By Rocky Swift and Ankur Banerjee TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) – Japan is calling its capital home, a move investors say will ripple across markets, could finally lift the yen and send money into the …
Yen climbs as Japan lures pension funds into domestic assets
By Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE, July 10 (Reuters) – The yen bounced on Friday on news that Japan plans to encourage pension funds to increase their holdings of domestic financial assets, a move analysts …
Watch: Typhoon Bavi forecast to bring heavy rains and floods to Taiwan, Japan and China
A powerful typhoon is heading towards Taiwan, parts of Japan and south-eastern China after causing devastation in the southern Philippines. Watch this forecast to see how it will move across east Asia …
Japan signals pension push into domestic assets, sparking rally in yen, bonds
By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s finance minister said on Friday the government aims to steer the country’s vast state pension funds to “substantially” lift …
Japan signals pension push into domestic assets, sparking rally in yen, bonds
By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) – Japan’s finance minister said on Friday the government aims to steer the country’s vast state pension funds to “substantially” lift …
Japan’s southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches
By Joseph Campbell and Kim Kyung-Hoon ISHIGAKI, Japan, July 10 (Reuters) – A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan’s southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to warn of violent winds,
‘Managing own popularity’: Reason Japan triples tourist tax
Japan has long dominated Aussies’ travel lists – and more so over the last couple of years due to the strong Aussie dollar.
Japan bond market signals waning faith in inflation, government’s fiscal management
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) – Japan’s bond market is signalling diminishing confidence that the central bank can contain inflation while the government’s spending ambitions further strain the nation’s finances.
Imperial law revision bill to pass Japan lower house as Diet gridlock ends
Ruling and opposition parties have formally agreed to hold a House of Representatives plenary session on Friday to deliberate a bill
Stable China-Japan relations extremely important for Japanese companies: business representative
A Japanese business group is considering sending a delegation to China for a four-day trip in late September, Kyodo News reported. A Chinese industry analyst said the planned visit underscores the …