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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 10, 2022
Japan maintains warning on weak yen, vows G7 contact on any action
Japan will closely communicate with the United States and other Group of Seven countries in any actions it takes in response to a rapidly weakening yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2022
Yen slides past ¥130 to the dollar after BOJ doubles down on bond buying
The Bank of Japan's decision had been widely expected among economists, despite ongoing speculation the bank might take action in light of a recent slide in the yen rate to a two-decade low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2022
Norinchukin Bank seeks European deals to complete global comeback
The bank is in active discussions with managers of European CLOs to put money into the structured products that bundle up leveraged loans into bonds of varying degrees of risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2022
An activist fund manager takes aim at Japan’s revolving door
The founder of Strategic Capital is targeting a Tokyo-based provider of loans and securities lending services that he says has a history of appointing former BOJ officials to top positions.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2022
Jerusalem clashes raise fears of wider conflict
At least 152 Palestinians were wounded when Israeli riot police entered the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday to disperse Palestinians who threw firecrackers and stones at them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2022
Bank of Japan to keep rates low as strong yen still Haruhiko Kuroda's enemy No. 1
The BOJ's dovish signals may give markets a chance to drive down the yen further, as prospects of steady policy tightening by the Federal Reserve widen the Japan-U.S. interest rate gap.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022
Bank of Japan chief plays down yen impact of bond-buying operations
Gov. Kuroda met Kishida after another morning of aggressive moves by the BOJ to keep a lid on 10-year yields that have been hovering close to the central bank's upper limit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022
After takeover battle, new Shinsei CEO considers buying shadow banks
The midsized lender with u00a510.6 trillion in assets came into the spotlight last year when SBI Holdings Inc. made a tender offer to take effective control of the firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2022
World’s central banks set policy for economies shaken by the war
Global central banks this week will offer the biggest collective assessment of a changed world since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2022
SBI Sumishin Net Bank to postpone $1.2 billion IPO
The postponement marks the latest example of an IPO being shelved in markets globally, as investors from Hong Kong to Zurich grow anxious following the events in Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022
World Bank preparing ways to support Ukraine as fallout assessed
It was unclear, however, what resources may be available to aid Ukraine's people if Zelenskyy's democratically elected government is deposed by Russian forces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2022
Bank of America analysts see BOJ ending negative rates with October hike
The report is likely to fuel speculation over possible BOJ policy normalization even though Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has repeatedly rejected the idea, given ongoing weakness in inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 23, 2022
Under pressure at home, Japan's agricultural lender pulls back from global investing
Norinchukin Bank was at one point the biggest buyer of a structured product known as collateralized loan obligations, drawing the ire of politicians and regulators.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2022
There is a big economic and political cost to closed minds
One of the main reasons for the uneven COVID-19 recovery has more to do with politics than economics as support for aggressive nationalistic trade barriers has grown sharply in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2022
IMF chief urges debt-laden nations to act now to avoid problems
Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that her worry is greatest for low-income countries because 60% are in debt distress or in danger of reaching that point.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2021
SBI's Yoshitaka Kitao 'totally agrees' with suggested delisting of Shinsei Bank
Having secured effective control of the bank, Kitao could delist it in order to pay back funds Shinsei has owed taxpayers since a 1998 bailout.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2021
Bank of America’s top female banker in Japan emphasizes ESG
The executive is urging female colleagues to take on new challenges as she forges a path in sustainable finance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2021
Will closer monetary-fiscal policy coordination lead to fiscal dominance?
As yield curves are already so flattened, central banks may need to rely more on reducing their holdings of government bonds to prevent an inversion of the yield curve.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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