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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2018
Suruga Bank workers may have known of loan document manipulation
Suruga Bank has said that its documents on the screenings of loans related to investments in shared houses appear to have been manipulated or fabricated, and that quite a number of employees at the lender might have been aware of the malpractice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Regional banks fight for inheritance to ensure their survival
Where there's a will, there's a way. That's what banks across Japan are counting on as they try to keep hold of the ¥50 trillion in wealth left by their customers each year when they die.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 8, 2018
Japan's March household spending slumps, suggesting economy slowed in first quarter
Household spending fell 0.7 percent in March from a year earlier to mark the second straight month of decline, underscoring the view the economy suffered a temporary lull in the first quarter as bad weather hurt consumption.
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2018
Finance chiefs from Japan, China and South Korea hail inter-Korean summit
The finance ministers and central bank governors of the three countries also warned of risks from rising protectionism and noted the importance of free trade.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 21, 2018
Former Bank of Japan employee nabbed after allegedly stealing gold coins
A former Bank of Japan employee was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing gold coins worth a total of ¥200,000 ($1,850) from the central bank's Tokyo head office, police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2018
The Bank of Japan looks to empower women with new ETF index pick
In Japan's latest attempt to change corporate behavior, the Bank of Japan decides to put money into an index of firms selected for the way they treat women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2018
BOJ chief Haruhiko Kuroda begins new term by vowing to continue stimulus in pursuit of 2% inflation
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda pledged Monday to continue pursuing monetary stimulus in close coordination with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to achieve 2 percent inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 30, 2018
Bank of Japan's bid to taper by stealth made tougher by supercharged yen
The Bank of Japan is finding out just how hard it is to be stealthy — when everyone is looking right at you.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2018
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus visits Hiroshima peace park
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Tuesday and offered flowers at the cenotaph commemorating victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2018
Japanese researchers seek to read Mario Draghi's poker face to predict European Central Bank policy
If European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi appears slightly more downbeat at his regular news conference than before, it could foreshadow a possible move by the bank to trim its monetary policy stimulus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 20, 2018
Migration due to climate to surge by 2050 unless emissions are curbed: World Bank
More than 140 million people in Africa, Latin America and South Asia could move to another part of their country by 2050 to escape the worsening impacts of climate change — unless urgent action is taken to curb global warming and help people adapt, the World Bank said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 18, 2018
Achieving inflation target only possible if nation's elderly remain employed, expert says
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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 16, 2018
Why Japan will never reach its inflation target
After five years of unprecedented stimulus, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda should recognize reality.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2018
Nippon Life to acquire 5% stake in Deutsche Bank unit and send representative to join new board
Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Monday it has inked a deal with Germany's Deutsche Bank to acquire a 5 percent stake in the company's asset management unit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2018
BOJ policy board nominees at odds over ending easing
Bank of Japan deputy governor nominee, Masazumi Wakatabe, staked out an aggressive position in front of a Lower House committee on Monday, stating that "there are no limits to monetary policy."
EDITORIALS
Feb 20, 2018
Challenges for Kuroda in his second term
In his second stint, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will face as many challenges as in his first term.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2018
Here's who really matters at the Bank of Japan
Masayoshi Amamiya could provide Japan's central bank with much-needed room to maneuver.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 19, 2018
Bank of Japan watchers see strong stimulus continuing under Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to stick with Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda indicates that powerful stimulus will continue, and the yen's recent advance could make policy normalization even more remote.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2018
Kuroda must channel his inner Greenspan
The BOJ governor must shift from being a man of bold action to one of courageous words.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2018
'More of the same' isn't a choice for Kuroda
Reports that Haruhiko Kuroda will be reappointed don't mean he can continue stimulus forever.
Rare tissue-damaging bacteria spreads in Japan
Group A Streptococcus typically causes swelling and sore throat in children, but some types of the bacteria can lead to symptoms developing rapidly.
North Korea building roads and walls inside DMZ, report says
What's believed to be loudspeakers at the top of a hill on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday.
Southwest Airlines plane plunged within 120 meters of ocean near Hawaii
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The evolving nature of fatherhood in Japan
Father's Day is said to have come to Japan around 1950, shortly after the establishment of Mother's Day.
J-pop act Mrs. Green Apple spikes ‘Columbus’ video after viewer backlash
Mrs. Green Apple has posted an apology on its official website after backlash over a music video that portrayed explorer Christopher Columbus in a charming way.
G7 leaders unite to hammer China over trade and Russian lifeline
U.S. President Joe Biden joins other world leaders, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as they watch a skydiving demonstration at the annual Group of Seven summit in Savelletri, Italy, on Thursday.
Calls for Kishida to step down growing among local LDP chapters
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to voters in the city of Kumamoto in April. Liberal Democratic Party politicians are afraid that Kishida's unpopularity could seal their own fates when they stand for local elections.
Renho, the liberal politician who might dethrone Tokyo's Koike
Renho speaks to reporters on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Despite its hardworking image, Japan might be No. 1 in quiet quitting
Only 6% of the Japanese workforce is engaged while a third of the workforce is job hunting or looking out for new opportunities, according to a Gallup report.
In Japan, a legal fight for the right to sterilization surgery
Kazane Kajiya, 27, (second from left) and others filed a lawsuit against the state, arguing that the Maternal Health Law infringes upon their constitutional rights by restricting women's ability to make decisions about their own bodies.

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