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Kirin to End Production of Budweiser in Japan

July 25, 2018

Tokyo- Kirin Brewery Co. will terminate production and sales of Budweiser beer in Japan at the end of this year, according to informed sources. Anheuser-Busch InBev of Belgium, which owns the Budweiser brand, is expected to ship the beer to

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Ex-BOJ Gov. Matsushita Dies at Age of 92

July 25, 2018

Tokyo- Former Bank of Japan Governor Yasuo Matsushita, who strived to save the country from a financial crisis in the late 1990s, died of old age on Friday, sources in the BOJ and the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.

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Toshiba Memory Eyeing Active Investment in Iwate Plant

July 25, 2018

Kitakami, Iwate Pref.- Toshiba Memory Corp. President Yasuo Naruke has indicated the company’s intention to actively invest in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, where it plans to build a new semiconductor plant. On Tuesday, the company held a groundbreaking ceremony for

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Stocks up but peso rallies after hitting P53.54:$1

July 24, 2018

Philippine stocks gained but the peso touched near 12-year lows before rallying on Tuesday. The peso opened at a low of P53.54 against the US dollar but closed at P53.42. Volume reached $668.1 million. The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed

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Mizuho U.S. Unit Pays Penalty to Settle with SEC

July 24, 2018

New York- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that Mizuho Securities USA LLC has agreed to pay a penalty of 1.25 million dollars for its failure to safeguard information on share buybacks by clients. The U.S. financial regulator

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Hitachi Files Lawsuit over Bidding for U.K. Subway Trains

July 24, 2018

London- A unit of Japanese machinery giant Hitachi Ltd. has filed a complaint with a British court over the result of bidding held by London’s transport bureau for the supply of new subway train cars, it was learned Monday. The

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EXCLUSIVE: Fiat Chrysler Aims for 50 Pct Jeep Sales Rise in Japan

July 23, 2018

Tokyo- A Japanese unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV aims to increase annual sales in Japan of its Jeep sport-utility vehicles to 15,000 units in 2020, 1.5 times the current level, Jiji Press learned Monday. FCA Japan Ltd., riding high

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BOJ Offers to Buy JGBs Unlimitedly to Counter Surging Yield

July 23, 2018

Tokyo- The benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond yield jumped on Monday morning, prompting the Bank of Japan to offer to buy JGBs unlimitedly at a fixed yield from the market to cap the rate spike. The yield of the newest

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