday it would reduce risk weighted assets by up to 6% for its struggling wholesale business as the top Japanese investment bank scrambles to shore…
Japan’s price trend gauge hits record, heightens case for BOJ exit
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – A key measure of Japan’s trend inflation accelerated to 2.2% in October, data showed on Tuesday, marking a fresh record high in a sign of broadening…
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group CEO dies at 65
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) on Monday said group CEO Jun Ohta died on Nov. 25 aged 65 of pancreatic cancer. Japan’s second-biggest lender after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group said…
Japan’s corporate service inflation climbs in sign of broadening price pressures
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s business-to-business service inflation accelerated in October as a tight job market lifted labour costs, underscoring a broadening of price pressures that could heighten the chance of…
Japan’s $88 billion extra budget clears lower house
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan passed on Friday an extra budget worth around 13.1 trillion yen ($88 billion) aimed at helping households cope with the rising cost of living and corporations boost domestic…
Japan’s factory activity shrinks for 6th month on weak demand – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a sixth straight month in November, while modest growth in the service sector was little changed, a business survey showed on Friday, highlighting the…
Japan’s Mizuho applies to set up securities company in China
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group has sought to establish a securities company in China, becoming the latest foreign firm to make inroads into China’s onshore securities market with a fully-owned entity.…
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