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JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

GE Capital receives insurance license

The Finance Ministry on March 19 issued an operating license to GE Capital Edison Life Insurance Co., a new insurer to be set up jointly by Toho Mutual Life Insurance Co. and leading U.S. nonbank financial firm GE Capital Services Inc.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 1998

Lending still cautious but easing, BOJ reports

Banks now have weaker lending constraints because of rebounding stock prices, the yen's appreciation and the high expectations for the government's financial stabilization measures, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 1998

Merrill Lynch to set up second brokerage house in Japan

U.S. financial management giant Merrill Lynch & Co. announced Thursday it plans to open a new brokerage house in Japan this summer and will hire about 2,000 former employees of the failed Yamaichi Securities Co. to work in about 30 outlets across the country.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 1998

Brokers' shady deals target of amendment

Steps to amend the Securities and Exchange Law will be submitted to the upcoming Diet session so that profits made by brokerages through shady means such as market manipulation can be confiscated, Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said Tuesday.The proposed revision is part of the ministry's package...
JAPAN
Dec 3, 1997

Top banker praises public funds plan

The leader of the nation's top banking association welcomed on Tuesday the government's intention to use public funds for future financial crises, describing the plan as a "safety valve" for contingencies that fall beyond the capacity of the existing system tasked with dealing with such problems.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 1997

Ministry searches for measures to protect depositors

Alarmed at the successive failures of large financial firms -- the latest being Yamaichi Securities Co. -- the Finance Ministry said Monday it has begun studying new measures to ensure market stability and protect depositors, investors and insurance policy holders, with Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka...
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Asian economic jitters fuel TSE selling spree

Pessimism reigned Monday over prospects for the Tokyo stock market and the yen's value against the dollar.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1997

MMC chairman, president exit over scandal

Takemune Kimura, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., said Thursday that he and Chairman Hirokazu Nakamura will quit their posts to take the blame for the recent arrest of four MMC executives suspected of illegally paying off "sokaiya" corporate extortionists.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 1997

NCB and Bankers Trust reach cross-shareholding agreement

Nippon Credit Bank and Bankers Trust Co. of the United States will hold between 1 billion yen and 2 billion yen in each other's shares, and Bankers Trust will also acquire an option to buy additional NCB shares worth 15 billion yen in three years, NCB announced Sept. 30.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

BOJ outlines new structural reorganization plan

The Bank of Japan partially outlined an organizational reform plan Sept. 12 that would streamline its operations starting in April 1998.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1997

Nomura, DKB hit with harsh penalties

The Finance Ministry slapped administrative penalties July 30 on Nomura Securities Co. and Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank lasting from five months to a year for their roles in one of the biggest financial scandals to hit the nation this decade.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Baht turmoil will subside, Mitsuzuka says

Turmoil on the foreign currency markets following Thailand's decision last week to float the baht will soon subside, Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka predicted July 11.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

Barclays, Hokkaido Takushoku eye business tieup

Hokkaido Takushoku Bank and Barclays Bank PLC announced June 16 they will begin discussions toward mutual business cooperation in such areas as asset securitization and development of products for the Japanese market.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 1997

NCB, Bankers Trust formally announce tieup

Nippon Credit Bank and Bankers Trust Company formally announced April 25 their agreement to collaborate on securitization of transactions and overseas financial business operations and to hold shares in each other.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 1997

Support for NCB crucial, Mitsuzuka says

Support for ailing Nippon Credit Bank, which is expected to unveil a sweeping restructuring program soon, is imperative for maintaining financial stability both at home and abroad, Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said Mar. 28.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 1997

Banker raps holding-company rules

Less stringent limitations than those currently proposed should be placed on financial holding companies to be allowed under a revised Antimonopoly Law, the head of the nation's banking industry said Feb. 18.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 21, 2023

At Hiroshima G7, Zelenskyy rallies support for defense of Ukraine

The Group of Seven summit wrapped up with the Ukrainian leader making his case for further support in repelling Russia's invasion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2023

As G7 finance summit kicks off, warnings of ‘catastrophe’ in the U.S.

Talks were to be about the global economy, but the spotlight was on negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling in Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2023

Yellen is calling CEOs personally to warn on U.S. debt ceiling, sources say

Yellen told lawmakers last week that Treasury will likely be unable to pay all the government's bills as early as June 1 without an increase in the federal debt limit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2023

The sources of East Asia’s industrial prowess

The United States cannot ignore its own dependence on small Asian economies like South Korea and Taiwan for advanced technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2023

Daiwa to start using AI chatbot spurned by Wall Street banks

Japan’s second-biggest brokerage plans to adopt the ChatGPT technology from this month for all of its 9,000 domestic employees, adding that it has 'limitless potential.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 12, 2023

IMF issues growth warning as it lowers 2023 forecast

Concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tensions and financial stability hang over the updated forecasts, with the impact of war in Ukraine continuing to dampen growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 20, 2023

Asian markets downcast despite UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

The 225-issue Nikkei average, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Australia’s S&P/ASX were all down, as turbulence in the banking sector continued to cast a shadow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2023

Inside the payoff to a porn star that could lead to Trump’s indictment

Manhattan prosecutors investigating a payout to Stormy Daniels may be poised to make Donald Trump the first former president ever to be criminally indicted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2023

Kuroda’s decade at the BOJ changed how Japan’s banks make money

Investors prepare for an eventual normalization of monetary policy with BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, who introduced negative interest rates, set to hand over the reins.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2023

Could a ‘greener’ World Bank be in the works?

The World Bank, the globe’s leading lender, should lead the fight against climate change.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2023

Japan preparing new G7 sanctions on Russia as Kishida weighs Ukraine trip

The prime minister said that while he hoped to travel to the war-torn country soon, nothing had been decided yet, with discussions ongoing.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 16, 2023

Kishida’s child care plans raise questions about who will pay and how

Details of the proposal have become a hotly debated topic as Japan looks ahead to key local elections in April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2023

Toshiba’s bidder set to win commitments for $10.6 billion loan

Securing financing support from banks is a crucial step in the JIP-led consortium’s proposed takeover of one of Japan’s most iconic companies.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
The United States imposes 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Biggest drop in Japanese nationals seen alongside record high in foreign residents
A street in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Wednesday
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.

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