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Japan Eyes Mandatory Disclosure by Global IT Giants

November 6, 2018

Tokyo-The Japanese government is eyeing compulsory investigations of global information technology giants and mandatory disclosure of transaction information they hold, in a bid to ensure transparency and fairness, it was learned Monday. In an interim report, a panel of experts

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Japan Govt to Regulate Cryptocurrency Margin Trading

November 6, 2018

Tokyo–Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to set an upper leverage limit for cryptocurrency margin trading under law to better prevent investors from incurring huge losses, informed sources have said. An expert panel of the agency has agreed on the introduction

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Foreigners Locked for 24 Hours at Osaka Immigration Facility

November 6, 2018

Osaka–The Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau locked a total of 17 foreign detainees in a room for six people for about 24 hours after they acted violently, officials said Monday. The measure was taken in June at an immigration facility in

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Japan to Make Trademark Registration of Era Names Impossible

November 5, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government plans to make it impossible to register any era names as a trademark, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday. The government will revise its trademark application screening criteria, which only reject the registration of the current

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BOJ to Keep Tabs on Side Effects of Easing: Kuroda

November 5, 2018

Nagoya–Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday the central bank will keep close tabs on the side effects of its large-scale monetary easing. The BOJ “fully recognizes” that maintaining the accommodative policy “could have an impact on financial system

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Japan to Release Estimated Numbers of Foreign Workers under New Visas

November 5, 2018

Tokyo–The Japanese government will shortly release its estimates of the numbers of foreign workers the country will accept under two planned visa categories, Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita said Monday. “We’ll make sure the numbers will be available for use in

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BOJ Minutes Show Concerns about Side Effects of Easing

November 5, 2018

Tokyo–A number of Bank of Japan policymakers expressed concerns over the side effects of the central bank’s monetary easing at their Sept. 18-19 meeting, according to minutes of the meeting that were released Monday. Some members said that “as developments

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Death from Overwork Recognized for Fukushima N-Plant Worker

November 5, 2018

Fukushima–Labor authorities have recognized that the death of a worker involved in automobile maintenance at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was caused by fatigue from long work hours, it was learned Monday.

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