For Abe, amending the U.S.-drafted charter - seen by some conservatives as a humiliating symbol of Japan's defeat in World War Two - has long been a top priority. On the economy, Kishida has said the Bank of Japan's hyper-easy monetary policy - a pillar of ... ( read original story ...)
Forex – Dollar Rises; Yen in Focus As Japan’s CPI Drops
The Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target begins to look grim as inflation continues to droop in the Japanese economy. Despite the limited impact of the monetary easing policy, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the Bank has no plans to drop the policy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s March Inflation Dip Doesn’t Signal Reversal of Trend
(Bloomberg) -- While Japan’s key price gauge ticked down in March, the inflation trend remains intact as Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda begins his second term. Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 0.9 percent in March from a year earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation slows for 1st time since July 2016
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's underlying inflation slowed for the first time in 20 months in March, posing a challenge to the Bank of Japan as it struggles to attain its 2 percent target, government data showed Friday. Supported by high utility costs ... ( read original story ...)
Trump pushes arms sales to Japan in attack on trade deficit
Japan has resisted Trump's urging that it increase imports ... which agreed to cap steel exports to the U.S. at 70% of recent levels. Nikkei staff writers Takeshi Kawanami in Palm Beach, U.S., and Yasuo Takeuchi in Tokyo contributed to this article. ( read original story ...)
Trump sees big arms sales as quick fix for Japan trade deficit
Japan has resisted Trump's urging that it increase imports ... which agreed to cap steel exports to the U.S. at 70% of recent levels. Nikkei staff writers Takeshi Kawanami in Palm Beach, U.S., and Yasuo Takeuchi in Tokyo contributed to this article. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei reaches 7-week high on relief over U.S.-Japan summit outcome
TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose to a seven-week high on Thursday, with investors relieved that the United States did not make new trade demands at this week’s summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 7-week high on relief over U.S.-Japan summit outcome
TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose to seven-week high on Thursday, with investors relieved that no new U.S. demands on trade came out of this week’s summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump. ( read original story ...)
Rakuten weighs $1.8 billion bond issue to launch mobile service: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Inc will issue as much as 200 billion yen ($1.86 billion) to prepare for its entry into the country’s mobile phone service market, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. Rakuten plans to launch the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.26%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Banking sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.26% to hit a new 1-month high. Declining stocks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.15%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Machinery and Communication sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high. Rising stocks ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ekes out 5th day of gains in wake of Japan-US summit
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday with the Nikkei index eking out a fifth straight trading day of gains as investors showed relief the United States refrained from making any difficult requests on Japan in trade issues during a leaders ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ warns of risk from lax bank loans to ‘middle risk companies’
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan warned on Thursday of a potential spike in credit costs stemming from a rise in bank loans to companies undertaking low profit businesses if the economy should slow or interest rates rise. Financial institutions are ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Work of the System Related Equipment
Description : Tenders are invited for Work Related to System Related Equipment. Relocation etc. of server equipment manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Japan, Inc. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Renewal Work of the Bank of Japan`s Main Office Equipment
Description : Tenders are invited for Renewal Work of the Bank of Japan`s Main Office Equipment. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks are recruiting on Wall Street. Here’s who they’ve hired
... news.efinancialcareers.com/us-en/303563/mizuho-targets-candidates-hybrid-quant-sales-trading-skill-sets/ So you want to work for a Japanese bank on Wall Street? The good news is: they’re hiring. The bad news is Japanese banks have a reputation for ... ( read original story ...)