Tag: banking

Japanese bank holding and financial services company Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the fifth largest bank in the world, is set to put its digital currency MUFG Coin into practical use ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- With a new Imperial era just a few weeks away, Japan is set to announce the first revamp of its 1,000 yen (about $9), 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen bank notes since 2004, Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei share average finished 0.2 per cent lower at 21,761.65, after rising to 21,900.55 in early trade, the highest since early December. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei ended lower on Monday as investors ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended lower on Monday as investors were cautious ahead of the corporate earnings season, though better-than-expected U.S. job growth in March limited the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won ... policies in this summer's Diet upper house election. But a Nikkei survey conducted in late March related to the gubernatorial races in ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka, the reigning US and Australian Open champion, is a dual-national of Japan and the US — but Japanese law does not allow dual nationality beyond the age of 22. The rule has caught out ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won ... policies in this summer's Diet upper house election. But a Nikkei survey conducted in late March related to the gubernatorial races in ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Europe’s sclerotic growth and political dysfunction inspire frequent comparisons with Japan’s lost decade from the mid-1990s. We’re not there yet. The region’s bout of misery this year ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged up on Friday to a fresh one-month high as expectations of an imminent U.S.-China trade deal prompted investors to buy back shares they had sold, while ... ( read original story ...)

An investigation found that 40% of Japan's key economic statistics contain errors, and a Nikkei survey conducted from Jan. 25 to Jan. 27 found that 79% of respondents said government statistics ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday mergers could be one option for the country’s regional banks - struggling with squeezed profits amid prolonged low interest rates - ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The operator of Japan's 7-Eleven convenience store chain will hit the brakes on expansion of its retail network, departing from a strategy of driving growth through waves of store ... ( read original story ...)

In light of such a bearish view among foreign investors, the BOJ has stepped up its purchases of Japanese stocks through exchange-traded funds. The program began in 2010 when the Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is one of the global hubs for cryptocurrency ... with the Japanese Ministry of Finance. Rakuten Wallet is the new name of Everybody’s Bitcoin, which Rakuten acquired in August 2018 for ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei edged up to a one-month high on Thursday as investors bought carmakers and other cyclical shares on growing hopes that a trade deal can be reached between ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Nomura Holdings will cut $1-billion in costs from its wholesale business and shut more than 30 of 156 domestic retail branches in its latest overhaul, the ailing bank said on Thursday. Nomura ... ( read original story ...)