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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 19, 2017
Keizai Doyukai chief warns of stock price bubble as TSE and Dow surge
Japanese business leader Yoshimitsu Kobayashi on Wednesday warned of "a possible stock market bubble," citing recent equity price surges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2017
Broadcaster stocks slip as Trump threatens networks' licenses over critical coverage
President Donald Trump suggested challenging licenses for NBC and other broadcast news networks on Wednesday, a salvo that followed reports his own secretary of state had called him a "moron" after a discussion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2017
NRA opposes outright U.S. legal ban on 'bump stocks' like those used by Las Vegas sniper
The powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, said on Sunday it would oppose an outright ban on bump-stock devices that the killer in the Las Vegas massacre of 58 people used to turn rifles into automatic weapons and strafe a crowd with bursts of sustained gunfire.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Oct 3, 2017
Nikkei surges to another two-year high
The Nikkei 225 average shot up Tuesday to rewrite its highest closing level in more than two years, with investors taking heart from an advance on Wall Street brought on by stronger than expected U.S. economic reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 29, 2017
Foreign investors bet big on Japan stocks right before Abe's snap election call
In the two weeks before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap election, foreign investors using the futures market — which are often hedge funds — suddenly turned hugely positive on Japanese shares.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Sep 12, 2017
Nikkei hits one-month closing high on Wall Street gains
Stocks rose again Tuesday, thanks to buying encouraged by an overnight advance on Wall Street that pushed up the Nikkei 225 average to its highest closing level in more than a month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2017
TV ads for Japan Post's ¥1.3 trillion share sale will target individual investors
Japan Post Holdings Co.'s underwriters will seek to attract retail investors to its ¥1.3 trillion ($12 billion) public offering, betting they will shrug off the stock's slack performance and market anxiety over North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 6, 2017
Mom and pop investors tiptoe into Japan's lucrative REIT market
This summer, Japanese real estate investment trusts benefited from an unexpected group of net buyers for the first time in nearly seven years: Mom and pop investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2017
Japan Post Bank poised to plow ¥100 billion into stocks
Japan Post Bank Co. plans to spend an initial ¥100 billion directly buying stocks — when it finds the right opportunities.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 30, 2017
Tokyo stocks rebound on brisk U.S. equities, weaker yen
Stocks turned higher on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Wednesday, backed by an overnight rise in U.S. equities and the yen's weakening against the dollar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 29, 2017
Asian stocks drop while yen and franc gain after North Korea missile launch
Asian stocks fell, and the yen and Swiss franc gained Tuesday as investors flocked to safe havens after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan, fanning simmering tensions.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Aug 29, 2017
Tokyo stocks fall on North Korea missile launch
Stocks lost ground in Tokyo on Tuesday due to growing geopolitical concerns following a North Korean missile launch.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 23, 2017
Thinking the unthinkable: Japan's stocks slip free of yen's grip
It's still early, but there are signs Japan's equity market is approaching escape velocity when it comes to a force that has entranced it for years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 22, 2017
Bank of Japan's ETF buying leaves Nikkei 225 trailing Topix, analysts say
The Bank of Japan's reduction of the amount it invests in the Nikkei 225 stock average is leaving the blue-chip gauge lagging behind the broader Topix by the widest margin in nearly two years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2017
Bearish bets on Japan Display approaches record after restructuring plan announcement
While Japan's flagship panel maker completed its biggest two-day rally this year on Thursday, bearish bets have climbed toward a record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017
Ex-Nomura salesman exiled in Chicago goes hostile at tiny Japan firms
From downtown Chicago, a former Nomura Holdings Inc. salesman is taking activist investing to Japan's smaller listed firms, betting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's corporate governance overhaul is trickling down to less-covered parts of the market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 25, 2017
Alphabet adds to cash pile despite higher costs and antitrust fine
Alphabet Inc. reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly revenue Monday, maintaining a growth rate that is rarely seen among companies its size and suggesting the big sales gains enjoyed recently by the other internet firms are not done yet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2017
GPIF posts return of ¥7.9 trillion for fiscal 2016, marking best performance in two years
The world's biggest pension fund posted its best annual gain in two years, as Japanese and overseas stocks rose while government bonds slid.
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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