Japan's sixth-largest automaker told Reuters on Friday that it was recalling nearly 2 million of its popular Impreza and Forester models in the United States, its biggest market, and other countries, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s manufacturing PMI dipped into contraction territory
The Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, pointed to the first contraction in the Japanese manufacturing economy since August 2016 during February. The headline figure ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Nova Scotia Boosts Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Bank of Nova Scotia increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 138.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securiti... ( read original story ...)
CLO Market’s Japanese Backers Face Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
One of the world’s biggest buyers of collateralized loan obligations is attracting increased scrutiny from Japan’s financial regulator, which is concerned about the rapid buildup of CLO holdings on ba... ( read original story ...)
Japan fourth-quarter capex points to upward revision to GDP but outlook weak
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's capital expenditure accelerated ... the first decline in two and a half years, finance ministry data showed on Friday. Corporate sales rose 3.7 percent year-on-year ... ( read original story ...)
Regional holidays dampen IPO activity
With much of the region enjoying Chinese New Year, Tokyo stock exchange took the lead in February, with three listings during the month, including Escon Japan REIT Investment Corp’s $174 million offer... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb claws its way back in Japan following 2018 listings collapse
Lehane told the Nikkei Asian Review that the company was determined to provide "access to a diversity of listings" in Japan. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be an "enormous opportunity for the ... ( read original story ...)
CLO Market’s Japanese Whale Faces Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
One of the world’s biggest buyers of collateralized loan obligations faces increased scrutiny from Japan’s financial regulator, which is concerned about the rapid buildup of CLO holdings on bank balan... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka adds American Jenkins to team
TOKYO (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has added American Jermaine Jenkins to her support team, the world number one said on Thursday. The Australian Open champion, who split with former coach Sascha Bajin ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Saw 7000 Crypto-Related Money Laundering Cases in 2018
Japan has seen a massive rise in the cryptocurrency-related money laundering cases as more than 7000 cases were reported to the police in 2018 alone. According to the National Police Agency’s revelati... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Reported Cases of Crypto-Related Money Laundering Increase 10-Fold in 2018
The news was reported on Feb. 28 by local English-language daily The Japan Times. In 2017, just 669 cases were reported over a nine month period through December 2017, after new rules taking ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as U.S.-China trade hopes recede; factory woes deepen
TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Thursday as hopes for progress in U.S.-China trade deals receded and as data showed the biggest decline in Japanese factory output in a year, dragging ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may resort to more quantitative easing if yen jumps
THE BANK OF Japan (BoJ) may resort to its least preferred tool to expand stimulus next time the yen jumps: more government bond purchases. That’s according to Takahide Kiuchi, a former BoJ policy boar... ( read original story ...)
Dissenter Urges Bank of Japan to Ramp Up Stimulus to Hit Price Goal Early
TAKAMATSU, Japan — Bank of Japan board member Goushi Kataoka said on Wednesday the central bank must ramp up monetary stimulus to achieve its inflation target and warned maintaining current policy set... ( read original story ...)
Qatar, China, Japan sought ‘extras’ after Barclays 2008 fundraising: court
LONDON (Reuters) - Qatari, Chinese and Japanese investors all sought “extras” from Barclays as the British bank raised billions of pounds at the height of the credit crisis in 2008 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Vows to Open Bilateral Banking Channel with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Japanese Ambassador to Tehran Mitsuo Saito, in a meeting with Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati, reassured that Tokyo will soon launch a bilateral banking ... ( read original story ...)