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Mercari Makes Strong Debut on Tokyo Stock Market

June 19, 2018

Tokyo- Shares of Japanese online flea market operator Mercari Inc.  made a strong debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Mothers market for startups on Tuesday, closing at 5,300 yen each, 77 pct higher than the initial public offering price of

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Peso remains at 12-year-low ahead of vital central bank meeting

June 19, 2018

The peso gained some ground on Tuesday, a day before the central bank’s policy-setting meeting as it ended at P53.44 against the US dollar, up four centavos from Monday’s close. Volume reached $773.7 million from Monday’s $568 million. But the

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Casio Computer Co-Founder, Chairman Dies at 89

June 19, 2018

Tokyo- Casio Computer Co. Chairman Kazuo Kashio, one of the four brothers who founded the company, died of aspiration pneumonia on Monday. He was 89. He served as president of the consumer electronics maker for over a quarter of a

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Tokio Marine to Buy 2 Southeast Asian Insurers for 40 B. Yen

June 19, 2018

Tokyo- Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it will buy a Thai and an Indonesian nonlife insurer from Insurance Australia Group Ltd. for a total of 525 million Australian dollars. With the move, the major Japanese insurance group is hoping

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Fujifilm Sues Xerox for Damages over Canceled Deal

June 19, 2018

New York- Fujifilm Holdings Corp.  sued Xerox Corp. on Monday, demanding some one billion dollars in damages over the U.S. printer and copier maker’s unilateral cancellation of a deal on its sale to the Japanese company. The deal was reached

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Online Shopping May Be Pushing Down CPI by 0.2 Point: BOJ

June 19, 2018

Tokyo- The Bank of Japan said Monday its recent research has found that the increase in online shopping may be pushing down the country’s consumer price index by up to 0.2 percentage point. In a phenomenon known as the Amazon

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Japan’s Aeon to Tighten Rules on Sale of Eels

June 19, 2018

Tokyo- Japanese retail giant Aeon Co.  said Monday that it will tighten rules on the sale of Japanese eels as part of efforts to protect the endangered species. Aeon will deal only in Japanese eels fully traceable across the supply

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Philippine eyeing $1 billion Samurai bond issue around September

June 19, 2018

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III confirmed on Tuesday that the Philippines is planning to issue about $1 billion-worth of “Samurai” bonds this year following its two successful floats of dollar- and renminbi-denominated securities in the offshore markets in the first quarter. Buoyed by

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