Tag: banking

TOKYO (Reuters) - Some Bank of Japan policymakers warned of risks to the economic outlook and called for discussion on ways to ramp up stimulus, a summary of views from the last rate review showed, a ... ( read original story ...)

Banking in a country where almost nobody defaults sounds easy. For Japan’s lenders, it is anything but. After almost three decades of near-zero, zero, and now negative interest-rate policies, Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the main cause of escalating tensions between Japan and South Korea is a loss of trust over court rulings ordering Japanese companies to compensate ... ( read original story ...)

Under Japanese tax law, 95% of dividends from overseas ... mostly unchanged since Nikkei reported in June 19 that SoftBank had revised its tax return. Investors were unlikely to be overly ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese cabinet has decided to remove South Korea from a so-called white list of trade partners that enjoy expedited export controls. Needless to say, South Korea needs to address the ... ( read original story ...)

"However, we hope the U.S. will conscientiously implement the consensus reached at the [G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan] between the heads of ... a North Dakota-based soybean farmer, told Yahoo Finance. ... ( read original story ...)

Below target inflation, a deteriorating outlook for economic growth and reduced monetary policy firepower are common problems among major central banks. But the Bank of Japan faces a unique challenge. ... ( read original story ...)

ABIKO, Japan — Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. on Monday showed a "flying car," a large drone-like machine with four propellers that hovered steadily for about a minute. The test flight reaching ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The bond market’s economic canary in the coal mine looks poised to hit Japan. The country’s benchmark 10-year yield is on track to fall below its two-year equivalent for the first time ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshiki Takeuchi, Japan’s vice finance minister for international affairs, said Tokyo was in regular contact with overseas authorities to respond to volatile market moves. “As we have been ... ( read original story ...)

But as we have been saying, it’s necessary to take action based on the G7 and G20 agreement if currency moves have a negative impact on the economy and financial markets,” Takeuchi, Japan’s vice ... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Economy and Finance said it has fully prepared for Japan's export curbs and the removal from the whitelist. "A total of 1,194 items are expected to be affected directly and indirectly ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is expected to approve an initial public offering for Japanese messaging application provider LINE. Executives at the company want to raise funds to expand their overseas ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and the United States have agreed to target a broad deal on bilateral trade by September, seeking to bridge differences of opinion over tariffs on beef and the automobile sector, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japan and the United States have agreed to target a broad deal on bilateral trade by September, seeking to bridge differences of opinion over tariffs on beef and the automobile sector, the ... ( read original story ...)

Some Korean companies are adding months of extra inventories of key materials and hinting they may find alternative sources, according to Japanese suppliers that spoke to Nikkei. Some industry ... ( read original story ...)