Japan’s Nomura bolsters its U.S. investment banking team

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nomura Holdings Inc has beefed up its U.S. investment banking team as the brokerage and investment banking group looks to grab a bigger share of fees in the world's biggest economy. Nomura said in a statement late on Monday it had ... ( read original story ...)

Japan to offer one-stop e-filing for businesses

TOKYO -- The Japanese government aims to slash the hours that companies spend on tax and other filings by more than a fifth through consolidating various government e-filing platforms. Under the new system, due to be introduced around 2020, such common ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Inc. and the peril of inbred management

Japan's corporate governance and stewardship codes, introduced less than four years ago, represented nothing less than a call to redesign Japanese capitalism. On the surface, the resulting pace of transformation has been lightning fast. The regulators and ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks open higher as focus shifts to earnings

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investor focus began shifting to Japanese corporate earnings due in coming days. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.30 percent, or 70.99 points, to 23,702.87 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Exchange struggles to compete with global rivals

Fewer than 10 foreign companies are listed on the bourse today, and Japan Exchange's market capitalization is only about one quarter as large as its counterpart in Hong Kong. In the IPO market, the biggest prize on the horizon is the planned flotation of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Central Bank Sees No Need to Mint a Digital Currency

Bitcoin is being traded for speculation, BOJ’s Kawai says Cash is still king in Japan, and that means that the central bank doesn’t see a need to mint a digital currency for now, according to the head of the FinTech Center at the Bank of Japan. ( read original story ...)

China and Japan still groping their way to rapprochement

BEIJING -- Sunday's meeting here between the Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers showed that while both sides talk about wanting better relations, each seems to be waiting for the other to make the first move, particularly on sensitive territorial matters. ( read original story ...)

Hacked Tokyo Digital currency Exchange to Repay Owners $425m

Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc said on Sunday ... Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) sent a notice to the country’s roughly 30 firms that operate virtual currency exchanges ... ( read original story ...)

Japan pushes China, South Korea for 3-way summit

BEIJING -- The Japanese government is making its final push to convince China and South Korea to come to the table for a trilateral summit in Japan soon. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono arrived in Beijing on Saturday, and will meet with Foreign ... ( read original story ...)