Bank of Tokyo wants to lend more in Australia

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's largest and most outward-looking bank, considers Australia a key growth market and wants to lend more, grow its customer numbers and provide new warehousing facilities for local mortgage lenders. Randy ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Tobacco shakes up management to spur global growth

LONDON (Reuters) - Japan Tobacco , the world's third-largest tobacco company, announced management changes on Tuesday designed to accelerate the growth of its international business, which is under pressure to join industry consolidation. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei tracks Wall Street down; stronger yen dents sentiment

TOKYO, Nov 29 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Tuesday morning in sympathy with Wall Street, while a stronger yen hurt sentiment and insurers took a breather from recent gains. By midmorning, the Nikkei slipped 0.3 percent to 18,308.50. "The weak ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei falls, snaps 7-day winning streak as yen strengthens

TOKYO, Nov 28 Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Monday morning, snapping a seven-day winning streak as investors took profits from its recent gains after the yen strengthened against the dollar. The Nikkei dropped 0.8 percent to 18,243.33 in midmorning ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Posts First Loss in Four Years

The Bank of Japan incurred a net loss in its half-year earnings for the first time in four years and saw its capital adequacy ratio slide, underscoring the strain its aggressive asset-buying program is putting on its massive balance sheet. Profits from the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's GPIF Finds New Friend in Trump

Nov.27 -- One of the World's most conservative investors has found an unlikely ally in one of its most flamboyant politicians. Bloomberg's Anna Kitanaka reports on "Bloomberg Markets." ( read original story ...)

Japanese Funding Body Wants Same Exemptions As World Bank

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) wants the Indian finance ministry to scrap the countervailing duty on imports for projects implemented by it, a senior finance ministry official told BloombergQuint. This, the agency hopes, will keep the cost ... ( read original story ...)

Zimbabwe crop farmers banking on science

ZAKA, ZIMBABWE – Under the scorching Zimbabwean sun, cattle seek shade among stunted thorn bushes in the drought-prone district of Zaka, where crops wither due to increasing temperatures and changing weather patterns. Severe lack of rain across southern ... ( read original story ...)

Japan suffers longest consumer price fall since 2011

The weak inflation data -- core prices excluding fresh food fell 0.4 percent from a year ago -- come several weeks after Japan's central bank pushed back the timeline for hitting its 2.0 percent inflation target. The BoJ's target is a key part of Prime ... ( read original story ...)

Japan protests Russia missile deployment on disputed islands

Japan has told Russia the deployment of missiles on disputed islands in the Pacific is "deplorable", Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, ahead of talks aimed at resolving a decades-old territorial spat. The positioning of coastal defence missiles on two ... ( read original story ...)