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But the hustle and bustle also revealed that Japan does not accept that its aging population means its economic prospects must diminish. On the contrary, Japan is harnessing two of its assets — one long underutilized and the other a long-standing source ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is to keep Haruhiko Kuroda at its helm until 2023 under government plans to retain him as a pillar of its pro-spending policy, reports said Saturday. The government will propose to parliament reappointing 73-year-old Kuroda for a second ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is to keep Haruhiko Kuroda at its helm until 2023 under government plans to retain him as a pillar of its pro-spending policy, reports said Saturday. The government will propose to parliament reappointing 73-year-old Kuroda for a second ... ( read original story ...)

The "2018 Japan Telecom Market Analysis and Outlook Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The research work strategically analyzes Japan telecommunications market, examining the recent trends, drivers and challenges across ... ( read original story ...)

The "2018 Japan Automotive Industry - Emerging Dynamics and Future of Japan Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Headline - Annual Demand for PCs, LCVs and HCVs to 2025 The automobile market in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--The Bank of Japan is likely more cautious about changing monetary policy after stocks plunged this week, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, as he called on the bank to keep supporting the economy aggressively. "If Japan rushes to exit ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan is likely more cautious about changing monetary policy after stocks plunged this week, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, as he called on the bank to keep supporting the economy aggressively. “If Japan rushes to exit ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese technology and investment group plans to list a roughly 30% stake in its namesake mobile subsidiary, which would raise an estimated 2 trillion yen ($18.2 billion). An initial public offering would "bring out the value of the domestic wireless ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Kikuo Iwata has expressed doubt that he will be kept on after his term ends March 19, with the measures he pushed for having failed to fully deliver. "I am sure I will not be reappointed," Iwata said in a speech Jan. 31 ... ( read original story ...

WAKAYAMA, Japan — Bank of Japan board member Hitoshi Suzuki said on Thursday the central bank must be vigilant to the potential damage that prolonged monetary easing could have on financial institutions' profits and the country's banking system. ( read original story ...)

SoftBank will aim for an initial public offering of its Japanese telecoms business in the next 12 months in a move that will allow the acquisitive group to focus more on investing its $93bn tech-focused war chest. A Tokyo listing of SoftBank’s mobile ... ( read original story ...)

It’s official. SoftBank has confirmed that it has launched preparations for a Tokyo listing of its domestic mobile phone business in a bid to increase the technology group’s investment clout. Its billionaire founder Masayoshi Son says the initial ... ( read original story ...)

There was no confirmation of those details in SoftBank’s statement. “With the IPO of SoftBank’s Japan operations, the various parts of the company can continue to grow independently,” company head Masayoshi Son said. “This way I can also spend ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday that it wants to list its Japanese telecoms unit this year, a move towards completing its transformation from a domestic telecoms upstart into one of the world’s biggest technology investors. ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg View) -- It’s almost as though there’s too much good news in Japan. So much that some investors are starting to expect the Bank of Japan to lay groundwork for easing off its stimulus – and the central bank is falling over itself to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Net Bank, the country's first online bank, is using the mijin and Hyperledger blockchains to streamline its processes and make them more resilient. Fintech and cryptocurrency company Tech Bureau, which developed mijin blockchain announced the pilot ... ( read original story ...)