Promoting regional bank mergers

Steep population declines in many parts of the country have eroded their customer base by reducing the loan demand by local companies in the markets they serve, while the ultralow interest rates under ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares end flat ahead of US data

Tokyo stocks ended flat Thursday, trimming earlier gains as investors locked in profits ahead of new data on the US economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.09 percent, or 21.28 points, at 22, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Nikkei rises on softer yen

Headline indices of the Japan share market inclined on Wednesday, 29 August 2018, buoyed by tracking positive lead from Wall Street overnight as the U. S. and slightly weaker yen against greenback. To... ( read original story ...)