BOJ’s Suzuki sees negative effects of current policy
November 25, 2017
Tokyo- Bank of Japan Policy Board member Hitoshi Suzuki has said he is closely watching negative side effects of the current monetary policy, such as shrinking interest margins at commercial banks. “The negative interest rate policy gives a substantially large
LDP lawmaker gave cash to assembly member also in 2014
November 25, 2017
Osaka- Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Noboru Kamitani handed cash to a local assembly member in his constituency in western Japan during the official campaign period for the December 2014 House of Representatives election, it was learned Saturday. The revelation came
20 Years On: Yamaichi failure sparked makeover for securities industry
November 25, 2017
Tokyo- The failure of Yamaichi Securities Co., one of Japan’s formidable Big Four brokerage houses, in November 1997 marked the start of turbulence that compelled significant changes in the securities industry. The industry has witnessed the growth of online brokerage
Abe sends condolences to Egypt over mosque attack
November 25, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered his condolences to Egyptian President Adbel Fatah el-Sisi on Saturday over a deadly attack on a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula in eastern Egypt. In a message sent to the president, Abe said
South Korea sets Aug. 14 as comfort women memorial day
November 25, 2017
Seoul- South Korea’s parliament on Friday enacted a law revision to designate Aug. 14 as the day to honor so-called wartime comfort women, despite Japanese government concerns conveyed through diplomatic channels. Tokyo recently warned that the South Korean move could
Concerns raised over Osaka’s plan to cut sister-city ties with San Francisco
November 25, 2017
Osaka- Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura’s plan to cut the western Japan city’s sister-city ties with San Francisco has drawn concerns from a local civic group promoting exchange programs with the US city. The Osaka city government has scrapped a plan
8 men claiming to be from N. Korea held in northeastern Japan
November 24, 2017
Tokyo- Police have held in protective custody eight men who claimed to have come from North Korea in the city of Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, it was learned Friday. A wooden boat was found on the shore of the
Product data tampering found at Mitsubishi Materials units
November 24, 2017
Tokyo- Mitsubishi Materials Corp. said Thursday that two subsidiaries have falsified product quality data and shipped products that did not satisfy internal and client requirements. The two subsidiaries of the major Japanese nonferrous metal producer are Mitsubishi Cable Industries Ltd.
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