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 ...)
Stocks Make Cautious Gain as BOJ Stands Pat
Advertisment Most Asian bourses closed cautiously higher on Friday after the Bank of Japan kept its policy unchanged and following the declines in tech stocks stateside. The Nikkei 225 recovered 111.44 points, or 0.6%, to 19,943.26 The Hang Seng Index ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Chooses U.S.-Japan Bidder for Memory Chip Biz Sale
Tokyo-based Toshiba said the board of directors selected the bid, totaling about 2 trillion yen ($18 billion), from the consortium of Innovation Network Corp. of Japan, Bain Capital Private Equity and the Development Bank of Japan in the sale of Toshiba ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and ‘One Belt, One Road’
He is also now willing to consider Japan joining the China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) — of which Japan, along with the United States, sat out when it was set up in 2015 — once doubts about its governance and operation are ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake injures 2, knocks off roof tiles in Japan
A strong earthquake shook residents Sunday in a mountainous region of central Japan, injuring at least two people and knocking roof tiles off homes. The magnitude 5.6 quake struck about 7 a.m. at a shallow depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles) in Nagano ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s government bond market grinding to a halt
This marks the longest period of stagnation since 1994, according to data from Nikkei affiliate QUICK. The implied volatility of Japanese government bonds reached its lowest point since January 2008. Trading in newly issued 10-year debt has become so ... ( read original story ...)
Women’s canoe added to 2020 Olympics, opening doors for female athletes
When the International Olympic Committee announced last week that women's canoe events will be added to the 2020 Games, it was news Hannah MacIntosh had been ... C-1 200-metre and C-2 500-metre races at the Tokyo Games. Until now, those Olympic events ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Japan: Three rules to see the secret side of the city
Peace and quiet in Tokyo? A lost cause? Holidaying Australians go elsewhere to relax. In Tokyo, which we’re visiting in increasing numbers, we chase excitement. We want to experience the famed hustle-and-bustle of a capital where innovative architecture ... ( read original story ...)
Scandal clouds outlook for Japan’s Abe, Tokyo poll may give clues
TOKYO Just a few months ago, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked ... "Chief Cabinet Secretary (Yoshihide) Suga's haughty attitude at his news conference and his attack on the former official personally were a mistake," said one Liberal Democratic Party ... ( read original story ...)
Campaigning for Tokyo polls kicks off
Official campaigning kicked off yesterday for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, seen as a bellwether for national trends. A total of 259 candidates will be vying for 127 seats in the election on July 2, which will pit the ruling Liberal Democratic ... ( read original story ...)
From Bronx to Tokyo, Darvish vs Tanaka creates buzz
By the time Tanaka bounded out to the mound and warmed up to the peppy music of Japanese girl band Momoiro Clover Z, it was 8:47 p.m. for the first pitch — that was 9:47 a.m. Saturday in Tokyo for the national telecast back in his homeland. "Breakfast at ... ( read original story ...)