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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2014
Takenaka touts Nikkei surge
Stocks could surpass a level not seen since 2007 if the Abe administration pushes through in its drive to loosen business regulations, said Heizo Takenaka, a member of a government council on special economic zones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2013
How the Federal Reserve was created
A century ago this week, Congress passed the Federal Reserve Act, creating a central bank for a nation that was only beginning its economic ascendance. This is the story of how it came to be, from a nearly catastrophic financial panic to secret meetings of plutocrats on the Georgia coast to the pitched...
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 19, 2013
Confidant of hedge-fund billionaire Cohen found guilty of insider trading
A top lieutenant to billionaire Steven A. Cohen was convicted of insider trading Wednesday in a verdict that could strengthen the government's outstanding cases involving the storied hedge fund Cohen created two decades ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2013
SMBC Nikko and Daiwa increase hiring
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. have increased their hiring targets for university graduates to bolster retail brokerage operations as stocks rally.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 16, 2013
Barclays sees Nikkei hitting 22,000 if Abe stirs animal spirits
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's focus on reviving confidence to spur economic growth means he will drive the Nikkei 225 stock average toward 22,000 next year, a level unseen since 1996, according to Barclays PLC.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2013
Federal Reserve keeps stimulus intact on shaky U.S. economic recovery
The U.S. Federal Reserve will keep its massive economic stimulus program intact, officials said Wednesday, amid concerns that the recovery remains fragile.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2013
Brokers' profit gains, like stocks, may cool
Japan's largest brokerages, whose first-half profits soared more than 10-fold as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic stimulus program bolstered investors' appetite for local stocks, may find that the magic is wearing off.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2013
U.S. sees huge JPMorgan deal as template for future bank settlements
The U.S. Justice Department plans to use its tentative $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase as a blueprint for reaching similar deals with other banks in probes related to bad mortgages and the 2008 financial crisis.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2013
Behavioral economics show that women tend to make better investments than men
It's happy hour at Hanaro in Bethesda, Md., and I'm with my wife. We're there about an hour, gobbling plates of half-price tuna rolls and washing them down with $3.50 Blue Moons. Have to hurry, happy hour ends soon. My wife slows down and cautions me to do the same. I don't listen. Keep 'em coming, right...
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 20, 2013
Investor matchmaking about to get easier in U.S.
Only a year after its launch, Anton Gelman's young technology company secured its first round of investment in January and he is already laying the groundwork for a second, much larger injection of capital.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2013
'London Whale' to cost JPMorgan $750 million
Authorities in the United States and Britain are set to hand down roughly $750 million in fines against JPMorgan Chase over the bank's disastrous "London Whale" trading losses last year, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
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
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2013
SAC Capital is charged in wire, securities fraud
Federal prosecutors unveiled criminal charges Thursday against famed hedge fund SAC Capital, citing "institutional practices" that encouraged a culture of using inside information to gain illegal profits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 21, 2013
Markets worldwide tremble at prospect of U.S. ending stimulus policies
A wave of selling washed across the financial world Thursday, driving the stock market down, pushing interest rates up and bringing new concern that the forces propping up growth are in danger of fading.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2013
News Corp. publishing arm breakup plan wins approval
After years of being criticized by investors for his love of newspapers, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is now a step closer to cleaving off his declining publishing business.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 26, 2013
Government to sell massive JT stake
The government said Monday it will sell a stake in Japan Tobacco Inc. worth nearly ¥1 trillion to help cover reconstruction costs for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the country's largest share offering since 2010.
COMMENTARY
Jun 13, 2010
Japan-U.S. relations cry out for new management, dialogue
Ripples, frictions, uneasiness, concern and even dismay — these are the words by which most of the Japanese mass-media commentaries characterize present Japan-U.S. relations.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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