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What more can the Bank of Japan do? This is the question economists in Japan have long grappled with. The BoJ was the first central bank in modern times to adopt a zero-interest rate policy in 1999, ... ( read original story ...)

Analysts from Mizuho Bank point out that trade tensions will be necessary to watch for its potential impact on Japan’s growth. They consider that if the US carries out its fourth round of tariff hikes ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — All the pomp and pageantry in the world couldn't paper over the tensions between President Donald Trump and Japan's Shinzo Abe on two of their most pressing issues: North Korea and trade. The ... ( read original story ...)

The visit was designed to highlight the U.S.-Japan alliance and showcase the warm relations between the leaders. Trump said he and Abe deliberated over economic issues, including trade and Iran, ... ( read original story ...)

Trump told a news conference with Abe after their summit that he wanted U.S. exports to be put on a fair footing in Japan through the removal of trade barriers. He said he hoped to have more to ... ( read original story ...)

However, the arrival of Taotao comes amid efforts by Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), the country’s vanguard financial regulator, to more tightly manage domestic cryptocurrency margin trading ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Financial Services Agency has increased its anti-money-laundering (AML) efforts, taking a particularly tough stance on cryptocurrency exchanges, according to local news source Nikkei. The ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies set up a consortium on Monday to help improve reporting of the financial impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities, aiming to enhance green ... ( read original story ...)

A new crypto exchange platform in which Yahoo Japan owns a major stake is about ... as a virtual currency exchange business under Financial Services Agency, with its website proudly displaying ... ( read original story ...)

Shizuoka Bank, Japan’s largest regional lender by market value, has seen its structured finance portfolio grow more than four times since March 2014. About 60 percent of the assets are in yen, and the ... ( read original story ...)

In an effort to enhance its leadership in the Japanese corporate market and to be the preferred bank for MNC’s customers in Thailand, Krungsri Japanese Corporate and Multi-National Corporate Banking ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. financial markets will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.31% finished 0.3% higher, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.24% ended 0.2% lower. The ... ( read original story ...)

With Japan the world's second-biggest producer per ... "demand will decrease to one third or one quarter," a company spokesperson told the Nikkei Asian Review. While Fukusuke Kogyo has been ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, May 27 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks edged higher on Monday, when volume was low with U.S. markets closed, as investors awaited details from trade talks between the leaders of Japan and United ... ( read original story ...)