Japan’s banking regulator is surveying regional lenders to gauge how new curbs imposed in January to contain COVID-19 are affecting regional economies, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter …
Exclusive: Japan bank regulator surveying impact of coronavirus restrictions on local economies – sources
Japan’s banking regulator is surveying regional lenders on how local businesses are coping with new restrictions to contain COVID-19, as it seeks to forestall a spike in bankruptcies, four sources …
Profit at Japan’s SoftBank zooms on lucrative investments
Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as …
Consumption in Japan remains ‘very weak,’ says professor
Sayuri Shirai of Keio University says Japan’s exporters are counting on China’s continued growth at the moment.
GRAPHIC-Taiwan, Japan lead earnings beats for Dec. quarter in Asia
Taiwan, Japan and Indian firms led the earnings beats in the fourth quarter, as they showed a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered by rising demand for electronic products. Data from …
Bain Capital Boosts Japan Staff by 25% as Competition Grows
Bain Capital is expanding in Japan as competition intensifies among the world’s largest private-equity firms to win deals from businesses undertaking overhauls.
Internet Initiative Japan 9-month Profit Climbs, Lifts FY20 View; Stock Up
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. or IIJ (IIJIY), an Internet-related network services provider, reported Monday that its nine-month profit attributable to owners of the parent grew 75.2 percent to 5.88 …
Fitch affirms Japan’s rating at ‘A’; outlook Negative
In its latest review report, the US-based Fitch Ratings affirmed Japan’s sovereign credit rating at ‘A’ while maintaining a Negative outlook. Key takeaways “Japan’s ratings ba …
Japanese women shocked to learn it is still 1950
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades.” Anyone wondering how, oh how, Japan could trail the United …
Japan to provide US$ 122.2 million for humanitarian and development assistance in Afghanistan
The Government of Japan has announced its decision to provide US$ 122.2 million to support humanitarian and development programmes in Afghanistan. Through this new disbursement, sourced from Japan’s …