The yields on Japan’s long-term debt pulled back early on Wednesday after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama urged investors to remain calm.
Japan business head regrets China’s ‘economic coercion’
The head of Japan’s biggest business lobby has voiced strong regret over China’s decision to step up controls on exports of goods to Japan for both military and civilian use.
Japan’s finance minister calm amid bond market tremors
Worries about overly aggressive fiscal measures in Japan have jolted bond markets, but the country’s finance minister is confident that the situation won’t spiral.
Japan’s finance minister issues fresh verbal warning as yen falters
A joint statement between the U.S. and Japan says that “decisive action—meaning intervention—can be taken against sharp currency moves that do not reflect fundamentals,” Satsuki Katayama said.
‘Japan’s Thatcher’ drives stocks to record high after signalling snap election
The Japanese stock market has surged to a record high as Sanae Takaichi, the country’s prime minister, prepares to gamble on an election in early February.
India’s Shriram Finance gets shareholders’ nod for MUFG deal-linked proposals
India’s Shriram Finance said on Wednesday its shareholders have approved three proposals related to the non-bank lender’s deal with Japan’s MUFG .
U.S. hosts finance ministerial talks with Korea, Japan, others on critical mineral supply chains
The United States convened a meeting of finance ministers from Korea, Japan and other partners in Washington on Monday to discuss efforts to secure supply chains for critical minerals, the Treasury …
Investors see opportunity in Japan property
For Japanese real estate, demography may not end up being destiny after all. Key sectors of Japan’s property market — led by logistics and multifamily residential — are offering investors relatively …
More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends
A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements.
How rare earths raise the stakes in China-Japan spat
Now, concerns are growing that newly announced restrictions on China’s exports will lead to a curb on rare earths, hitting a long-recognized vulnerability in Japan’s supply chains.What sparked the …