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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2015
China slide turns Wall Street rally into rout; Dow down 10.5% in five sessions
A rally on Wall Street evaporated on Tuesday and stocks ended with deep losses as concerns about China's economy outweighed lower valuations that some earlier saw as bargains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015
China stocks extend biggest plunge since 1996 on support doubts
Chinese shares plummeted to extend the steepest four-day rout since 1996 on concern the government is abandoning market support measures.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015
Rout seen as encouraging Japan banks' flight to U.S. treasuries
Japanese banks were already returning to U.S. Treasuries before a plunge in global markets made Federal Reserve rate increases an even more distant prospect.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 12, 2015
Stocks slump as China weakens yuan for second day
Japanese stocks fell the most in a month as China devalued its currency for a second day, heightening concern growth may slow in the world's second-largest economy and dampening the outlook for Japanese exporters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 12, 2015
China's 2% yuan devaluation clobbers stocks, stokes dollar, fuels currency war fears
China's 2 percent devaluation of the yuan on Tuesday pushed the dollar higher and hit Wall Street and other global equity markets as it raised fears of a new round of currency wars and fed worries about slowing Chinese economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2015
New business code seen spurring stock buybacks
Prime minister Shinzo Abe has engineered a way the nation's companies can dump ¥34.1 trillion ($273 billion) of stock, and share prices will keep rising.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2015
Japan's shame index dumps Toshiba, adds Olympus in second revamp
Toshiba Corp. was kicked off a stock index showcasing the best domestic companies after a ¥152 billion ($1.2 billion) accounting scandal, while Olympus Corp. made the cut.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 28, 2015
China's stocks extend rout as traders test government support
Chinese stocks fell Tuesday in volatile trading, extending the biggest one-day loss since 2007, as concern grew unprecedented government intervention will fail to shore up equities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2015
GPIF head says no need to be 'bang on' with asset targets
The world's biggest pension fund, nearing the end of a plan to shift its asset mix and bulk up on equities, need not rush itself to reach new allocation targets, according to its president.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 13, 2015
'Island of sanity' lures funds amid Greece, China woes
Van Biema Value Partners LLC, a New York-based fund of hedge funds with $600 million, is looking to increase allocations to Japan because it is a haven from the Greek crisis and China's share-market rout.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2015
GPIF posts record gain as stocks rise
Pension investment fund rose 12 percent in year; it may shift further into equities.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2015
China tries Japan's approach to stock bubble
The longer Xi Jinping delays weaning China's economy off excessive investment, the more Lehman-like the fallout will be.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015
China stocks nosedive as regulator warns of 'panic'
Chinese stocks dived on Wednesday, as the country's securities regulator warned investors were in the grip of "panic sentiment" and the market showed signs of freezing up as companies scrambled to escape the rout by having their shares suspended.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2015
Losing $1 billion a minute, China blames foreigners, speculators for selloff
Rumor-spreading short sellers and foreign investors with a hidden agenda.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2015
Sony's ¥440 billion fundraising opens way to finance unit buyout
Sony Corp.'s first share sale in 26 years is fueling speculation the company may buy full control of Sony Financial Holdings Inc., a move that could save taxes and help the parent meet performance targets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2015
Sony shares nosedive as investors question fundraising drive
Sony Corp.'s plan for its first share sale in 26 years is straining investors' faith in Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai's ability to deliver on growth promises.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 30, 2015
Greek default fears send Dow plunging; volatility spikes
U.S. stocks extended their losses in heavy trading on Monday after a collapse in Greek bailout talks intensified fears that the country could be the first to exit the eurozone.
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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