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TOKYO -- The chief U.S. trade negotiator has hinted that he will bring up currency issues in trade talks with Japan, moving beyond the scope of the goods-focused deal that Tokyo had in mind. Internati
TOKYO -- Major Japanese manufacturers of chipmaking equipment appear wary of their customers curbing capital investment this fiscal year as smartphone sales slow. ArticlesJapanese chip equipment maker
The National Unity Government (NUG) · In Khin-U Township of Sagaing Region, Ministry of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs- NUG organized a quiz contest and painting competition in honor of the Inter
The 11 countries involved in the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade agreement met in Tokyo this month to hammer out rules to let new members join the group. OpinionT
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TOKYO -- Stock markets in Asia closed mixed on Friday, as shares in Japan dived on the first trading session of the new year, while China bounced back on hopes for an end to the trade war with the U.S
TOKYO -- Sony shares took a beating on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday, after the company cut its revenue outlook for the fiscal year late last week. MarketsSony shares down 8% as smartphone econom
AFP The Philippine and Japanese navies held their first joint exercise on Friday in the South China Sea, as the two US allies boost security ties in the face of China’s growing pressure. The drills fo
CompaniesSony shares surge after report of US hedge fund investment Activist investor Daniel Loeb returns as company shareholder Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point is reportedly setting up a $500 mi
Yangon — On this day in 1942, the Burma Independence Preparation Committee led by Dr. Ba Maw hosted a farewell party for Colonel Suzuki Keiji, who had to return to Japan at the order of the Imperial J
Burma's Election Commission (EC) appears to be approving only ethnic parties with close ties to the ruling junta to run in this year's election, while barring other parties linked to anti-regime group
CryptocurrenciesCryptocurrency mining comes to Japan's countryside Cheap electricity, subsidies draw Tokyo startup and young IT talent A technician checks servers at Alt Design's cryptocurrency mining
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Financial Exchange, a venue for financial derivatives trading, will start offering foreign exchange margin trading in Taiwan and other markets, hoping to draw in retail investors ab
TOKYO -- Japan Exchange Group and the Tokyo Commodity Exchange are eyeing an integration that would consolidate securities and commodities futures trading, allowing the combined unit to join the ranks
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange will reduce the number of companies listed on its first section, potentially by 30%. The section currently has over 2,100 listings. MarketsTokyo Stock Exchange to red
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to tighten up capital requirements for listing on the first section, which could boot up to about 1,500 components from the top-level club. MarketsTokyo Stock E
TOKYO -- The U.S. corporate tax reduction enacted Wednesday will lift profits at Japanese companies by roughly 400 billion yen ($3.52 billion), a Tokyo think tank estimates, potentially encouraging th
TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange's plan to purge smaller companies from its first section is an attempt to reform the bourse into a home for true blue chips, shaping it to be more similar to the Lond