TOKYO — Cristiano and Diego Oliveira scored as Kashiwa Reysol beat Consadole Sapporo 2-1 on Sunday to maintain its lead in the J-League standings. Cristiano scored on a penalty in the 42nd minute to give Kashiwa the lead at halftime. Reis equalized ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe to push for constitution reform before year end: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to accelerate plans to amend Japan's pacifist constitution, saying he expects to submit a proposed revision to lawmakers before the end of the year, media reported on Sunday. Abe said in a speech in Kobe ... ( read original story ...)
Brexit: Japanese bank Nomura chooses Frankfurt for EU headquarters after UK’s withdrawal
Nomura picked Frankfurt as the headquarters for its European Union operations after the UK leaves the bloc, people with knowledge of the matter said. Japan’s biggest brokerage will start preparations this month to form a base in the German financial ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Holds Fire as It Faces Calls for Exit Strategy
TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda rejected Friday the idea that he should follow the Federal Reserve’s lead and detail how the central bank might trim its assets, instead emphasizing the BOJ’s continuing commitment to buy government debt. ( read original story ...)
BOJ upgrades view on consumption, rules out early exit from stimulus
TOKYO The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Friday and upgraded its assessment of private consumption for the first time in six months, signaling its confidence in an export-driven economic recovery that is gaining momentum. But Governor ... ( read original story ...)
BoJ holds, but more upbeat on outlook
The Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady and upgrades its assessment of consumption and overseas growth, signalling confidence that an export-driven recovery is gaining momentum. David Pollard reports. The long march back to recovery .... For Japan ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Woori Bank to open Frankfurt subsidiary ahead of Brexit
Japanese bank Daiwa earlier this week confirmed that it had settled on Frankfurt as the location for its new EU subsidiary, with plans to submit its license application to German regulator Bafin by year-end. Nomura is also on track to expand its operations ... ( read original story ...)