Nikkei gives back some gains, BOJ awaited

TOKYO, April 27 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday, giving back some of this week's gains as sentiment soured on Wall Street losses and wary investors awaited the Bank of Japan's policy decision. The Nikkei was down 0.2 percent at 19,243.76 ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei nears one-month highs as yen slips

TOKYO, April 26 Japan's Nikkei share average rose to near one-month highs on Wednesday, buoyed by a weaker yen and record high for the Nasdaq Composite. The Nikkei was up 0.8 percent at midday at 19,231.92 points, after touching its highest intraday levels ... ( read original story ...)

Japan keeps making inroads into global Islamic finance

Private sukuk issuances by Japanese financial companies up to 2014. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Mizuho Bank joined with multimillion murabaha facilities in cooperation with the Islamic Development Bank in 2014 and 2017, respectively. Source ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei extends gains, gets lift from Wall Street rally

Investors relieved as North Korea takes no new missile steps * Securities shares jump in line with market gains TOKYO, April 25 Japan's Nikkei share average retook the 19,000 level on Tuesday for the first time in three weeks, buoyed by Wall Street gains ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post risks becoming the 'next NTT'

The company is perilously close to becoming another Nippon Telegraph and Telephone -- a symbol of a privatization IPO gone wrong. Japan Post shares ended Monday's trading little moved. The stock rose 0.74% to 1,345 yen, as investors remained wary of an ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's solar panel makers cut output as clouds gather

TOKYO -- Japanese solar panel makers are slashing domestic production, looking to reduce costs and rethink sales strategies in the face of shrinking demand and price competition from foreign rivals. Kyocera halted production at a solar panel assembly plant ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's labor shortage imperils economic growth

TOKYO -- Construction companies in Japan are scrambling to hire site managers as the industry is gearing up for a surge in building projects ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. A website operated by C4, a specialized job placement service for construction ... ( read original story ...)

Japan grapples with evacuation plans for nationals in South Korea

TOKYO -- Japan's government is reckoning with the challenge of ensuring that its nearly 60,000 citizens in South Korea can escape in the event of a crisis on the Korean Peninsula. Tokyo is "preparing various responses" and seeking mutual understanding with ... ( read original story ...)

Japan won't resort to 'helicopter money': Finance Minister Aso

NEW YORK Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said there was no quick fix for the country's tattered finances, shrugging off the chance the central bank would resort to "helicopter money" - or direct underwriting of public debt to fund government spending. ( read original story ...)

TSE chief makes pilgrimage for massive Aramco IPO

The selection process has likely already gotten into full swing. This month, Aramco's IPO team visited Japan, where it apparently heard such pro-TSE arguments as the depth of the market's retail investor base. Meanwhile, in China, government funds and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Post considers multi-billion dollar Toll Group writedown

Those failings, say brokers, have been reflected in Japan Post Holdings’ share price — trading 6 per cent below its IPO price of ¥1,400 per share. The 2015 IPO was the first of an estimated three tranches of government sales of shares in Japan Post ... ( read original story ...)