If investors could predict a central bank’s actions to a tee, they would make hay, and money, without a second thought. But in Japan, where analysts say the monetary policy-setting body will undoubtedly nudge the 10-year government bond yield TMBMKJP-10Y ... ( read original story ...)
Deep M6.1 earthquake hits Bonin Islands, Japan region
A deep earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.1 hit Bonin Islands, Japan at 17:26 UTC on September 7, 2017. The agency is reporting a depth of 460 km (285.8 miles). USGS is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the USGS, the epicenter was ... ( read original story ...)
Very deep earthquake in the Bonin Islands region, Japan – September 7
Update 18:37 UTC: Based on the present earthquake parameters (Magnitude, Depth, Population, etc) and our experience with earthquake damage impact, earthquake-Report.com does not expect any damage from this earthquake because of the very deep hypocenter. ( read original story ...)
Japan padded forex reserves by $8 billion in August
Japan’s foreign exchange reserves grew $7.966 billion from the previous month to stand at $1.268 trillion at the end of August, up for the second month in a row, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. Of total external reserves, foreign currency-denominated ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister’s speech to UK Japan Business Forum
The Prime Minister hosted a UK Japan Business Forum with Prime Minister Abe during her visit to Japan. Thank you. And I am delighted to be here today, together with so many leading Japanese and British businesses whose trade and investment is fundamental ... ( read original story ...)
India, Japan to step up defence cooperation
India and Japan have agreed to collaborate closely in defence production, including on dual- use technologies, as the two countries resolved to ramp up overall military engagement under the bilateral special strategic framework. Defence Minister Arun ... ( read original story ...)
Moscow proposes building bridge connecting Russia & Japan
Russia would like Japan to consider the feasibility of building a road and rail bridge from Hokkaido to the south of Sakhalin island, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said during a session of the Eastern Economic Forum. Russia is currently ... ( read original story ...)
Japan trade talks prompt questions
which is why we’ve welcomed the formal structures set up by government recently to get business feedback on them. Part of the solution, however, involves getting much better at talking about what is already working well. Japanese investment in the UK ... ( read original story ...)
Russia & Japan ink over 50 agreements at EEF 2017
The deals promote Japanese investment in Russia's Far East, business agreements, and closer social cooperation. Among the documents signed a memorandum of understanding between the authorities of Russia’s Primorsky Territory, the Agency of the Far East ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea nuclear test 10 times more powerful than Hiroshima: Japan
Japan today again upgraded its estimated size of North Korea’s latest nuclear test to a yield of around 160 kilotons — more than ten times the size of the Hiroshima bomb. This marked Tokyo’s second revision higher after previously giving estimates of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to help develop six of Indonesia’s outermost islands
Indonesia and Japan on Wednesday agreed that the latter would help develop six of Indonesia’s outermost islands – Sabang, Natuna, Morotai, Saumlaki, Moa and Biak. The projects include the construction of seaports and markets as well as the extension of ... ( read original story ...)
15 years in, Mitsubishi Estate finds cash cow with central Tokyo revamp
... In the 15 years to the day Wednesday since Mitsubishi Estate rebuilt the Marunouchi Building in central Tokyo, the Japanese property developer has grown lease revenue in the immediate area by over 70%. That skyscraper launched a rash of redevelopment ... ( read original story ...)
Call for Thai investors to cash in on Tokyo Olympics in 2020
Thai investors are being urged to put their money into Japanese property, especially in hotels and elderly care centres, as demand is forecast to surge with the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Yoshihiko Oda, president of Kagaya Hotels Corporation, which operates five ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei takes cues from Wall Street rebound on debt ceiling deal
TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, pulling away from the previous session’s four-month intraday lows after news of an agreement to extend the U.S. debt limit cheered Wall Street. The Nikkei was up 0.4 percent at ... ( read original story ...)
Western Digital in talks for stake in Toshiba chip unit after an IPO: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) is in talks to gain voting rights of just under 16 percent in Toshiba Corp’s (6502.T) memory chip unit on the assumption that it will be listed in the future, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese victims of 1923 earthquake massacre commemorated in Japan
People mourn for Chinese victims of 1923 earthquake massacre during a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 4, 2017. Nearly 100 people attended a ceremony on Monday to commemorate the Chinese victims of a massacre in which over 6,000 Koreans and 700 Chinese were ... ( read original story ...)