Category: FINANCE

The Bank of Japan continues to pump extraordinary levels of liquidity into the Japanese financial system, highlighted by last week's $2 billion foray into equity ETFs. The trading strategy in the face of such an onslaught is surprisingly simple: trade in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam’s Finance Ministry and Daiwa Corporation of Japan co-hosted a conference in Tokyo on August 21 to promote financial investment in Vietnam with the attendance of more than 200 Japanese firms. Speaking at the event, Vietnamese ... ( read original story ...)

An increasing number of regional banks in Japan are introducing automated teller machines mounted on vehicles to cater mainly to elderly people living in remote areas with no bank-run ATMs. Shimane Shinkin Bank in Shimane Prefecture plans to introduce an ... ( read original story ...)

meter plot in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, in June last year for ¥134 million, roughly 14 percent of its appraised value, following negotiations with the Finance Ministry’s regional bureau in Osaka. The prosecutors are looking into whether officials at ... ( read original story ...)

PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, and Osaka International Cancer Institute today announced that they have formed an alliance to advance clinical development in Japan. The partnership ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a fresh 3-1/2-month low on Monday as global investors remained cautious amid worries over whether the Trump administration will be able to implement growth boosting measures. The Nikkei fell 0 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Japan's small-cap shares have outshone the overall market as investors saw them as better placed to dodge the geopolitical concerns and the stronger yen that have plagued the Nikkei share average, now languishing at more than ... ( read original story ...)

Abe's womenomics has suffered from tokenism. Just as no Nikkei 225 company is run by a Japanese woman, Abe has yet to entrust truly global portfolios to women -- not foreign affairs, finance or chief cabinet secretary. At the moment, Abe's cabinet features ... ( read original story ...)

"It is extremely problematic for the government to inform the U.S. without first providing any explanation to the people and the Diet," Akira Koike of the Japanese Communist Party told The Nikkei. Gaining public understanding is crucial, since the system's ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a fresh 3.5 month low on Monday as global investors remained cautious amid worries over whether the Trump administration will be able to implement growth boosting measures. The Nikkei fell 0.3 percent to 19,406 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese stocks fell to a fresh 3-1/2-month low on Monday as global investors remained cautious amid worries over whether the Trump administration will be able to implement growth boosting measures. The Nikkei ended down 0.4 per cent at 19,393.13 points ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Demand for ocean cruises is picking up fast in Japan. And it's not just moneyed up seniors who are flocking; a newer, younger set of holidaymakers is taking to the seas thanks to lower fares and shorter itineraries. While more affordable packages ... ( read original story ...)

This week, Lifelines plays catch-up with some useful tips that have come in from readers over the past few months. However, we start off with a follow-up question from reader S.S. in response to last month’s column on recent changes in Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Thanks to the plus-size personality of a hugely popular comedian, Japan's apparel industry finally seems to have cottoned on to the idea of catering to every market. The fashion industry across the world has seen a backlash against its obsession ... ( read original story ...)

Andrew Mitola had never heard of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. until he met recruiters for the bank during his junior year of college. Now the New Jersey native is among the first to join Japan’s biggest lender under an overseas graduate hiring ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices were expected to show their seventh straight month of annual increases in July, a Reuters poll found, offering the central bank some hope a strengthening economic recovery will gradually lift inflation toward ... ( read original story ...)