Iniki in 1992.... Print HONOLULU— Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the

interest rate policy will end later this year. Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co and Meiji Yasuda Life

Банк Японии, вероятно, провел две валютных интервенции в поддержку дешевеющей иены, а последняя из них обошлась регулятору примерно в 3,5 триллиона иен (22,5 миллиарда долларов). Об этом пишет Bloomberg.

TOKYO: Toshiba plans to split into three companies as early as 2023, a report said yesterday, after a series of crises at the firm including the ouster of the board’s chairman and a contentious buyout offer. The Nikkei business daily said the three units would focus on infrastructure, devices and semiconductor memory and are expected to be listed, possibly within two years. Toshiba told AFP the option of splitting its business up was under consideration but said nothing had been decided yet. The

TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell further on Thursday as market participants firmed up bets that the Bank of Japan( BOJ) will exit stimulus in coming months. The Nikkei had slipped 0.4% to 36, 070.78 by 0144 GMT, extending losses to a third session.... The broader Topix was down 0.28% at 2, 522.45." Prospects of a BOJ policy tweak weighed on sentiment.... The recent Nikkei rally was underpinned by expectations that the BOJ would maintain its ultra-loose policy but that support has now b

Rising for the fifth month in a row, exports totaled 7.36 trillion yen($ 67 billion), lifted by robust shipments of cars and auto parts to the United States as well as semiconductors and chip-making equipment to Asian nations including China, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report.... The July exports recovered to levels seen before the pandemic, up 10.7 percent from 6.64 trillion yen in July 2019, largely helped by robust demand for chip-making devices amid a global shortage of semi

TOKYO: Japan’s household spending climbed for the first time in three months in March as virus restrictions were lifted across the nation, offering some support for private consumption at the end of a bruising quarter for the economy. Outlays advanced 4.1% from February, led by spending on transport, communications and clothing, the ministry of internal affairs reported yesterday.... Spending was still down from a year earlier, but not by as much as expected. The figures point to a stronger-tha

The performance follows spurts of growth in the United States and China, the No.... That underlying weakness made it the first among major economies to fall into recession, defined by two consecutive quarters of contraction. That same fragility has also made it slower to recover.... The size of its rebound has not been as stark as other major economies....

TOKYO: Japan’s life insurers are likely to buy more domestic sovereign bonds this year after the end of negative interest rates in the country. The companies will lay out their investment plans for the new financial year starting this month. Global investors pay close attention to the plans of life insurers, which have combined assets of US$ 2.6 trillion, as they often move markets. There is a particular focus on whether they will repatriate funds.... The insurers are also expected to flag the

This photo taken from a helicopter shows Tokyo Tower and Tokyo Skytree being lit up on Aug.... The winner will replace Suga, who announced his intention to resign earlier in the month, as prime minister given the party controls the powerful lower house of parliament.... The next leader will be tasked with attending to Japan's fiscal health which is the worst among major developed countries....