(Bloomberg View) -- It’s almost as though there’s too much good news in Japan. So much that some investors are starting to expect the Bank of Japan to lay groundwork for easing off its stimulus – and the central bank is falling over itself to ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Local Tokyo 2020 organizers raise $2.9 billion
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics say they're having no problems raising cash. International Olympic Committee member John Coates, head of the IOC coordination commission for Tokyo, says local organizers have raised $2.9 billion in national sponsorship ... ( read original story ...)
‘Extraordinary’ Tokyo sponsorship deals near $3 billion: IOC
PYEONGCHANG, Reuters (Reuters) - Record revenues from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsorship program have edged closer to $3.0 billion with more partners expected, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday. Tokyo has eclipsed all of its ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan’s Open For Business Strategy Work?
Amid the buzz which surrounded the kick-off of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, you would have been forgiven if you had missed Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announcing on 23 January that the 11 remaining parties to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Net Bank tests blockchain with mijin and Hyperledger
Japan Net Bank, the country's first online bank, is using the mijin and Hyperledger blockchains to streamline its processes and make them more resilient. Fintech and cryptocurrency company Tech Bureau, which developed mijin blockchain announced the pilot ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stock index falls more than 1,000 points
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1,500 points at its lows on Tuesday, but the benchmark pared some of those losses ahead of its close. On Tuesday, the Nikkei tumbled 4.73 percent, or 1,071.84 points, to close at 21,610.24 as stocks across ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Markets LIVE: Nikkei 225 PLUNGES nearly 1,500 points – BIGGEST drop since 1990 crash
Japan's Nikkei share average dived on Tuesday morning to a level not seen since late October after Wall Street plunged overnight on concerns about rising bond yields and potentially rising inflation. The Nikkei fell to as low as 21,698.52 and was down 4 ... ( read original story ...)
Abe turns ire on Asahi for story on planned Moritomo school
Osaka Prefecture, included a document explaining that a planned elementary school on the site would be named 'Shinzo Abe commemorative elementary school.' " Six months after that Kagoike interview, the Finance Ministry responded to a request from the CDP ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stock index falls more than 1,500 points — worst point drop since 1990
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1,500 points on Tuesday, tracking steep losses seen overnight on Wall Street. On Tuesday, the Nikkei tumbled 6.89 percent, or 1,563.21 points, at 12:48 p.m. HK/SIN. The losses followed a massive U.S. sell ... ( read original story ...)
Markets Right Now: Asian shares tumble, Nikkei drops 7.1 pct
Top Japanese officials are seeking to downplay concerns about plunging share prices, pointing to strong growth and corporate earnings as reasons for calm. The comments came as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index dipped 7.1 per cent in Tuesday afternoon trading ... ( read original story ...)
Markets Right Now: Nikkei trims losses, ends down 4.7 pct
Japan's Nikkei 225 index plunged as much as 7.1 percent but recovered some of those losses to close down 4.7 percent at 21,610.24 on Tuesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 4.1 percent to 30,938.85 and the Kospi in South Korea lost 1.4 percent to 2,458.06. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles 5 percent to near four-month low on Wall Street selloff
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled 5 percent to hit a near four-month low on Tuesday morning after Wall Street posted its worst decline in four years on fears about rising U.S. bond yields and potentially rising inflation. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei dives seven per cent
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index has plunged seven per cent following another day of heavy losses on Wall Street. The Nikkei lost 1,589.17 points, or 7.01 per cent, to trade at 21,092.91 by mid-afternoon on Monday. The Nikkei ended the morning ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei down 6% on the day, heading towards 21,000.00
The Nikkei Index is yet one more equities index to fall into the risk trap that began last Friday, with inflation fears sparking traders to run for the hills, piling into safe havens like the Japanese Yen as global economic growth brings the risk of ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei pares losses, European markets on deck
Nikkei pares losses, still sheds almost 5% on the day ... sending major indexes sprawling and traders fleeing for safe haven currencies, much to the chagrin of Japanese central planners trying very hard to talk down the Japanese currency in recent days ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 share benchmark falls 7.1 percent as Asia tracks Dow’s worst day since 2011
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 share benchmark falls 7.1 percent as Asia tracks Dow's worst day since 2011. ( read original story ...)