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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2019
China's digital currency could threaten dollar's dominance
China's central bank digital currency may boost the internationalization of the yuan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 20, 2019
Fallout from Trump's trade wars felt by economies around the world
The collateral damage of the United States' trade wars is being felt from the fjords of Iceland to the auto factories of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2019
Mizuho Bank increases risky credit in competitive market
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is extending riskier types of corporate credit to fend off competition in a country that's awash with easy money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2019
Two-thirds of economists see BOJ easing in October
The BOJ is laying the groundwork for deepening negative interest rates, analysts polled by Reuters said, with two-thirds expecting the central bank to loosen monetary policy this month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2019
Bank of Korea warns of weaker growth after cutting rates again
South Korea's central bank warned Wednesday that economic growth would be weaker than forecast after cutting its policy rate for the second time this year as a global downturn pummels exports and weighs on prices.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2019
Deutsche Bank tells New York court it does not hold Trump's tax returns
Deutsche Bank said in a letter to a U.S. court that it does not hold copies of U.S. President Donald Trump's tax returns, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2019
Japan's unfathomable financial policies
Economic theories can't fully explain Japan's financial policies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2019
Banks with assets totalling $47 trillion adopt new U.N.-backed climate principles
Banks with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global industry, on Sunday adopted new U.N.-backed "responsible banking" principles to fight climate change that will shift their loan books away from fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2019
Efforts against pandemics that could kill tens of millions 'grossly insufficient,' WHO and World Bank report says
The world faces a mounting threat of pandemics that could kill millions and wreak economic havoc, a international expert panel warns, saying governments should work to mitigate that risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2019
Japan Post Bank broke rules with sales of investment trust products to thousands of seniors
Japan Post Bank improperly sold investment trust products to elderly customers in violation of its rules in a total of some 20,000 cases, sources have revealed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 6, 2019
Bank of Russia cuts rate for third time as inflation slows
The Bank of Russia pushed through its third consecutive interest-rate cut as inflation dropped closer to a 4 percent target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2019
African Development Bank chief seeks 'bolder' Japanese investment in Africa
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has called on Japanese companies to be "bolder" about making investments in Africa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 28, 2019
Japanese government becomes top shareholder of Shinsei Bank
The government has effectively become the top shareholder of Shinsei Bank Ltd., with a stake of about 19 percent in terms of voting rights, replacing U.S. investment fund J.C. Flowers & Co.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 28, 2019
Deutsche Bank says records sought in Trump congressional probe include tax returns, without elaborating
Financial records related to U.S. President Donald Trump and three of his children that congressional Democrats have requested from Deutsche Bank AG include tax returns, the bank disclosed in a court filing on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2019
China's companies have unseen foreign debt that's maturing fast
The foreign debt built up by Chinese companies is about a third bigger than official data show, adding to the pressure on the country's currency reserves as a wave of repayment obligations approaches in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2019
World needs to end risky reliance on U.S. dollar, BoE's Mark Carney says
Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney took aim at the dollar's "destabilizing" role in the global economy on Friday and said central banks might need to join together to create their own replacement reserve currency.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2019
Water pollution an 'invisible threat' to global development goals, economists warn
Water pollution threatens nearly all the globally agreed upon development goals to end environmental destruction, poverty and suffering by 2030, economists warned in a report on Tuesday, citing the largest-ever database on the world's water quality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2019
Japan government to become top shareholder of Shinsei Bank
The government is expected to replace J.C. Flowers & Co. as the top shareholder of Shinsei Bank after the institution said Thursday that the U.S. investment firm will sell most of its stake in the bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2019
Japan Post Bank to cap overseas remittances to ¥5 million a day to tackle money laundering
Japan Post Bank Co. and Japan Post Co. will limit the amount of funds that can be sent via their overseas bank transfer service to tackle money laundering.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

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