Reliance Nippon Life AMC IPO to mop up Rs 1,542-cr

The company "plans to open its IPO on Wednesday, October 25, and close on Friday, October 27 with a price band of Rs 247-252 per equity share," the filing noted. Jointly owned by Japan's Nippon Life and Reliance Capital, the firm is the asset manager to ... ( read original story ...)

Unloved Japanese Bank Shares Could See a Fourth-Quarter Bounce

As earnings results at some of the biggest U.S. banks steal the limelight on Thursday, it may be worth keeping an eye on lenders on the other side of the world. Japanese bank stocks, this year’s laggards, are due a decent run into the end of the year, if ... ( read original story ...)

Markets Tread Water Ahead of U.S. Bank Earnings

Dollar softens after Fed minutes Stocks in Japan, South Korea touch records Big banks set to ... flat in morning trading as a fall in government bond yields weighed down the banking sector. Futures... ( read original story ...)

Japan Overall Bank Lending Gains 3.0% In September

TOKYO (Alliance News) - Overall bank lending in Japan was up 3.0% on year in September, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday - coming in at 516.810 trillion yen. That was shy of expectations for an increase of 3.2%, which would have been unchanged from the ... ( read original story ...)

Wall St helps boost Japan’s Nikkei to 21-year high

Japan's Nikkei share average scaled its loftiest peak in more ... and forecast a 12.1 percent rise for the current the year through Aug. 31, 2018. Aomori Bank shares jumped 13.4 percent after the regional lender said it will scrap a plan to issue new ... ( read original story ...)

India to send 3 lakh youth to Japan for on-job training

NEW DELHI: India will send three lakh youth to Japan for on-job training for 3-5 years as part of the government's skill development programme, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Wednesday. Japan will bear the financial cost of the skill ... ( read original story ...)

Tale of 2 cities: Olympics sponsors in Pyeongchang and Tokyo

Tokyo tells a different story ... after the office of then-President Park Geun-hye made a special request and multichannel pressures for financial assistance, Joo said. Elsewhere, companies may weigh sponsorship decisions based more on the marketing ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota plans to halve Japan car models by 2025: source

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is planning to halve the number of car models it sells in Japan to about 30 by 2025 to focus on more popular models in a shrinking market, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The automaker currently ... ( read original story ...)

Volcano eruption in Japan dumps ash on 4 cities, towns

TOKYO - A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years and spread ash in nearby cities and towns Thursday. Japanese broadcaster TBS showed elementary school students wearing helmets and masks on the way to their school at the ... ( read original story ...)