Tokyo 2020 will be the first time that baseball and softball have been featured at the Olympics since 2008. A stadium in the city of Yokohama will host other baseball and softball games. "Fukushima will have a great platform to show the world the extent of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks are Building a Blockchain Platform for Money Transfer Tests
The Japanese Bankers Association (JBA), consisting banks both large and small, will unite to conduct tests for core processes such as money transfers and trade finance using a blockchain platform this year. With 120 full member banks, 3 bank holding ... ( read original story ...)
Daishi Bank, Hokuetsu Bank say considering integrating operations
TOKYO Japan's Daishi Bank (8324.T) and Hokuetsu Bank (8325.T) are considering integrating operations, the banks said on Thursday, in another move that would consolidate regional lenders amid a shrinking population, but had not yet decided anything. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Japan's Daishi, Hokuetsu banks say considering merging operations, nothing decided
* Japan's Daishi Bank and Hokuetsu Bank say considering merging operations, nothing decided Further company coverage: (Reporting By William Mallard) ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank maintains rates amid Fed hike
Japan’s central bank did not make any adjustments to its monetary policies even if its US counterpart raised its key interest rate Thursday. Hours after the US Federal Reserve increased its interest rate, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its own ... ( read original story ...)
26 Japanese banks register for Exchange-run blockchain proof-of-concept
At the end of November 2016, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.; Osaka Exchange, Inc.; and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation made an announcement(*) regarding the consortium of Japanese financial institutions. The consortium was set up to conduct proof of ... ( read original story ...)
Premarket: Euro zone lifted as ECB joins central bank trend
Banking stocks across the bloc also gained around 0.5 per cent ... MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.3 per cent and were on track to end the week with a 3.5 per cent gain, its biggest increase since July. ( read original story ...)