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REGIONAL BANKS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2021
Retailer Rakuten beats Japanese lenders at digital banking game
New digital bank accounts with the internet conglomerate better known for its online shopping services expanded by 20% last year, and recently topped 10 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2019
Japan's regional banks load up on risk as they fight to survive
Troubled regional banks are plunging into riskier corners of the credit markets, in a battle to survive ultralow interest rates and an industry shakeout.
EDITORIALS
May 11, 2019
Regional banks in trouble
The worsening performance of regional banks bodes ill for the companies and other borrowers that sustain regional economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2018
Regional banks' profit woes could damage financial system, Japan's central banker warns
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda warned Monday that declining profits at regional banks could hurt the economy by potentially destabilizing the financial system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2018
'Don't blame BOJ,' FSA chief Toshihide Endo tells struggling regional banks
The nation's top financial regulator said regional banks "should not blame the Bank of Japan" for their woes, urging them to explore ways to survive ultralow interest rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 9, 2018
BOJ's higher JGB yield said too low for regional lenders to switch strategies
The yields on Japan's benchmark bond are still too low to lead to any change in investment strategies for regional lenders, even after the central bank permitted a higher trading range, according to managers and traders at the companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2018
Banking veteran slams Japanese banks' fixation on archaic trading methods
Regional banks need to stop their fixation with the old-fashioned buy-and-hold strategy and be more nimble to make the most of their investments, a three-decade industry veteran says.
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2016
FSA policy on regional banks
The Financial Services Agency will have to thread a narrow line as it urges regional banks to boost their lending to small and medium-size firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2015
Regional lender Ashikaga reportedly considering merger with Joyo Bank
Ashikaga Holdings Co. is considering merging with Joyo Bank Ltd., the latest regional lenders to weigh such a move as the slowing economy and shrinking population saps loan demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 20, 2015
Japan Post's IPO might just shake up lagging regional lenders
The nation's regional banks need a little shaking up: There are far too many of them, profits from loans are shrinking, and their customers are disappearing. The enormous privatization of Japan Post, coming up next month, may just help spur them into action.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2015
Regional lenders want to work with Japan Post Bank, on one condition
As Japan Post Bank Co. prepares for an initial public offering and poses increased competition to regional banks, they are willing to do business with the state-owned company — on one condition.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 29, 2014
Regional banks face stress test for ultra-low rates
The Financial Services Agency has begun stress tests on regional banks to determine how much their earnings would suffer if long-term interest rates remain near record lows under the Bank of Japan's loose money policy, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the process.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2014
Regional banks face growing pressure to merge
Regulators are increasing the pressure on regional banks to consolidate, worried that shrinking populations outside Japan's major cities will leave lenders too weak to stand on their own.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2013
Regional financial firms should integrate across borders: LDP's Shiozaki
Regional financial institutions should consolidate across geographical boundaries to help revive the economy, lawmaker Yasuhisa Shiozaki of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 24, 2013
Kyoto Bank eyes buying more J-REITs as peers retain holdings
Bank of Kyoto Ltd. is one of a few regional lenders weighing additional investments in real estate investment trusts as low interest rates limit returns on government bonds.

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