Japan’s manufacturing sector continued to strengthen in September ... “The strong end to Q3 bodes well for production in the coming months, with business confidence also perking up slightly since August.” ( read original story ...)
Energy revolution prepares Japanese towns for the next Big One
The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 has inadvertently driven a number of towns across the archipelago to wean themselves off the grid. The impetus: The National Resilience Program, which has boosted its coffers to JPY3.72 trillion (USD33 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post share sale raises $11 billion, but demand weaker than for IPO
TOKYO (Reuters) - A government sale of Japan Post Holdings Co (6178.T) stock raised $11 billion in the world’s second-biggest share sale this year, with the postal and financial giant’s attractive dividend yield helping drum up sufficient, albeit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raising up to $11.6 billion in postal giant share sale
Japan Post shares have not performed particularly well, hanging below their 1,400 yen IPO price. Tokyo: Japan said on Monday that it expects to raise more than USD 11.6 billion by selling off another chunk of the country's massive postal service. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises on weak yen, snap election hopes
TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday morning as a weaker yen lifted exporter shares, while expectations for a snap election continued to support overall sentiment. With the end of the first half looming on Sept. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises on weak yen, stimulus hopes; exporters shine
TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Monday as a weaker yen lifted exporters, while expectations of economic stimulus measures after an election next month supported overall sentiment. As the end of Japan’s fiscal first half ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s diabetic population soars to record 10m
TOKYO -- Japan's number of suspected diabetics hit 10 million for the first time last year, according to health ministry estimates released Thursday, with the increase attributed to growing obesity rates and an aging public. These patient numbers rose by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan flash manufacturing PMI rises to 4-month high in September
TOKYO -- The Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, rose to a four-month high of 52.6 in September from 52.2 in August. A reading above 50 signals an improvement, while one below 50 points to a contraction in activity. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei probes more than two-year highs as yen eases, Apple suppliers fall
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, boosted by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen after the Federal Reserve signalled it still expects to raise interest rates one more time this year. The Nikkei was up 0.8 percent at the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei manufacturing PMI rises to 4-month high in September
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The Latest: Japan’s Abe to dissolve parliament’s lower house
Abe said at a news conference Monday that he will dissolve the more powerful house in Japan's two-chamber parliament on Thursday when it convenes after a three-month summer recess. The election is to be held Oct. 22. Support ratings for Abe's government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to go to the polls next month after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls snap election
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he plans to dissolve parliament this Thursday and take the country to the polls next month. Mr Abe's popularity has bounced back amid tensions over North Korea He had been embroiled in a series of scandals ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM calls snap election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will dissolve the lower house of parliament and call fresh elections in October. Abe said at a news conference on Monday that he would dissolve the more powerful house in Japan's two-chamber parliament on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls snap election
A Kyodo news agency survey showed the LDP garnering a far lower ... Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and missile launches over Japan have made the public nervous. With an election expected to be announced in October, they are rallying round a leader who ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan’s Abe moves away from balanced budget goal
6 p.m. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced he will dissolve the lower house of parliament and call a snap election for next month. Abe said at a news conference Monday that he will dissolve the more powerful house in Japan's two-chamber ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe says he will call snap election for parliament
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Monday he will call an early election for parliament's more powerful lower house for next month. Abe said at a news conference that he will dissolve the 475-seat chamber on Thursday when it ... ( read original story ...)