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BONDS

COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2015
China has lots of U.S. Treasuries, little leverage
The U.S. has little reason to worry about China selling off its Treasuries, and Shinzo Abe's desire to keep Washington happy is one of them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 2, 2015
New 'whale' to make splash in Tokyo markets as Japan Post sells bonds
As the world's biggest pension fund nears the end of its switch from sovereign bonds into stocks, investors are looking at Japan Post Bank Co. as the next actor big enough to move markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 2, 2015
China fear factor still slamming stocks, oil, roiling markets
World stock indexes and oil prices slumped on Tuesday as weak Chinese data fueled worries about a slowdown in its economy, the world's second-biggest, and sparked more market turmoil.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 24, 2015
To Nomura, Fannie and Freddie are bright spot in struggle abroad
Nomura Holdings Inc. is doggedly expanding in a U.S. bond market that pays fees as low as 0.003 percent, even as it slashes its number of employees in London and one of its biggest shareholders says to get out of unprofitable overseas businesses.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2015
Limited bond supply may lead BOJ to taper in 2017: IMF paper
The Bank of Japan may need to reduce the pace of its bond purchases in a few years due to a shortage of sellers, said economists at the International Monetary Fund.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2015
Sony's ¥440 billion fundraising opens way to finance unit buyout
Sony Corp.'s first share sale in 26 years is fueling speculation the company may buy full control of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., a move that could save taxes and help the parent meet performance targets.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2015
BOJ bond-buying faces challenge as Japan Post slows debt sales
The day when the Bank of Japan can't find enough bonds to buy is drawing closer.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 14, 2015
Biggest stock disconnect with JGB yields in 23 years reveals Kuroda's heavy hand
The weakest correlation between Japanese bond yields and stocks in 23 years is showing how dependent the nation's markets have become on central bank support.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2015
Huttenlocher's Myriad said to start Japan reflation fund
Carl Huttenlocher's Myriad Asset Management has set up a hedge fund focusing on opportunities arising from Japan's efforts to end deflation, people with knowledge of the matter have said.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2015
Switzerland expands negative-yield universe at bond auction
In a world where paying for the privilege of lending to creditworthy nations has lost its stigma, Switzerland is breaking the most ground.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ABENOMICS — THE BOTTOM LINE
Apr 6, 2015
BOJ's easing said unsustainable
The launch of aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Japan stunned financial markets two years ago. But is it still sustainable? If not, how long can it continue?
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 16, 2015
Beware the $300 billion shift into Treasuries coming from Japan
Back in the 1980s, the billions of dollars that the Japanese plowed into U.S. government debt reflected the Asian nation's burgeoning economic might.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 9, 2015
Japanese investors binging on foreign debt as JGB yields dwindle
Japanese investors were net buyers of major sovereign debt from overseas in January, except for U.K. debt, underscoring their appetite for higher returns as the Bank of Japan's unprecedented easing suppresses bond yields.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 27, 2015
Megabank dividends lure funds from bonds
As Japan's sovereign bond yields languish near zero, the regular payouts to shareholders of the megabanks are starting to appeal to a wider group of investors.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 23, 2015
Blackstone draws Tokyo junk investors amid warnings of froth
Blackstone Group LP filled a Tokyo ballroom earlier this month with locals seeking riskier U.S. loans as regulators in New York try and avert a credit bubble.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2014
Mitani sidelined by Abe as GPIF pension fund enters new era
When Takahiro Mitani's term as head of the world's largest retirement fund finishes in March, so too will the old era of Japanese pension management.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 4, 2014
S&P doubts Abe will have detailed fiscal consolidation plan
Standard & Poor's has cast doubt on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ability to repair Japan's tattered finances less than two weeks away from a snap election, after Moody's downgraded the country's sovereign debt rating.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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