Tag: banking

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nomura Holdings Inc aims to increase its share of business arranging foreign exchange hedging, acquisition finance and other deal-related services for corporate clients in t... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Count Japan’s own whalers among those unhappy with the government’s plan to resume commercial hunts -- but not in the bountiful whaling grounds around Antarctica. A Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei 225 ended the day higher by 0.89 percent, a partial rebound from its steep losses in the previous session. The Japanese share average plummeted around 5 percent on Tuesday, putting the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO(Reuters) - It's a rite of spring in Japan: Major corporations hire fresh university graduates en masse every April, starting them all at the same salary with assurances of rising pay and lifetim... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) (8306.T) said on Wednesday it picked Kanetsugu Mike, the head of its core commercial banking unit, as its next president and CEO as Japan’s larg... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group said on Wednesday it has picked Kanetsugu Mike, the head of its core commercial banking unit, as its next president and CEO as Japan’s largest ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average tumbled 5 percent into a bear market as the global equity rout continued unabated in the last week of the year, with renewed turmoil in Washington rattling i... ( read original story ...)

Christmas Day brought no presents for the Japanese stock market, as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged below 20,000 and slipped into a bear market. Investors are bracing for more pain to come. The N... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly has been released on bail after more than a month in detention on financial-misconduct charges, as a Tokyo court rejected pr... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is set to name Kanetsugu Mike, the head of its banking unit, as its next president, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Curre... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said the financial markets may be overreacting and he’s not overly worried about recent market moves. Officials from the Bank of Japan, Finance Ministry and Financia... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei drops more than 4 percent, hitting its lowest since May 2017. The Topix brushes its lowest since November 2016. Japanese blue chips fall, as defensive shares prove unable to resist rout ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei 225 Stock Average skidded below the 20,000 level and was headed for bear market territory in the latest blow for Japanese equities experiencing their worst December on record. The Nikkei 22... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Nikkei slumped to a 20-month low on Tuesday after a deepening slide on Wall Street heightened investors’ aversion to risk. The Nikkei share average was down 4.57 percent at 19,247.08 as of 014... ( read original story ...)

The government plans to double the deposit limit of Japan Post Bank accounts to 26 million yen ($229,074) next fiscal year, prompting a backlash from private-sector banks who fear a depletion in funds ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering selling some F-15 jets to the U.S. to raise funds for purchases of cutting-edge F-35 stealth fighters, Nikkei has learned, with Washington in turn ... ( read original story ...)