Japan

UK To Start Talks On Joining Pacific Trade Deal

Member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on Wednesday agreed to allow Britain to start the proce...

7-Eleven Owner Sees Shares Soar After Investor Takes Stake

The owner of the 7-Eleven convenience chain, Seven & i Holdings, said that shares in the business hit a two-year high after Reuters reported activi...

Japan's Asahi Looks To Halve Debt After Buying Australia Assets

Japan's Asahi Group Holdings said it will aim to halve its debt and forego overseas investments after spending $11 billion (€9.25 billion) to buy the...

UCC Coffee Europe Launches New Coffee Brand From Japan

UCC Coffee Europe has launched a new coffee brand, backed by UCC Group (Japan) – a global coffee company with an annual sales revenue of €2.58 b...

Japan's Consumer Prices Fall At Decade-Fast Pace, Add To Deflation Fears

Japan's core consumer prices slumped in December at the fastest annual pace in a decade, a sign of intensifying deflationary pressures that sharpen the cas...

Tuna Goes For $200,000 At Tokyo Market's New Year Auction

A bluefin tuna sold for 20.8 million yen ($202,197) in the first auction of the new year at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market on Tuesday, as it reopened after the...

Tokyo Consumer Prices Post Steepest Drop In Decade, Japan Retail Sales Subdued

Tokyo consumer prices fell the fastest in more than a decade, while Japan's jobs market and retail sales remained subdued, data has shown, raising the risk...

Coronavirus Won't Stop Japanese Firms Buying Abroad, Says Suntory CEO

The chief executive of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings said on Thursday the coronavirus crisis and other geopolitical risks would not deter his co...