He has also criticized Japan for running large trade surpluses with the United States. Asakawa is close to Finance Minister Taro Aso, having served as his executive secretary when Aso was prime minist... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks MUFG, Mizuho to stop Iranian transactions
Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG), will halt all Iran transactions to comply with the reimposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran later this year, according to a docume... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG Bank to halt Iran-related trade due to U.S. sanctions: document
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) (8306.T), will halt all Iran-related transactions to comply with the reimposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran lat... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s regulators to discipline major regional bank for improper lending
TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to discipline Higashi-Nippon Bank, a Tokyo-based regional bank, charging that its staff falsified customers' financial records to make them look better ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG Bank to halt Iran-related trade due to U.S. sanctions
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG), will halt all Iran-related transactions to comply with the reimposition of U.S. sanctions against Tehran lat... ( read original story ...)
Canadian Crypto Exchange Coinsquare is Going Japanese in Expansion with DLTA 21 Blockchain
Coinsquare, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, and DLTA 21 Blockchain Corp., a Canadian blockchain investment bank, have partnered up on a cryptocurrency trading in Japan. The two companies said the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan : Accounts (July 10)
Pecuniary trusts (index-linked exchange-traded funds held as trust property) 5 20,619,115,329 Pecuniary trusts (Japan real estate investment trusts held as trust property) 6 485,518,816 ( read original story ...)
Walmart looks to exit Japan with Seiyu supermarket sale: NIkkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. retailer Walmart Inc (WMT.N) has decided to sell Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu and has already approached major retailers and private equity funds, the Nikkei business daily ... ( read original story ...)
Walmart to sell Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu
TOKYO -- Walmart plans to unload its unit Seiyu, a major Japanese supermarket chain, Nikkei has learned, as the U.S. retail giant reviews its global operations amid intensifying competition from onlin... ( read original story ...)
US demands on Iranian oil pose dilemma for Japan
TOKYO -- With the U.S. considering making exceptions to its demand that countries stop importing Iranian oil, Japan is looking to secure its oil supply and pursue business opportunities in the Middle ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei tumbles 1.2% on latest tariff news
Headline indices of the Japan share market dropped on Wednesday, 11 July 2018, amid sign of escalating trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies after the United States said it would im... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Osaka Branch
Located on Midosuji Street, the Bank of Japan Osaka Branch is an old building built in the Meiji Era. Carrying over 550,000 books, Nakanoshima Library is listed as an important cultural property and i... ( read original story ...)
Japan mega-bank MUFG considers job cuts in overseas brokerage business
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is considering job cuts at its securities operations overseas to keep them profitable. The brokerage arm of Japan’s biggest bank may reduce its head count in the U. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM visits flood disaster zone, promises help as new warnings issued
KUMANO, Japan (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176 and health concerns ros... ( read original story ...)
Japan watchdog: Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone
Apple representatives in Japan were not immediately available for comment. The U.S. company accounts for one in every two smartphones sold in Japan, according to MM Research Institute Ltd, making Japa... ( read original story ...)
Top 8 Business Trusts to invest in Singapore 2018
It has recently been busy pursuing new acquisitions, latest being 3 new hotel purchases in Osaka, Japan for S$126million ... NetLink NBN Trust is another trust worth investing. Its high profile IPO in ... ( read original story ...)