What the End of Negative Rates Means for Japan

Japan’s experiment with negative interest rates is finally over. The Bank of Japan raised rates last month for the first time since 2007, and abandoned a yearslong commitment to keep government bond yields close to zero. ( read original story ...)

FinCity.Tokyo says lack of resources hinder ESG integration in Japan

Smaller Japanese firms lack resources to comply with environmental, social and governance principles, a stumbling block in advocating corporate ESG in Japan, according to Keiichi Aritomo, executive director of FinCity.Tokyo, a quasi-government body that promotes Tokyo’s financial industry. ( read original story ...)