New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): The Embassy of India, Tokyo; The Consulate General of India, Osaka-Kobe in association with ... Tourism, Banking and Financial Services, etc.) in addition to representatives of the Government of Gujarat ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Showcases Continued Commitment in Hodgkin Lymphoma During 10th International Symposium on Hodgkin Lymphoma (ISHL)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 18, 2016--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ( TSE: 4502 ) will present data on ADCETRIS ® (brentuximab vedotin) in Hodgkin lymphoma at the 10 th International Symposium on Hodgkin Lymphoma (ISHL ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar Maintains Climb on Fed Bets as Japan Futures Signal Gains
Osaka-traded Nikkei 225 Stock Average futures signaled gains of 0.3 percent amid the yen’s retreat, while shares in Wellington started the week with their first drop in three days. Ten-year New Zealand government notes tracked a decline in Treasuries as ... ( read original story ...)
Kyoraku Co., Ltd. Releases Test Data of Fuel Efficiency with Its Original "Foamed Duct"
Kyoraku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, Chuo-ku, President: Takamitsu Nagase, hereunder “Kyoraku”) obtained actual vehicle test data for fuel efficiency of vehicle adopting Kyoraku’s original foamed duct in the air conditioner. Although it has been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's finance watchdog urges banks to lend more to companies with growth potential
TOKYO Banks in Japan should focus more on a company's potential rather than whether it has a solid track record when deciding whether to lend money, draft guidelines from the county's financial regulator showed. The guidelines are a part of Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cabinet ministers visit controversial war shrine
Two Japanese cabinet ministers visited a controversial war shrine Wednesday, after a mass visit by lawmakers angered China and South Korea which see it as a painful reminder of Tokyo's past aggression. The ministers -- internal affairs chief Sanae Takaichi ... ( read original story ...)
The Demise Of The Japanese Financial System
The BoJ currently conducts a mass nationalization of private companies. Entire Japanese yield curve is artificially produced. Moves that the BoJ now conducts will sooner or later lead to devaluation of yen and a sizable fall against other major currencies. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Financial Institutions Face Gov Bonds Losses if Yields Rise
Japanese financial institutions with huge government bond holdings face large appraisal losses if yields rise, a Finance Ministry estimate showed Monday. If yields of outstanding bonds climb 1 percent across the board, the value of outstanding government ... ( read original story ...)
Killing Japan’s Bitcoin Sales Tax: Breaking Down the Implications
The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) is set to hold an official meeting by the end of 2016 to end sales tax on Bitcoin. If passed, it will reduce prices at Japanese exchanges by 8%. National News Channels in Korea and Japan praised the FSA’s move. ( read original story ...)
Corporate Japan unimpressed with BOJ's latest attempt to spur growth – Reuters poll
But at the same time, companies are sitting on plenty of funds that they could invest if they were convinced of a brighter long-term future for Japan. Central bank data shows non-financial firms were sitting on a record 242 trillion yen (£1.96 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
Financial literacy key to boosting investment: BOJ survey
This is just one of the findings from a study done by the Central Council for Financial Services Information, a group within the Bank of Japan, that provides an in-depth look at the financial literacy of the Japanese people. The Financial Literacy Survey ... ( read original story ...)
Capsule hotels in Japan reach out to foreign tourists
New Japan Kanko Co, which claims to have inaugurated the first ... "But we need to attract younger people as new guests to continue our business." First Cabin Inc has designed its rooms along the line of the first class cabin of a passenger airline ... ( read original story ...)
Brazilian President seeks foreign investment, access to Japan’s markets
TOKYO Brazilian President Michel Temer told a top Japanese business lobby in Tokyo on Wednesday he would like to open up Brazil's markets and promote international investment there. Temer, making the first visit to Japan by a Brazilian head of state in 11 ...http://japanbizz.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=38&action=trash&_wpnonce=3778aa113e ( read original story ...)
Japan investors in dilemma over US bonds as hedging costs bite
Japanese investors may soon be forced out of their U.S. debt investments as currency hedging costs soar on the prospect of higher interest rates and tougher U.S. money market regulations. With returns on U.S. Treasuries falling to around zero percent after ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan has the best navy in Asia
Writing for The National Interest, Kyle Mizokami recently made a solid case for Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) as the best navy in all of Asia. While China fields a larger, ever modernizing navy with huge stores of cruise missiles and land ... ( read original story ...)
Business tops Abe’s talks with Brazil’s Temer
Earlier Wednesday, Temer also met with officials from Keidanren, otherwise known as the Japan Business Federation, a powerful Japanese business lobby, to seek investments. Brazil’s once rapidly-growing economy took a hit amid slowing in other emerging ... ( read original story ...)