Japan’s snap election: what is behind Abe’s move?

That gentleman is also the leader of the Osaka branch of Nippon Kaigi - a reactionary ... as reported by the Japanese Finance Ministry. As the scandal unfolded, local officials became keener to talk, and soon Abe’s personal involvement in Moritomo ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei scores its best month of 2017

in particular the escalation of tensions between North Korea and the U.S. Japan led the way regionally in September, with the Nikkei NIK, -0.03% notching its best month of 2017, rising 3.6%. It ended slightly lower on Friday, held back by a rebound in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan – Politics, Central Banking And The Nikkei 225

On Monday Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, called a snap general election. During the press conference in which he made the announcement, he said:- It is my mission as prime minister to exert strong leadership abilities at a time when Japan faces ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Issues Licenses for 11 Bitcoin Exchanges

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued operating licenses to 11 bitcoin exchanges, the regulator announced today. This follows an amendment to the payment services law, which stated that all cryptocurrency exchanges should register with ... ( read original story ...)

Pressure builds on Japanese banks to deliver higher profits

The general consensus is that since the crisis of the late 1990s, Japan’s banking industry has done a commendable job in strengthening its collective balance sheet, improving asset quality, cutting costs and bolstering capital. Now all the industry needs ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Yen Falls as BOJ Considers Further Easing, Ignores CPI

The Japanese Yen fell as BOJ members mulled over the need for further easing The Bank of Japan released opinions from its September rate decision meeting Japanese CPI figures reported their strongest yearly growth since April of 2005 Curious about trading ... ( read original story ...)

Japan economic data boost PM Abe ahead of vote

But that is still nowhere near the Bank of Japan's 2.0-percent target, despite years of record monetary easing by the Bank of Japan. Also Friday, household spending in August edged up 0.6 percent from a year earlier, slightly off market expectations of a 0 ... ( read original story ...)

Global shares mixed; Japan benchmark falls on weak dollar

ASIA'S DAY: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 inched down ... hike has been gradually building," says Zhu Huani of the Singapore Treasury Division at Mizuho Bank. ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude gained 20 cents to $51.76 a barrel. It fell 58 cents to $51.56 ... ( read original story ...)

Bain Aims for Toshiba Chip Unit IPO as Soon as 2020

The Bain group also plans to institute a stock option program at the memory business so employees will have an opportunity to profit in any IPO, they said ... Bain called a press conference at Tokyo’s upscale Palace Hotel Thursday evening -- only ... ( read original story ...)