TOKYO — Shares were mixed Monday in Asia, while Japan's benchmark rose on the back of a parliamentary election victory by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democrats, who had promised stability and growth. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe’s election victory sparks record 15th straight rise in Nikkei
Shares in Japan rose to their highest level in more than two decades on 23 October after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a fresh mandate in snap elections held over the weekend. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 share average closed 1.1% higher at 21,696.65 ... ( read original story ...)
Re-elected Japanese PM vows hard line on North Korea
Japan's leader pledges to tackle what he calls Japan's two national crises: the military threat from North Korea, and an aging and declining population. Shinzo Abe, re-elected as prime minister, said at a news conference that he is committed to protect the ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks rise after ruling party claims Japan election win
KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1 per cent in morning ... markets is President Donald Trump's plan to slash corporate taxes and make other business-friendly changes to U.S. tax laws. Under the administration's plan, the first major ... ( read original story ...)
Celebrating Osaka
Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has endured in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city. The commercial roots and boisterous and friendly people of Osaka and the surrounding Kansai region provide a ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Suggests Japanese Banks Have Too Many Employees, Branches
“The low profitability of Japanese financial institutions is striking from an international perspective,” the Bank of Japan said in its twice-yearly financial system report. The number of employees and branches “may be in excess relative to demand ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index posts longest-ever winning streak
Tokyo: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index on Monday posted the longest winning streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered the weekend election victory of Japan’s pro-business prime minister. The benchmark index rose 1.11%, or 239.01 points ... ( read original story ...)