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Thailand, Japan eye bolstering regional ties
Kyodo News, Published on 27/05/2022
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida began talks in Japan's capital on Thursday in which they are expected to agree on enhancing regional ties through a US-led Indo-Pacific economic framework launched earlier in the week.
Air conditioner maker Fujitsu General to buy Chon Buri plant
Kyodo News, Published on 10/04/2019
» Japanese air conditioner maker Fujitsu General Ltd will expand production through the purchase of a plant near Bangkok owned by a Thai auto and air conditioner parts manufacturer.
Pager services to end in Japan after 50 years
Kyodo News, Published on 03/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan will soon be out of pagers after its only provider said on Monday it will terminate its service in September next year, with the device, first introduced in the country half a century ago, made redundant by mobile phones.
Japan inspects digital currency exchanges
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's financial regulator has begun on-site inspections of multiple digital currency exchanges to check their risk management systems, following a massive theft of digital money worth 58 billion yen ($533 million) from Coincheck Inc, a minister said Friday.
Nikkei closes at 26-year high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» TOKYO: The Nikkei stock index ended above the 24,000 line Tuesday for the first time in more than 26 years as investors were relieved by the end of the US government shutdown and the Bank of Japan's decision to continue aggressive monetary easing.
G-20 finance chiefs to keep past currency pledges
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2017
» BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - Group of 20 finance chiefs will reiterate existing pledges on currencies, including commitments to avoid competitive devaluations, at the urging of Japan and the US, a G-20 source said Saturday, as they prepare to wrap up a two-day meeting and issue a communique.
MUFG to launch virtual currency service
Kyodo News, Published on 03/01/2017
» TOKYO - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc will issue a virtual currency in the fiscal year through March 2018 to provide a money transfer service at lower fees, becoming the first major Japanese banking group to launch such a business, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.