Month: September 2017

Nation’s biggest share sale this century comes after 2015 IPO Stock sold at 2% discount amid strong overseas demand Japan’s government raised about 1.3 trillion yen ($11.6 billion) selling a stake in Japan Post Holdings Co., completing the nation’s ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Japan Post -- which has about 24,000 branches nationwide -- closed at 1,349 yen on Monday, down 1.03 percent. The huge sale comes as after an initial public offering (IPO) in 2015 that began a long-delayed privatisation of the state-owned behemoth. ( read original story ...)

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Shipbuilding sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.50%. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ... ( read original story ...)

It is my great pleasure to have the opportunity today to exchange views with a distinguished gathering of business leaders in the Kansai region. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude for your cooperation with the various ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda warned that escalating tensions in North Korea were among risks to an otherwise brightening global economic outlook, stressing that the central bank was closely watching the impact on markets and Japan's economy. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Monday there was a shared view among Group of 20 major economies that currency rates should move stably reflecting economic and financial fundamentals. "The BOJ will continue to carefully ... ( read original story ...)

A 4kg chunk of wing damaged a car in Osaka, Japan after it broke away and dropped off ... sometimes to take pain in order to keep those customers," she said. Labor financial services spokeswoman Katy Gallagher said ATM fees had been unfairly chipping ... ( read original story ...)

Adding to the positive tone in Tokyo was a report saying the leader is also considering a multi-billion-dollar stimulus for the stuttering economy. The prospect of more cash being pumped into financial markets weighed on the yen, providing a boost to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks edged up Monday morning with exporters boosted by the weaker yen, as traders kept a close eye on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's expected announcement of a snap election. The bellwether Nikkei 225 index rose 0.58 percent, or 118.48 points ... ( read original story ...)

Bloomberg.com‘s news article titled: “JR Kyushu Shares Surge in Tokyo Debut After $4 Billion IPO” with publication date: October 25, 2016 was also an interesting one. Kyushu Financial Group Inc is a Japan firm principally engaged in banking businesses. ( read original story ...)

Leshi Investment Management is LeEco's finance arm with businesses in online payment ... turns to the complex task of sounding out partners in a potentially fragile... TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices stood little changed on Monday, keeping most of their ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso is expected to skip the Group of 20 finance leaders' meeting and IMF meeting from Oct. 12 due to an expected general election in Japan, the source also said. Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government maintained its moderately optimistic view on the economy, signalling that a recovery is broadening and gathering strength even as inflation remains anaemic. In its monthly economic report for September released on ... ( read original story ...)

WEIFANG, China, Sept. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2017 China-Japan-Korea Industry Expo, a platform to promote regional economic and trade cooperation, kicked off in Weifang city, east China's Shandong province on September 23. The three-day expo displays ... ( read original story ...)