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Japan Stocks Can Be Haven In A Bleak World
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ECONOMICS TIMES
Global equity investors have reason to be concerned: The economic outlook is worsening, interest rates are rising and tensions in the U.S.-China relationship could further harm growth. But all is not bleak. Japan provides a measure of certainty and promise, with a stable governm...
Global equity investors have reason to be concerned: The economic outlook is worsening, interest rates are rising and tensions in the U.S.-China relationship could further harm growth. But all is not bleak. Japan provides a measure of certainty and promise, with a stable governm...
- January 2, 2019
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Nomura Aims For Increased Deal-Related Business In U.S. Push: CEO
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Nomura Holdings Inc aims to increase its share of business arranging foreign exchange hedging, acquisition finance and other deal-related services for corporate clients in the United States, the CEO of Japan’s biggest investment bank said.
The bank is in the process of re-al...
TOKYO - Nomura Holdings Inc aims to increase its share of business arranging foreign exchange hedging, acquisition finance and other deal-related services for corporate clients in the United States, the CEO of Japan’s biggest investment bank said.
The bank is in the process of re-al...
- January 1, 2019
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A Scramble For New Workers Disrupts Japan's Hiring Practices
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BUSINESS TIMES
Tokyo- IT'S a rite of spring in Japan: Major corporations hire fresh university graduates en masse every April, starting them all at the same salary with assurances of rising pay and lifetime employment.
But lately, some companies, including Rakuten, SoftBank and Line Corp, are b...
Tokyo- IT'S a rite of spring in Japan: Major corporations hire fresh university graduates en masse every April, starting them all at the same salary with assurances of rising pay and lifetime employment.
But lately, some companies, including Rakuten, SoftBank and Line Corp, are b...
- December 31, 2018
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Nikkei Falls In 2018 Final Session, Marking 1st Annual Loss In 7 Years
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower Friday, the final trading day of the year, with the benchmark Nikkei index losing 12.1 percent in 2018 for its first yearly loss in seven years amid growing concerns about a global economic slowdown following the U.S.-China trade war.
The 22...
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower Friday, the final trading day of the year, with the benchmark Nikkei index losing 12.1 percent in 2018 for its first yearly loss in seven years amid growing concerns about a global economic slowdown following the U.S.-China trade war.
The 22...
- December 29, 2018
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Japan’s Mizuho Bank To Issue Digital Currency
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will issue its own digital currency from March at the earliest, which will allow users to make cashless payments via smartphones and fee-free cash transfers among users, it has been learned.
The currency will be the first to be issued by a megabank.
Th...
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will issue its own digital currency from March at the earliest, which will allow users to make cashless payments via smartphones and fee-free cash transfers among users, it has been learned.
The currency will be the first to be issued by a megabank.
Th...
- December 28, 2018
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Panel Proposes Raising Deposit Ceiling At Japan Post Bank
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THE MAINICHI
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A governmental panel in charge of postal privatization proposed in a report Wednesday that the deposit ceiling at Japan Post Bank Co. be raised to 26 million yen ($235,000) from 13 million yen, raising concern that the state-backed bank could gain an unfair advanta...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A governmental panel in charge of postal privatization proposed in a report Wednesday that the deposit ceiling at Japan Post Bank Co. be raised to 26 million yen ($235,000) from 13 million yen, raising concern that the state-backed bank could gain an unfair advanta...
- December 27, 2018
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Japan's Nikkei Index Slides Amid US Uncertainty
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BBC
Japan's main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders' worries following a slide on Wall Street.
The Nikkei closed down 5% on Tuesday, its worst finish since April 2017. Indexes in Shanghai, Bangkok and Taiwan also fell.
Investors have been concerned about President Trump's disput...
Japan's main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders' worries following a slide on Wall Street.
The Nikkei closed down 5% on Tuesday, its worst finish since April 2017. Indexes in Shanghai, Bangkok and Taiwan also fell.
Investors have been concerned about President Trump's disput...
- December 26, 2018
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Airports In Kansai Hold Improvement Talks
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THE JAPAN NEWS
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A meeting was held on Monday for talks on the roles of three major airports in the Kansai region and how to better utilize them.
Major topics at the meeting, the first of its kind in eight years and eight months, included reviews of the operations of Osaka In...
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A meeting was held on Monday for talks on the roles of three major airports in the Kansai region and how to better utilize them.
Major topics at the meeting, the first of its kind in eight years and eight months, included reviews of the operations of Osaka In...
- December 26, 2018
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Hitachi To Buy Majority Stake In ABB's Power Grid Arm For $6.4 Bil
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's Hitachi on Monday announced plans to buy a majority stake in the power grid business of Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB for $6.4 billion, in what would be its biggest ever buyout.
The deal would make Hitachi the world's largest power grid company, local media s...
TOKYO - Japan's Hitachi on Monday announced plans to buy a majority stake in the power grid business of Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB for $6.4 billion, in what would be its biggest ever buyout.
The deal would make Hitachi the world's largest power grid company, local media s...
- December 20, 2018
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Softbank Corp Shares Slide 10% On Debut After Record Japan IPO
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THE STAR ONLINE
TOKYO: SoftBank Corp shares slumped more than 10 percent in their debut on Wednesday, as investor appetite for Japan's biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent major service outage and worries over its exposure to Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei.
Following its $23.5 billion initi...
TOKYO: SoftBank Corp shares slumped more than 10 percent in their debut on Wednesday, as investor appetite for Japan's biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent major service outage and worries over its exposure to Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei.
Following its $23.5 billion initi...
- December 20, 2018
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