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Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 3, 2014
GPIF investment shift could bring either bonanza or bust
Friday's announcement of changes to the massive ¥127 trillion public pension fund's investment policy was headline news.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 21, 2014
U.S. stocks end higher despite drag from IBM
U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday on investor hopes for a strong earnings season, but IBM's disappointing results limited gains.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2014
Aesop's fable becomes a symbol of Japan's new shareholder activism
Seeking to explain changing attitudes in the world's second-biggest stock market, asset managers in Tokyo have been evoking ancient Greece.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 10, 2014
Moody's boosts Nomura credit rating for first time since 2005
Nomura Holdings Inc.'s credit rating was raised by Moody's Investors Service for the first time since November 2005 as Japan's largest brokerage showed improved profitability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2014
GPIF asset review may be delayed until December, adviser says
Japan's ¥127 trillion retirement fund may delay announcing its portfolio review until December, according to Takatoshi Ito, who was a top adviser to the government on overhauling public pensions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2014
'Bond king' Gross leaves Pimco
Bill Gross, the bond market's most renowned investor, quit Pimco for distant rival Janus Capital Group Inc. on Friday, the day before he was expected to be fired from the huge investment firm he co-founded more than 40 years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2014
SoftBank predicts $4.6 billion windfall from Alibaba IPO on Wall Street
SoftBank Corp. on Saturday forecast a gain of about ¥500 billion ($4.6 billion) from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s listing a day earlier on the New York Stock Exchange.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2014
Alibaba surges 38% on massive demand in market debut
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. .'s shares soared 38 percent in their first day of trading on Friday as investors jumped at the chance for a piece of what is likely to rank as the largest IPO in history, in a massive bet on China's burgeoning middle class.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 1, 2014
Investors still waiting for stock binge from GPIF
The world's largest retirement fund held back from plowing into Japanese equities last quarter, its investment results signaled, even as the market rebounded in anticipation of purchases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2014
Younger Japanese staying away from stocks despite NISA tax lure
History is working against the Abe administration as it seeks to convince a new generation of investors that equities are the best bet for funding retirement.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 21, 2014
Deutsche Bank lays seeds for future with warrants in Japan
Deutsche Bank AG is helping smaller Japanese companies less able to access the bond market raise money using warrants, as it searches for investment banking clients to generate future business.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2014
Governance fix needed at GPIF before asset change, Shiozaki says
As the world's biggest pension manager moves closer to putting more money in risky assets, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's deputy policy chief says the fund needs to change its governance first.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 5, 2014
Pension clones with $500 billion await GPIF's asset switch
Where the world's biggest pension fund goes, half a trillion dollars is set to follow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 22, 2014
TSE cuts tick sizes for 80 stocks
The Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday began allowing smaller price increments on shares of about 80 of Japan's biggest companies as the bourse seeks to win back business from private trading venues.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jul 18, 2014
Nikkei stocks weighed down by geopolitical risks
Stocks came under heavy selling pressure Friday, bruised by mounting geopolitical risks in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 16, 2014
Wall St. retreats on Yellen's comments on valuations
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and her fellow Fed policymakers raised concerns about "substantially stretched valuations" in some sectors.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2014
Tax-free NISA working poorly, Sawakami says
Japan's tax-free investing program is failing to draw new stock buyers as the benefits expire too soon and young people fail to see its advantages, said the founder of the Sawakami Fund.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 22, 2014
GPIF shakes up investment panel with Abe picks
The government pension fund overhauled its investment committee, adding three members of a state panel that urged it to cut bonds, as the balance of power shifts at the world's biggest manager of retirement savings.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 18, 2014
Weibo's Nasdaq debut highlights Chinese censorship
Weibo Corp. executives on Thursday toasted the Chinese social media firm's debut at Nasdaq's New York headquarters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2014
Apocalypse near? 'Year of the Bear' implosion haunts China
"It's like a horror movie. People like to watch but don't want to be in it," quipped economist Andy Xie about his popular lectures where he predicts a collapse in China's property and stock markets.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu

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