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March 23 Japan Securities Finance Co Ltd : * Says it completes repurchase of 635,800 shares in total for about 297.7 million yen, as result of 2 million shares' buy-back plan disclosed on May 12, 2016 Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/9gucuQ Further company ... ( read original story ...)

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TOKYO/SHIZUOKA, Japan Bank of Japan board member Yukitoshi Funo on Wednesday joined other policymakers in hosing down speculation of a near-term withdrawal of the central bank's massive monetary stimulus, saying it was premature to consider raising the BOJ ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 22 Japan's Nikkei share average skidded on Wednesday, taking its cue from a sell-off on Wall Street and a rise in the perceived safe-haven yen. Japanese shares extended losses after Kyodo News, citing a Japan government source, reported that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top investment bank Nomura has hired England rugby union coach Eddie Jones to impart his wisdom on leadership and teamwork to its clients in Europe. Australian Jones, who has overseen a record-equalling revival for England since taking over as ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Yen’s rise against a generally weaker US Dollar Wednesday The Bank of Japan’s policy minutes added little to market insight on the central bank But Japan’s trade surplus came in ahead of expectations The Japanese Yen steadied against a ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO A continuously falling yen is not a benefit to the Japanese economy, because a weak currency has some negative side effects, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kikuo Iwata said on Tuesday. Iwata also said the BOJ is not relying on a weak yen to meet its 2 ... ( read original story ...)

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond ended lower Tuesday as investors bought the debt amid increased demand following the Bank of Japan's bond-buying operation. The yield on the No. 346, 0.1 percent issue, the main yardstick of long ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports grew 11.3 percent year-on-year in February ... the highest since April 2010, Ministry of Finance data on showed on Wednesday. The outcome topped a 10.6 percent increase expected by economists in a Reuters poll and followed ... ( read original story ...)

Logistics real estate developer and operator e-Shang Redwood (ESR) has just acquired a 194,000-square meter site near Osaka for the development of one ... with the company expected to head for a multi-billion dollar IPO later this year. ( read original story ...)

The quarter was dominated by a directive handed down from the central bank that required financial institutions to declare they are private entities, resulting in a costly exercise for some big-name firms. It was revealed that Japanese investors sunk more ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese bank Nomura has narrowed down its hunt for a post-Brexit European subsidiary, with Frankfurt emerging as the front runner in the latest vote of confidence for the German financial hub. Nomura currently serves the bulk of its European clients ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has offered to share its expertise in supply chain management, healthcare and renewable energy with Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom seeks to wean its economic dependency on crude oil. Saudi King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first monarch from the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 21 Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday as financial stocks underperformed after U.S. yields fell, while index-heavyweight SoftBank tumbled. The Nikkei dropped 0.3 percent to 19,455.88, the lowest closing level ... ( read original story ...)

PARIS (Reuters) - France and Japan support a "free and open maritime order" in the Asia-Pacific region, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said after talks with French President Francois Hollande on Monday. The message seemed aimed at China, which claims ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, March 21 Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday morning as financial stocks were battered after U.S. yields fell, while index-heavyweight SoftBank tumbled and weighed on the index. The Nikkei dropped 0.5 percent to 19,432 ... ( read original story ...)