HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police are questioning a man in a stabbing incident in Sapporo on Wednesday night that left another man seriously injured, reports Nippon News Network (Nov. 17). At around 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, a knife-wielding ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to be first foreign leader to meet Trump
"There has been a lot of confusion," a Japanese official told Reuters news agency. The BBC's Paul Adams in Washington says Mr Trump has toned down some of his more strident rhetoric since the election, but that hasn't stopped observers wondering whether ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's leader Abe heads to New York to meet Trump
TOKYO — Japan's leader will likely seek reassurances that President-elect Donald Trump remains committed to the U.S.-Japan security alliance when the two meet in New York on Thursday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to meet the incoming president in what ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges down as financial stocks hurt by BOJ JGB operation
TOKYO, Nov 17 Japan's Nikkei share average edged down on Thursday morning tracking weakness in Wall Street, while the central bank's first fixed-rate debt purchasing operation hurt financial stocks. In mid-morning, the Bank Of Japan launched its first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Shares End Higher Amid BOJ’s Bond Buying Plan; Banks Drop
Shares in Tokyo rose for a sixth day after the Bank of Japan’s decision to buy bonds maturing between one to five years lifted sentiment by sending the yen lower. The Topix index rose, erasing an earlier loss of as much as 0.6 percent, with exporters of ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Keeps Rates Ready for Something Bigger
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Mizuho Bank gears up for new core banking system go-live
Japan’s Mizuho Bank is going to move to a new core banking platform in early 2017, Banking Technology understands. The cost of the project is believed to be JPY 300 billion ($2.8 billion). The bank is keen to modernise its core platform, particularly ... ( read original story ...)
How Donald Trump’s win could make the Bank of Japan’s job harder
Donald Trump might have just complicated the Bank of Japan's abortive efforts to spur inflation. The global rout in bond markets that accompanied Trump's surprise win has also spilled over to Japan where the central bank radically shifted its policy ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan unveils surprise bond-buying plan
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan on Thursday offered to buy an unlimited amount of Japanese government bonds at fixed rates for the first time since the introduction of a new policy framework — a sign of its concerns over recent rises in yields. The move is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank awaits OPEC meeting with bated breath
TOKYO -- Whether the world's major oil producers agree on output cuts when they meet beginning Nov. 30 will be of great interest to the Bank of Japan, as oil prices play a key part in the central bank's efforts to reflate the Japanese economy. Members of ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Oil Prices, U.S Treasury Yields Fall
09:23a BANK OF JAPAN: announces first initiative to control rising yields 04:45a DJ BANK OF JAPAN: Surprises With Plan to Buy Unlimited JGBs at Fixed Rates 11/16 G30 STUDY HIGHLIGHTS RISKS TO FINANC: Rise of Shadow Banking Activities Merit C.. 11/15 DJ ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan : announces first initiative to control rising yields
Tokyo, Nov 17 (EFE).- The Bank of Japan announced Thursday it will carry out its first purchase transaction of Japanese government bonds to control yields after the long-term bond yield jumped to its highest level on Wednesday owing to Donald Trump's win ... ( read original story ...)
Trump won't pull US forces out of Japan, says former PM adviser
who served as special adviser to two former Japanese prime ministers, told The Nikkei. Excerpts from the interview follow. Q: What are your thoughts on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama mayor wants school board to probe why it failed to help bullied Fukushima evacuee boy
YOKOHAMA – Yokohama’s mayor said Wednesday she has instructed ... part of the report to the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education at its request. Kyodo News recently obtained a full text of the boy’s notes on the bullying, which were written ... ( read original story ...)
Young Fukushima evacuee who suffered bullying urges others to stay strong
which was released by his lawyer at a news conference on Tuesday. The boy wrote the statement in July last year when he was refusing to attend the school due to the bullying. He is now a first-grade junior high school student in Yokohama. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Business Insider continues international expansion in Italy, Japan, and Africa
Look for more announcements in 2017, when the Business Insider brand will expand its reach further. In the meanwhile, here are landing pages for Business Insider Italia and Business Insider Japan. Business Insider Italia Business Insider Italia ( read original story ...)