Japan’s Inflation Edges Higher But Remains Far From Target

Japanese inflation sped up in October but price rises are still less than half the central bank’s target, despite the tightest labor market in decades. Highlights of the Data Core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food, increased 0.8 percent in ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese banks back coal links between Japan and Africa

Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and a syndicate of lenders have provided a $2.73bn loan to finance the construction of a railway and upgrade a port in Mozambique, which will ensure the long term supply of coal to Japan from the African country. ( read original story ...)

Global mobile banking market explored in latest research

This report analyzes and researches the Mobile Banking industry's development status and forecast in United States, EU, Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia. - Agency -. Global Mobile Banking Market Report contains all Analytical and Statistical brief ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Biggest IPO of 2017 May Deliver Almost 30% in a Year

Shares of SG Holdings, the operator of Japan’s second-largest parcel delivery company by volume Sagawa Express, could rise as much as 27 percent by a year after its debut this month as investors bet on solid earnings helped by logistics services home and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan to set emperor’s abdication date next week

TOKYO -- Japan is expected to schedule Emperor Akihito's abdication for April 30, 2019, when the cabinet meets next week, aiming to give citizens time to reflect on the reign change without a divisive political event. The Imperial House Council ... ( read original story ...)

Modest Bank of Japan move could spark major market flows

LONDON: The era of super-cheap money is ending, and stocks’ remarkable run to new highs and bond yields’ refusal to shoot higher suggest world markets are taking this seismic monetary policy shift in their stride. Yet while attention is fixed on the US ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s leading digital coin exchange arrives in Korea

Japan has the largest digital token trading volume in the world ... are categorized as online vendors, thus not regulated by finance-related rules. Calls have been growing that investments in such tokens should be done within the rules of finance as ... ( read original story ...)

Demographics to stress Japan regional banks: BoJ official

Japan’s declining population could eventually pose a risk to its regional banks and financial system, Bank of Japan deputy governor Hiroshi Nakaso said in the last of three key speeches that may serve as his swan song after nearly four decades at the ... ( read original story ...)

Physical Money Is Here To Stay – For Now, Says Bank Of Japan

Digital currencies are growing in popularity but, in terms of replacing physical money, that isn’t going to happen anytime soon. That’s according to Hiromi Yamaoka, head of the Bank of Japan’s payment and settlement systems department, who made those ... ( read original story ...)