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E MONEY

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2018
Trump: Hush money payments not campaign finance violations, just 'simple private transaction'
Donald Trump on Monday defended hush money payments reported by his former lawyer a day after Democrats said the U.S. president could face impeachment and jail time if the transactions are proven to be campaign finance violations.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 7, 2018
Abuse is the norm for Japan's hometown tax donation system
On Sept. 11, then-Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiko Noda gave a news conference at which she stated the government's intention to revise laws for local taxes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 3, 2018
Japan hesitantly moves toward a cashless society
Taking out a wallet loaded with cash, receipts and loyalty cards and searching for coins in front of a cashier is a familiar scene at stores in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2018
Japan's rich have the most cash in Asia, but China is closing in
Japan's richest have the largest accumulation of wealth in the Asia-Pacific region, at $7.7 trillion, but legions of Chinese millionaires are rushing to catch up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 9, 2018
Trump tries to dismiss Stormy Daniels lawsuit over hush money agreement
A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss adult film actress Stormy Daniels' lawsuit challenging the validity of a $130,000 hush money agreement over a tryst she claimed they had more than a decade ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 28, 2018
Number of counterfeit $100 U.S. bills on the rise in Japan
With tourists arriving in record numbers, more counterfeit U.S. currency is entering the country.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2018
Japan's financial watchdog tells banks to report suspicious transfers by joint ventures with North Korea
The Financial Services Agency has told banks to report any suspicious money transfers involving 10 Japan-North Korea joint ventures, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2018
Swiss 'real money' initiative fails after lack of support from cantons
A radical plan to upend Switzerland's financial landscape by barring commercial banks from creating money has been defeated after failing to win a majority of support from the Swiss cantons, Swiss broadcaster SRF said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 25, 2018
World's richest are buying their way to a longer life
Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world's wealthy are willing to pay up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2018
Industry ministry report urges Japan to shed custom of cash dependence
A report said more cashless payments could help ease the country's labor shortage and benefit foreign tourists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 6, 2018
Did ¥550 million from Japan fill Kim's coffers?
It's likely that illicit money transfers were made from Japan to North Korea. But the FSA and the Finance Ministry are keeping mum on the incident.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2018
How an Indian bank's $1.8 billion fraud went unnoticed
The Punjab National Bank branch in south Mumbai sits just down the road from both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Reserve Bank of India, at a physical center of one of the world's fastest-growing major economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018
India's state-run bank adopts strict SWIFT controls after $1.77 billion fraud case
India's state-run Punjab National Bank has stepped up its controls on the use of SWIFT, a global payments network, following an alleged $1.77 billion fraud, according to memos issued this month and seen by Reuters.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2018
Financial watchdog raps Coincheck over lax security following massive hack
The government's financial watchdog takes administrative action against the cryptocurrency exchange hit last week by the largest-ever theft of digital money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2018
Japanese people love cash so much they don't need a digital currency, BOJ says
Cash is still king in Japan, and that means the central bank doesn't see a need to mint a digital currency for now, according to the head of the FinTech Center at the Bank of Japan.

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