Tag: finance

Three major Japanese banking groups have launched a test to share customer identification information utilizing blockchain technology, used for digital currencies such as bitcoin, in a bid to make it easier for customers to open bank accounts. The three ... ( read original story ...)

Moody's Japan K.K. says that the outlook for Japan's banking system is stable over the next 12-18 months. Specifically, domestic asset risks for Japanese banks will remain low. "A steady operating environment, supported by above-trend economic growth, will ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. The Bank of Japan will revise its operational process for the JGB custody services that it provides to foreign central banks and international organizations, based on deliberations with Japan Securities Depository ... ( read original story ...)

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka tops the list of the most stressed cities in Asia whereas Sydney followed by Singapore, Taipei and Osaka are the least stressed ... mental health, financial status of citizens including debt levels and even the amount of ... ( read original story ...)

Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka tops the list of the most stressed cities in Asia whereas Sydney followed by Singapore, Taipei and Osaka are the least stressed ... mental health, financial status of citizens including debt levels and even the amount of ... ( read original story ...)

That would be César Pelli, another starchitect partner in the firm — think the National Museum of Art in Osaka, Japan; the World Financial Center in New York; the twin Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, for six years the world’s tallest skyscraper. ( read original story ...)

Kansai Urban and Kinki Osaka, are parties, by respectively implementing (i) incorporation of an intermediate holding company, “Kansai Mirai Financial Group, Inc.” (the “Holding Company”) by Resona Holdings, (ii) transfer of all the shares of Kinki ... ( read original story ...)

In the banking sector, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial is advancing almost 1 percent and Sumitomo ... On the flip side, Tokyo Electric Power is losing more than 2 percent, while Sumitomo Osaka Cement and Nippon Express are down 2 percent each. ( read original story ...)

In the banking sector, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial is advancing almost 1 percent and Sumitomo ... On the flip side, Tokyo Electric Power is losing more than 2 percent, while Sumitomo Osaka Cement and Nippon Express are down 2 percent each. ( read original story ...)

This year has witnessed sharp reversals in a number of trades. Take the examples of Japan and emerging markets (EMs). Last fall, the U.S. dollar soared and EM equities, historically sensitive to dollar strength, sat out much of the rally. At the same time ... ( read original story ...)

Defense bellwether Lockheed Martin Corporation’s LMT business segment, Rotary and Mission Systems (‘’RMS’’), secured a modification contract for offering equipment upgrades and spares to the AEGIS Weapon System baseline located in Japan. ( read original story ...)

* The auction method is Dutch-style-price-competitive auction (0.05 yen bidding scale). * 10 year-Inflation-Indexed JGBs to be issued in October will be a reopening issue of the April 2017 issue. Ministry of Finance of the State of Japan published this ... ( read original story ...)

Abe stunned Japan on Monday with a surprise call for a snap election, seeking to capitalise on a weak opposition and a boost in the polls, as voters welcome his hawkish North Korea policy. But Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has upended Japanese politics in ... ( read original story ...)

A panel weighing three kilogrammes fell from a plane onto a factory near Tokyo, Japanese officials said Thursday, the country's second case in a week after a similar part landed on a car. No injuries were reported after the panel was discovered inside the ... ( read original story ...)

JP Buntinx is a FinTech and Bitcoin enthusiast living in Belgium. His passion for finance and technology made him one of the world's leading freelance Bitcoin writers, and he aims to achieve the same level of respect in the FinTech sector. ( read original story ...)

According to the Japan Times, the government agency will ensure that exchanges for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have proper internal systems to protect customer assets. A 30-member surveillance team built from agency and local finance personnel was ... ( read original story ...)