Japan's Nikkei share average rallied to a 29-year high on Tuesday as battered airlines, railway and department store operator shares jumped on news of progress in the development a COVID-19 vaccine. ( read original story ...)
Mizuho to Become First Japanese Bank to Sell Consumer Data
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will start selling information on consumers’ spending habits and other aggregated data in a bid to expand beyond the traditional lending business. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s bank lending slows amid uneven corporate recovery
Big firms repaying loans, small firms still struggling (Recasts with breakdown on lending, context on recent trends) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 6.2% On Year
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 6.2 percent on year in October, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday - coming in at 573.034 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Rises For Sixth Day
The Japanese stock market is rising for a sixth straight day on Tuesday, while the safe-haven yen weakened against the dollar after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin Aso: Pace of recovery in private demand is fast
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that the pace of recovery in private demand was fast, as seen in the automotive sector. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus rises in September
The surplus in Japan's current account has risen for the first time in seven months, year on year. Finance Ministry officials say the surplus in September was up 4.2 percent to 1.66 trillion yen, or ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: Sri Lanka to strictly enforce virus regulations
Sri Lanka police will strictly enforce mask and social distancing requirements and punish violators starting Monday as other anti-virus measures are eased to reduce the economic pain. Police spokesman ... ( read original story ...)
‘All available means’: Japan PM’s plan to rescue economy
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the government will do all it can to help its battered economy recover. ( read original story ...)
TABLE-Japan firms want Tokyo Olympics to go ahead but with limits on spectators
Over two-thirds of Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead next summer albeit with a limited number of spectators attending, a Reuters poll found. Most saw a limited boost to the economy. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei opens higher above 25,000 mark, hits new 29-yr high
Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei rising above the 25,000 mark to hit a fresh 29-year high, on progress o ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei jumps to 29-year high, Honda leads carmakers on upbeat earnings
Japan's Nikkei share average on Monday reached a high last seen almost three decades ago, after Joe Biden clinched the U.S. presidency, with Honda Motors leading gains among carmakers on strong ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nikkei closes higher
Total 27 issues of 33 industry category of Topix index ended into black territory, with Nonferrous Metals, Precision Instruments, Information & Communication, Marine Transportation, Transportation ... ( read original story ...)
‘Biden Bounce’ sees Japan shares hit 29-year high
Shares in Japan hit a near 30-year high on Monday, the first day of trading following news that Joe Biden had won the US presidential election. Japan's main share index - the Nikkei 225 - rose 2.5% in ... ( read original story ...)
Resona to pay more than 10 billion yen to acquire Kansai Mirai – Nikkei
Resona Holdings Inc 8308.T, Japan's fourth-largest bank, plans to acquire the 49% of Kansai Mirai Financial Group 7321.T it does not already own through a tender offer bid (TOB), the Nikkei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Hoping for economic boost, most Japan firms want Tokyo Olympics to go ahead
Most Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead next summer with restrictions on spectator numbers, saying while any boost to the economy would be limited, it would be better than nothing, a ... ( read original story ...)