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Banks, along with factory-automation and nonferrous-metal stocks, led Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.66% 1% higher. Higher Treasury yields and the prospects of strong near-term U.S. GDP growth helped sectors ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government on Tuesday appointed career bureaucrat Toshihide Endo as its top financial regulator, a move widely seen as a sign that reforms to make the banking sector more pro... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The most damaging rainfall in three decades has killed more than 120 people and brought businesses and transport to a halt in western Japan, laying bare just how weak the nation's infrastruct... ( read original story ...)

KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain unleashed floods and landslides that killed at least 114 people, wit... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday that its Japanese telecommunications unit, SoftBank Corp, had made a preliminary application to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The mo... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded to one-week highs on Monday as investors took heart from U.S. jobs growth, while Eisai extended its gains to its daily-limit high on op... ( read original story ...)

KURASHIKI, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rain unleashed floods and landslides that killed at least 112 people, wit... ( read original story ...)

MIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed floods and landslides that killed more than 100 peop... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded to one-week highs on Monday morning as investors took heart from U.S. jobs growth, while Eisai extended its gains to its daily-limit hi... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- The death toll from torrential rains in western Japan reached 88 late Sunday, with over 50 others still missing after massive flooding and landslides destroyed homes and displaced ten... ( read original story ...)

This phenomenon is fueled by pressure among brokerages to win underwriting deals, at a time when the Bank of Japan’s negative-rate policy is making it harder to price corporate notes. Underwriters don ... ( read original story ...)

The contrast between a Bank of Japan still stuck with vast monetary easing, and a US Federal Reserve still committed to higher interest rates for as long as the data will permit, is extremely stark an... ( read original story ...)

MIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, wit... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Alliance News) - Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2% on year in June, the Bank of ... TOKYO (Alliance News) - Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2% on year in June, the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

In the week ahead, Japan and the U.S. will see readings on inflation, while the Bank of Korea makes an interest-rate decision after recent data reflected subdued price pressures in South Korea. WEDNES... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, the focus is on inflation data. The Services Producer Price Index edged up to 1.0%, matching the forecast. The Bank of Japan Core CPI, the bank’s preferred inflation index, dipped to 0.5%, s... ( read original story ...)