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EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2018
Scrutinize the regional bank lending fiasco
A bank in Shizuoka provides a lesson in what regional banks should not do to survive the industry's tough business conditions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 25, 2018
Trump inks bill that 'rolls back the crippling Dodd-Frank' rules put on banks after crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law on Thursday a bill that would ease rules on most banks for the first time since the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 22, 2018
Japan's earnings reports mostly disappoint, but analysts see hope ahead
With Japan's quarterly reporting period almost over, one analyst summed up the general feeling about companies' profit performance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Regional banks fight for inheritance to ensure their survival
Where there's a will, there's a way. That's what banks across Japan are counting on as they try to keep hold of the ¥50 trillion in wealth left by their customers each year when they die.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2018
Japan's Financial Services Agency to allow banks to shut on weekdays
The Financial Services Agency plans to allow banks to shut on weekdays by easing a regulation covering the days they can stay closed.
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2018
Competitive policy amid the falling population
With the population shrinking, markets are contracting. The government needs to decide how best to maintain competition between companies in such an environment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2018
How central banks should and shouldn't tackle global warming
Monitoring the impact of climate change is sensible, but tipping the scales is dangerous.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2018
Fintech can address Asia's inequality
Innovations in finance technology can increase the level of access to capital and financial inclusion in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2018
Banks rush to turn Japan cashless before legal change attracts tech giants
Japanese banks, long content to foster the nation's love for cash, are now diving into digital payments thanks to a regulatory change that threatens to usher in new rivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2018
Mega-banks to slash new hires in spring 2019 as ultralow interest rates take toll
Japan's three mega-banking groups plan to hire fewer new graduates in April 2019, it was learned Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2018
Japanese researchers seek to read Mario Draghi's poker face to predict European Central Bank policy
If European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi appears slightly more downbeat at his regular news conference than before, it could foreshadow a possible move by the bank to trim its monetary policy stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 27, 2018
Japan's financial regulation shake-up seen as a game changer for banks
The Financial Services Agency is laying the groundwork for a regulatory overhaul that could lead to a shake-up in Japan's ¥1 quadrillion banking industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018
How an Indian bank's $1.8 billion fraud went unnoticed
The Punjab National Bank branch in south Mumbai sits just down the road from both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Reserve Bank of India, at a physical center of one of the world's fastest-growing major economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018
India's state-run bank adopts strict SWIFT controls after $1.77 billion fraud case
India's state-run Punjab National Bank has stepped up its controls on the use of SWIFT, a global payments network, following an alleged $1.77 billion fraud, according to memos issued this month and seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 12, 2018
Japan's staff-heavy banks downsize and turn to technology for survival
These are tough times for banks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 27, 2018
Is artificial intelligence killing Japan's banks?
As part of an ongoing series about artificial intelligence, the Asahi Shimbun on Jan. 11 published a story that asserts the financial industry has adopted AI more readily than any other. Because finance is a data-driven endeavor, designing AI software to do things such as read and analyze reams of economic...
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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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