Minami Funakoshi
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Rakuten seeks to boost financial services with $415 million Asahi Fire & Marine dealJanuary 29, 2018
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Rakuten Inc said it planned to purchase Asahi Fire & Marine Insurance Co Ltd for about $415 million, strengthening its portfolio of financial services as its steps up...
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Fujitsu in talks to sell mobile phone unit, highlighting fading Japanese presenceJanuary 26, 2018
(Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd said on Friday it was in talks about selling its mobile phone business to investment fund Polaris Capital Group, becoming the latest Japanese electronics maker to...
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Japan Airlines chief, credited with helping steer recovery, to step downJanuary 24, 2018
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co <9201.T> (JAL) said President Yoshiharu Ueki, who helped lead the company's recovery from bankruptcy, will be replaced by a senior executive in April, as the...
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Japan's May machinery orders unexpectedly fall, government downgrades outlookJuly 10, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders unexpectedly tumbled in May on persistent weakness in the services sector, and the government downgraded the outlook for orders for the first time in...
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Japan May retail sales rise 2.0 percent, fall short of expectationsJune 29, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales rose less than expected in May because of slower sales of durable goods and clothes, falling substantially on April's annual increase as demand ebbed.Retail...
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Japan April real wages flat, bad sign for consumptionJune 6, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's real wages were flat in April from the same period a year earlier, with rising prices offsetting gains in nominal pay and possibly hurting households' purchasing power.Real...
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Fretting over savings, Mrs Watanabe turns to bitcoin June 2, 2017
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Long the preserve of geeky enthusiasts, bitcoin is going mainstream in Asia, attracting Mrs Watanabe - the metaphorical Japanese housewife investor - South Korean retirees and...
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Japan's factory output races in April to hit its highest level since 2008May 31, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output rebounded in April from March and grew at the fastest pace in almost six years, taking production to its highest level since 2008.Japan's industrial output...
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Fed's Bullard says BOJ must communicate carefully any tapering to marketsMay 26, 2017
"It's very important to get the communication right," Bullard said at lecture hosted by Keio University. "Otherwise there will be outsize reaction and cause a lot of global dislocation." (Reporting...
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Japan April exports rise again, trade surplus with U.S. narrowsMay 22, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose in April to mark their fifth straight month of gains, as shipments of semiconductors and steel expanded, signaling that more robust overseas demand could...
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Japan economy minister Ishihara: Economy in moderate recovery trendMay 18, 2017
Ishihara made the comment after data showed Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) grew for a fifth straight quarter in January-March led by private consumption and exports.Still, attention should be...
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Japan economy expands at fastest pace in a year in Jan-MarchMay 18, 2017
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy expanded at the fastest pace in a year in the first quarter, government data showed on Thursday, heightening prospects of a steady recovery driven by robust global...