Month: October 2017

As for security, Rose said the U.S. would continue to deploy its most advanced military assets in Japan. In an interview with The Nikkei following the forum, he said the U.S. would under no circumstances strike a deal recognizing North Korea as a nuclear ... ( read original story ...)

Someone has to run the Bank of Japan. A robot can't do it (yet). Haruhiko Kuroda should be reappointed to continue as governor after his current term expires in April, and comfortingly, as of last week, he easily leads the field of contenders. Prime ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese defense forces will conduct missile intercept training Tuesday in Hokkaido following North Korea's repeated firing of ballistic missiles through that airspace. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force will carry out the drill at the Erimo Sub ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s largest bank, is considering shrinking its domestic branch network by up to 20 percent to boost profitability, a source said Sunday. As more of the nation’s lenders struggle under extremely low interest rates ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is poised to be re-appointed as the central bank’s chief after his current term expires in April, as PM Shinzo Abe – after winning the election in a landslide – plans a very cautious economic policy ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei 225 Futures was first introduced on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1986; on the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE ... “Japan’s Otsuka to raise $2.8 billion in record pharma IPO” on November 12, 2010, also Reuters.com published article ... ( read original story ...)