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WORLD
Jul 1, 2014
GM fund for ignition defect victims to offer wide eligibility
The compensation fund for victims of General Motors Co's defective ignition switch will be open to a broad range of people, with family members of those who died as a result eligible for at least $1 million, the attorney in charge of the fund said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 26, 2014
Ensure stability of pension fund
It would be a mistake to view the Abe administration's shakeup of the Government Pension Investment Fund as a short-term shot in the arm for the stock market rather than as a way to stabilize the nation's public pension system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 2, 2014
GPIF's $200 billion push abroad to boost inflation bid
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's inflation drive may get a boost as Nomura Holdings Inc. forecasts as much as $200 billion in foreign asset purchases by Japan's pension funds will weaken the yen.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2014
Abe's 'third arrow' crucial for Asia: IMF
Asian policymakers must push ahead with structural changes to ensure the region continues to lead global growth and withstand volatility as the United States reduces monetary stimulus, the International Monetary Fund said, naming Japan and China as potential sources of risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2014
Key adviser: GPIF should sell ¥25 trillion in JGBs
The world's largest retirement fund should seek to sell ¥25 trillion in Japanese government bonds as soon as possible, said the head of a panel that advised the government on overhauling pension investments.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2014
Panel urges yearly goal of 1.7% growth at GPIF
The world's largest pension fund should aim for yearly returns of 1.7 percent plus the rate of wage growth, a government advisory panel reiterated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 3, 2014
GPIF plans infrastructure investment after trimming domestic bond holdings
The Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pool of retirement savings, cut domestic bond holdings to the lowest level since the fund's inception in 2006 and said it will invest in infrastructure.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2014
60 out of 207 South Korean sex slaves took atonement pay
Only about 30 percent of former South Korean wartime sex slaves have accepted atonement money from a private Japanese fund, the fund's former executive director said Thursday, revealing the exact number of beneficiaries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2014
Nakashima studio is part of master's legacy
When master craftsman George Nakashima looked at a piece of wood, he did not just see material to make furniture. "Dad listened to the spirit of the wood," said his daughter Mira Nakashima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2013
Kamei got Tokushukai millions
Shizuka Kamei, a senior Lower House lawmaker and former financial services minister, received ¥20 million in 2008 from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, according to sources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2013
Top pension fund urged to buy airport concessions
New Kansai International Airport Co. is seeking to attract the state-run retirement fund to a sale of two airport concessions that could raise as much as ¥1.2 trillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2013
Pension investment fund must ditch JGBs: Ito
The world's biggest retirement fund needs to cut bond holdings now because the Japanese government will follow an advisory panel's recommendation that the wealth manager seek higher returns, the panel's head said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2013
Cool Japan Fund launches to help spread products overseas
Aiming to enhance the strength of Japan's brand overseas, Cool Japan Fund, an entity run by the government and the private sector to promote Japanese culture, products and services, launched operations Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2013
State pension funds urged to make riskier investments
A panel of government-appointed experts has recommended that more funds from public pension policies be invested in stocks and other relatively high-risk assets in place of the current practice of chiefly buying government bonds, a shift one welfare ministry official warned could threaten the financial security of seniors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013
Kids create Tohoku ornaments
Students from an international school participated Thursday in a Christmas-season fundraising event by a Tokyo hotel that is supporting children in the Tohoku region affected by the March 2011 disasters.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 3, 2013
Former Nagano pension exec found on lam in Bangkok
A former senior executive of a Japanese pension fund admitted Saturday to embezzlement in a scandal in which billions of yen in company pension money was lost.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 6, 2013
World's biggest pension fund readies powder for new Japan growth stock index
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund plans to boost investment in growth stocks to increase returns and may eventually allocate several trillion yen to such equities, the Nikkei newspaper said.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2013
Consumption tax hike essential to allay fiscal concerns: IMF
The International Monetary Fund on Monday urged the government to go ahead with the consumption tax hike next April as planned, saying it is "an essential first step to contain fiscal vulnerabilities."
JAPAN / Society
Jul 10, 2013
Empowerment key in lifting birthrate: U.N.
Japan needs to empower females in the workplace and promote male participation in child-rearing in order to address its falling birthrate, the head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2013
Tokyo urged to aid disease eradication battle
The world may be on the verge of a historic breakthrough in the quest to eradicate infectious diseases once thought incurable, and Japan needs to be a key player, said Mark Dybul, an executive of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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