TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday reiterated the central bank's resolve to maintain its massive monetary stimulus until inflation is stably above its 2 percent target. "Japan's economy continues to recover moderately as a ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech spurs rebound in finance job hopping
TOKYO -- Job turnover in Japan's financial sector has rebounded as both domestic and foreign institutions search for talent to meet their increasingly international and technical needs. Tokyo-based JAC Recruitment, a leading recruiter for banks and other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should push back on any U.S. attack on yen policy – Abe adviser
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should push back against any U.S. suggestion that it is suppressing the yen's value for trade advantage, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, in a bid to preempt criticism of Japan's currency policy. Koichi Hamada ... ( read original story ...)
EuroBiotech Report: Astellas-Ogeda, Verona IPO, Calypso IBD deal, BerGenBio IPO and Enterprise Therapeutics
We start this week with two deals between European biotechs and larger Japanese companies. Belgium’s Ogeda struck ... Verona Pharma filed for an $86 million Nasdaq IPO to fund mid-phase trials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis. ( read original story ...)
Kinki finance staff met with Osaka officials five times to hash out Moritomo’s school application
OSAKA – The Osaka Prefectural Government announced Thursday that staff from the Finance Ministry’s Kinki Local Finance Bureau met with its officials five times over 16 months to discuss scandal-plagued Moritomo Gakuen’s application to open a new ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei gains limited by U.S. Syria strike; posts 4th weekly drop
TOKYO, April 7 Japan's Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Friday but gains were limited as the U.S. missile strike on Syria curbed investors' risk appetite. The Nikkei rose 0.4 percent to 18,664.63 after traversing positive and negative trade. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Marathon, One of Japan's Biggest Citizens' Marathons, Ready to Accept Entry Applications from April 7
OSAKA, Japan, April 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Osaka Marathon Organizing Committee will start at 10 a.m. (Japan time) on Friday, April 7, the process of accepting applications for runners in the 7th Osaka Marathon scheduled for Sunday, November 26, 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
ReNew Power plans IPO to raise up to $600 million
NEW DELHI: India's largest clean energy producer ReNew Power is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of shares to raise up to $600 million after it closed the latest round of funding from Japan's JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Co. and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's retail investors pour into rand trading even as political crisis hits
According to the Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), a major Japanese trading exchange provider for retail margin trading, the rand came second in both February and March when measured by numbers of traded lots. The Turkish lira was third in February ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks Japan Is Serving a Cherry Pie Frappuccino
Cherry blossom season is one of Japan’s most celebrated annual events, with trees in bloom and sakura flavor popping up in everything from Kit Kats to Krispy Kreme. This year, Starbucks Japan is celebrating the fruits of those blossoms in a uniquely ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and U.S. aren't discussing Westinghouse situation: Seko
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese trade minister Hiroshige Seko said on Friday it was not true that Japan and the United States were discussing the situation surrounding Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) troubled U.S. nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Co. A U.S. official ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's ANA to lease four Boeing 737-800s as MRJ delays continue
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ANA Holdings Inc (:9202.T), will lease four Boeing (NYSE:BA - News) 737-800 aircraft while it awaits delayed deliveries of the country's first commercial aircraft in 50 years, the 90-seat Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), a senior ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles to 4-month lows on Fed minutes
TOKYO, April 6 Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled to a four-month low on Thursday morning after U.S. shares tumbled overnight on signs the U.S. Federal Reserve may start cutting its king-sized balance sheet earlier than expected. The Nikkei dropped 1.4 ... ( read original story ...)
Kuroda likely favourite for new Bank of Japan term, if willing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda has emphatically missed his single most important performance indicator, and yet is looking a good bet for a second term - the first in more than half a century - if the 72-year-old can face the strain. ( read original story ...)
Japan's Nikkei falls to lowest level since mid-January
TOKYO, April 6 Japan's Nikkei share average fell to the lowest level since mid-January in early trade on Thursday as weak Wall Street performances soured sentiment, while a stronger yen pressured the overall market. The Nikkei dropped 1.0 percent to 18,668 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Nikkei edges up as yen rally loses steam
TOKYO, April 5 Japan's Nikkei share average gained on Wednesday as the yen rally paused, although investor caution ahead of an upcoming U.S.-China summit limited the gains. The Nikkei rose 0.3 percent to end at 18,861.27. Banks and insurers, which seek ... ( read original story ...)