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COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2013
Navigating the risks of investing in Asia's future
Markets and economies need to work now to brace themselves for a period of higher borrowing costs, some market volatility and slower economic expansion in Asia.
EDITORIALS
Sep 23, 2013
Monetary easing lifts land prices
It appears that the monetary easing pushed by the Abe administration through Bank of Japan's purchasing operations is gradually raising land prices in some urban areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 11, 2013
Dow reshuffles ranks for first time since '04
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Visa Inc. and Nike Inc. will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Bank of America Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Alcoa Inc. in the biggest reshuffling since April 2004.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 27, 2013
Fatal West Bank clash may threaten peace talks
Palestinian leaders say peace negotiations are threatened after Israeli security forces fatally shot three Palestinian men during an early-morning clash in the Qalandia refugee camp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2013
Japan's ¥1,000,000,000,000,000 debt no problem for BOJ chief Kuroda
Haruhiko Kuroda doesn't wear a wizard's hat when he arrives at Bank of Japan headquarters each morning. Once inside, I do wonder if he dons a cloak, waves a magic wand and concocts mysterious potions.
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2013
Few feeling the economic recovery
The Bank of Japan on July 11 upgraded its assessment of the Japanese economy for the seventh straight month and said that it is "starting to recover moderately" on the strength of various economic indexes turning upward, including improving business sentiment and steady consumer spending.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2013
Business sentiment mixed
Japan's quarterly 'tankan' survey shows mixed business sentiments. Small and medium-size firms so far don't seem to have benefited much from 'Abenomics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2013
Mizuho Bank inaccessible this weekend
Bank account holders of Mizuho Bank Ltd. may wish to withdraw some cash for the weekend before the firm's online services, including ATMs, are halted right after midnight Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 26, 2013
Sumitomo Life eyes stake in Bank Negara's insurance unit
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. is among companies preparing to bid for a stake in the life insurance unit of PT Bank Negara Indonesia, according to two sources.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2013
Japan to provide disaster expertise
Japan is primed to provide its disaster prevention expertise to Africa as climate change continues to threaten sustainable growth on the continent, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday at the African aid conference.
EDITORIALS
May 9, 2013
Inflation goal kills BOJ flexibility
The Bank of Japan should not stick to its 2 percent inflation goal at the expense of flexibility in its monetary policy. The goal also could cause undesirable side effects.

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