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TOKYO -- It was late September when Toronto-Dominion Bank, one of Canada's largest financial institutions, held a lavish party at a hotel overlooking Tokyo's Imperial Palace. The event, which drew some 200 of the city's financial insiders, celebrated the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy continues to expand moderately, putting inflation on track to rise toward the Bank of Japan's 2 percent target, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Tuesday. Speaking at a quarterly meeting of the central bank's regional branch managers ... ( read original story ...)

Finance Minister Taro Aso will skip the meeting, although he is scheduled to visit Washington for the second round of US-Japan economic dialogue on October 16. Since US President Donald Trump took office with his "America First" agenda, the G-20 has ... ( read original story ...)

Oct.09 -- Credit Suisse Private Banking APAC CIO John Woods weighs in on the markets and talks about the Japanese national election. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." ( read original story ...)

The first-ever inter-batches alumni reunion outside of Japan - IUJ unveils the Indonesia's Alumni Advisory ... such as the National Planning Agency (Bappenas), Ministry of Finance, and the national universities as University of Indonesia, Padjajaran ... ( read original story ...)

"There have also been talks for more than a year about a $10 billion foreign finance deal with Japan." The deputy minister noted that the Japanese have shown interest in a $9 billion Iranian project to build two railroads that connect the northeastern and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's election campaign for the lower house of parliament officially got underway Tuesday, with more than 1,100 candidates, filing applications to contest 465 seats. The election has become a showdown between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Gov. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday after a three-day weekend as the weak yen supported sentiment, but Kobe Steel’s shares were set to plunge after it said it had fabricated data. The Nikkei was up ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's current account surplus expanded to 2.38 trillion yen ($21 billion) in August, the highest on record for the month, lifted by income from foreign investments and a bigger trade surplus, government data showed Tuesday. The surplus ... ( read original story ...)

In a 2012 filing, Yahoo set out the procedure for converting these securities into ADRs: After the New York IPO, Alibaba "shall use its reasonable ... Banks could be persuaded to provide a lot more. Tokyo Muscle SoftBank's net debt is equivalent to ... ( read original story ...)

Few economists give much for his chances of success. Almost 30 years after the bursting of Japan’s bubble economy, and nearly five years after the government and central bank doubled down on their stimulus efforts, overall activity remains sluggish ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei futures traded in Chicago were up 0.17 percent at 20,725 while Osaka futures were off 0.2 percent at 20,650. Those compared to the benchmark index's Friday close of 20,690.71. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.03 percent in early trade, with gains in ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei 225 Futures was first introduced on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1986; on the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) in 1988; and on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 1990. When the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 broke out; the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei 225 Futures was first introduced on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in 1986; on the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) in 1988; and on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 1990. When the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 broke out; the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, who doubles as finance minister, has recently said the idea floated ... The debate also included Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui of the Japan Innovation Party, Tadatomo Yoshida of the Social Democratic Party and Masashi Nakano ... ( read original story ...)

"The IPO will give investors an opportunity to take part in and ... is not for distribution in Australia, Canada or Japan. The offer of the Securities has not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended ... ( read original story ...)