That’s why a couple of throwaway lines from Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda in a Zurich speech last month has brought some cheer to Japanese government bond market players keen to close the books on 2017. It’s poised to become the first full ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s corporate cash hoarders crack open the safe
Cosmetics brand Shiseido in October unveiled plans to construct a new factory in Japan, the first time the company is building such a facility on its own turf in 36 years. According to a survey conducted by The Nikkei, total capital spending by Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may join space station project aimed at manned moon landings
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will consider joining a U.S.-proposed project to build a new space station in orbit around the moon, hoping that it will boost the chances of sending Japanese astronauts to the lunar surface, government officials said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s biggest IPO of 2017 may deliver almost 30pc in a year
With the indicative price range set at ¥1,540 to ¥1,620, book-building is under way for what could be Japan’s biggest initial public offering this year as SG debuts its shares on Tokyo’s exchange on December 13. The IPO comes as optimism over global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ponders Imperial succession for modern times
TOKYO -- As Japan prepares for the first abdication of an emperor in two centuries, it is wrestling with the question of how to handle this unusual handover in an era when the monarch is regarded as a symbol rather than a living god. No modern precedent ... ( read original story ...)
Melco Resorts Makes Japan Its No. 1 Priority
Estimates of Japan's casino-gaming market range from $25 billion to $40 billion, which would make it the No. 1 or No. 2 market out of the gates. Given the potential, casino companies are pulling out all the stops to win a license, promising to spend up to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Is Still Outrunning Its Potential Growth Rate
Inflation is rising, with prices excluding fresh food increasing in October by the most in more than two years, but at 0.8 percent it remains far off the Bank of Japan’s 2 percent target. Tepid consumption makes companies cautious about raising prices ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s Japan car sales slide for second month after compliance scandal
Japan's second-biggest automaker has previously said it would take a month or so until production returns to regular levels. Its sales of passenger cars, excluding minivehicles, tumbled 46.8 percent in November from a year earlier to 16,888 vehicles ... ( read original story ...)
How To Finance A War?
War is a costly venture. Before engaging in combat a nation needs to consider how it will finance expanding its military forces. The graph below shows Japan’s extensive military funding. With a government debt reaching over 400% of GDP, it surpassed all ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges down in choppy trade; Sharp soars
TOKYO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged down on Friday morning, trimming earlier gains in choppy trade and led lower by real estate stocks, though Sharp Corp soared after it announced a return to the bourse's main board. Traders said ... ( read original story ...)
Kuroda Gives Japan’s Long-Suffering Bond Dealers Hope for 2018
That’s why a couple of throwaway lines from Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda in a Zurich speech last month has brought some cheer to Japanese government bond market players keen to close the books on 2017. It’s poised to become the first full ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-COLUMN-Modest Bank of Japan move could spark major market flows: McGeever
LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - 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 ... ( read original story ...)
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 consumer prices, household spending raise doubts about inflation
Japan's jobless rate held steady at 2.8 percent in October ... faster than a 1.5 percent gain in April-June, another report from the finance ministry showed. The capex data, which the government uses to calculate revised gross domestic product (GDP ... ( read original story ...)