Concordia Financial Group Ltd (7186) Soars 1.78% on Oct 9

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 ...)

Leaders face off on Constitution, tax ahead of lower house race

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 ...)

OBUV ROSSII ANNOUNCES IPO PRICE RANGE

"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 ...)

A Japanese lesson for Wall Street

Outside Japanese financial circles, the name Katsunobu Onogi is barely known. Among the Tokyo elite, however, “Onogi” evokes considerable emotion; he was the last president of Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB), an institution which, until it collapsed ... ( read original story ...)

PH-Japan currency swap: Protection vs future risk

Last Friday, the BSP said it signed with the Minister of Finance of Japan, through the Bank of Japan, the Restatement Agreement for the third BSA. In a joint statement, the central banks said the deal “enables the Philippines to swap its local currency ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympic chief urges Yuriko Koike to focus on day job

“From my perspective what I can say is, I’d like her to devote all of her efforts to making a success of the Tokyo Olympics,” said Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the 2020 organising committee, in an interview with the Financial Times. “I’m ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and China send sweet words, for now

Yang later visited Japan. In early June, Abe delivered a lecture at the Future of Asia conference, sponsored by Nikkei Inc., and made clear Japan's readiness to cooperate with China's Silk Road initiative. In July, Abe held his fifth meeting with Xi ... ( read original story ...)

Finnair mulling more Japan routes as tourism climbs

The Finnish carrier has narrowed its choices of new Japanese destinations to two or three, CEO Pekka Vauramo told The Nikkei on a recent visit to Japan. Finnair already offers routes from Helsinki to Narita Airport near Tokyo, as well as Nagoya's Chubu ... ( read original story ...)