Japan Finance Minister Aso likely to skip G20 meeting: sources

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso is likely to skip the Group of 20 finance leaders' gathering to be held in Buenos Aires next week, government and ruling party officials said on Tuesday, as a cronyism scandal that has paralyzed ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Bank Consortium looks to Ripple app mobile payments

The cryptocurrency has been attracting considerable financial sector attention and is set to explode. The Ripple app is taking the spotlight in front of the massive Japan Bank Consortium. The cryptocurrency has been drawing considerable global financial ... ( read original story ...)

Long-only Japanese investors scoop up Japan shares

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail investors bought about 1 trillion yen ($9.37 billion) of domestic stocks over the past six weeks as they saw bargain hunting opportunities after the recent sharp slide, helping to put a rough floor under the market. ( read original story ...)

Deutsche Bank unit IPO valued at as much as $8.9B

Deutsche Bank AG on Sunday said the share pricing for the coming partial float of its asset-management unit values the business at EUR6 billion to EUR7.2 billion ($7.4 billion to $8.9 billion), and announced a "cornerstone" investor in the offering, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Deutsche Bank in deal with Nippon Life to anchor DWS float

The bank is set to receive gross proceeds between €1.2bn-€ ... The alliance between DWS and Nippon Life is consistent with the Japanese insurer’s plans to grow outside its home market, where returns on investments have dwindled under hyper-aggressive ... ( read original story ...)

Is Japan Headed For Even More Economic Stimulus? (DXJ)

From WisdomTree: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will hold its first policy board meeting with the newly appointed board members on April 26 and 27. In our view, there is a growing probability of the “dovish” faction gaining momentum, with at least two (and ... ( read original story ...)

Finance Ministry to admit cover-up in Moritomo land scandal

The Finance Ministry has decided to admit that documents related to the shady 2016 land deal struck with Osaka-based school operator Moritomo Gakuen were secretly revised and that key parts were dropped from the version released to lawmakers last year ... ( read original story ...)