Japan's central bank is already in the process of winding down its radical monetary policy and may also look at making changes to its long-term interest rate target in the near future, former board member Takahide Kiuchi said on Monday. While Governor ... ( read original story ...)
Former BOJ dissenter says central bank on course to retreat from radical stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s central bank is already in the process of winding down its radical monetary policy and may also look at making changes to its long-term interest rate target in the near future, former board member Takahide Kiuchi said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Airlines to finalise schedule for call option auction
The two airlines held a joint ceremony in Osaka on Thursday announcing the launch of increased ... [read more] Vietnam Airlines to launch IPO on November 11 HA NOI (Biz Hub) ─ National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will launch its initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls after North Korea’s nuclear test, further selling seen
TOKYO, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average stumbled on Monday after North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test yet, and some traders expect more selling once the U.S. market reopens after a holiday. The Nikkei fell 0.8 percent to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces shortages of samurai, ninja
TOKYO -- Japan is facing unexpected shortages of samurai, ninja and rickshaw drivers. As things stand now, employers hoping to meet demand for exhibitions and rides from foreign tourists cannot find enough workers with centuries' old skills -- or with the ... ( read original story ...)
Modern architecture brings visitors to the Osaka, Japan’s city of water
Around this era of Great Osaka, Senba saw a construction boom in which structures with elaborate designs were built through its financial power. The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 encouraged the replacement of buildings with modern reinforced concrete ... ( read original story ...)
China Luxury Online Retailer Secoo Files For $100 Million U.S. IPO
The firm operates through both offline stores and an online mall; it has stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, NYC, Milan, etc. Secoo wants to take advantage of the rise in upscale consumer spending in China. When I know more details about the IPO ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s aid spending pales to what China is doing
TOKYO -- Japan is under growing pressure to recalibrate its foreign aid policy to counter the rapid expansion of Chinese influence from Asia to Africa. The foreign ministry has decided to request a more than 10% budgetary increase for so-called official ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ODA spending pales to what China is doing
TOKYO -- Japan is under growing pressure to recalibrate its foreign aid policy to counter the rapid expansion of Chinese influence from Asia to Africa. The foreign ministry has decided to request a more than 10% budgetary increase for so-called official ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan govt eyes Japan Post share sale as soon as this month-source
Shares of Japan Post jumped more than 40 percent in the weeks after the firm’s market debut, but they have recently traded below the IPO price of 1,400 yen. The stock rose 0.4 percent on Friday to 1,371 yen. ($1=110.08 yen) (Reporting by Taiga Uranaka ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 2nd-Biggest Bank Wants to Invest $900 Million in Stocks
Japan Post Bank Co. plans to spend an initial 100 billion yen ($904 million) directly buying stocks, when it finds the right opportunities. The nation’s second-largest bank by deposits, which currently invests in equities only through passive investments ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Techpoint Inc sees IPO of 1.5 mln Japanese depositary shares priced between $5.00 and $7.00 per share
* Techpoint Inc - sees IPO of 1.5 million Japanese depositary shares priced between $5.00 and $7.00 per share- SEC filing Source text: (bit.ly/2gtRMC9) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up before US job data; posts 1st weekly gain in 7 weeks
TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up on Friday, echoing Wall Street’s gains, but trading was subdued as investors awaited U.S. job data for possible clues on the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates and its impact ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up before US job data; set for modest weekly gain
TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up on Friday, echoing Wall Street gains, but trading was subdued as investors awaited U.S. job data for possible clues on the Federal Reserve’s next move on interest rates. The Nikkei gained ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso cancels U.S. trip due to North Korea situation
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that he was cancelling a planned trip to the United States for preparatory economic talks because of the situation in North Korea. Aso told a news conference after a cabinet meeting that ... ( read original story ...)
Kubota Corporation Pledges $1 Million in Relief Funds and Equipment to Hurricane Harvey Efforts
OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Kubota Corporation ... "Kubota has a long-standing history of providing natural disaster assistance to those in need with financial and volunteer support, and with the use of donated Kubota equipment," said ... ( read original story ...)