TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday there was no change in the government's stance that it would go ahead with a planned sales tax hike in October, barring a big ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will invite Trump to visit Japan May 25-28
Trump will meet Japan’s new emperor and empress as well as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. ( read original story ...)
Celebration of Japan’s new era big opportunity for business
Japan is getting ready for its biggest celebration ... Non-salaried hourly workers will lose income. A survey by the news agency Jiji Press found 40 of those interviewed were unhappy about the ... ( read original story ...)
For Private Equity, Japan Still Beats China
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Japan lost its position as the world’s second-biggest economy to China awhile ago. But it’s beating out its Asian rival in one area at least: private equity. For restructuring ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation edges higher but its central bank is still in a bind
Japan's core inflation picked up slightly this year, but still remains well below the Bank of Japan's ambitious 2% target. Data released Friday showed a 0.8% increase in the country's core consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation edges higher but Bank of Japan still in a bind
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core inflation picked up slightly in March from a year earlier, but remained distant from the Bank of Japan’s ambitious 2 percent target in a sign of rising pressure on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank’s US$61bil CLO binge reaches politicians’ radar
TOKYO: A Japanese agricultural bank’s US$61bil spending spree on bundled leveraged loans abroad has begun to attract the attention of the nation’s politicians. Government officials answered questions ... ( read original story ...)