By Kevin Buckland and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese government bond investors are bracing for a potential power shift in upper house elections this weekend that could strain the country’s …
Investors brace for Japan bond market blowout as election nears
By Kevin Buckland and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese government bond investors are bracing for a potential power shift in upper house elections this weekend that could strain the country’s …
JGBs Fall Amid Ongoing Fiscal Concerns Ahead of Japan’s Election
JGBs fell in price terms in the morning Tokyo session amid ongoing fiscal concerns ahead of Japan’s Upper House election on July 20.
Japan’s Aozora, Resona plan $1.4bn in private credit funds amid M&A surge
TOKYO — Japan’s Aozora Bank and Resona Bank plan to create funds totaling 200 billion yen ($1.35 billion) to channel risk capital from outside investors to companies for deals, providing another …
Japan doesn’t plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says
Unlike the European Union, the Japanese government has made no indication it plans to impose any kind of reciprocal tariff on the U.S.
ST180: 180 years of covering Japan, from isolationism to Westernisation to war and peace
But I did not understand the Japanese language or fully appreciate the country’s deep cultural influence. Japan seemed like a nation past its prime, its economy overtaken by China, its pop culture …
Japan Leads Global Long-Bond Drop as Spending Takes Center-Stage
Yields for long-term debt from Japan and Germany to the UK and France rose on Monday as growing concern over widening fiscal deficits dented demand.The yield on Japan’s 30-year notes jumped the most …
India’s bullet train dream speeds ahead: First undersea tunnel section completed in Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor
India completes first section of undersea bullet train tunnel. E10 Shinkansen trains to debut alongside Japan. MAHSR corridor gains momentum.
US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan
Trump administration says it is trying to prevent war but raises eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan …
Asia Braces For Trump’s Tariffs: South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan Scramble Ahead Of August Deadline
Several Asian economies are racing to strike last-minute trade deals with the U.S. ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline that could trigger steep new tariffs under President Donald Trump’s global tariff …