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SUMITOMO MITSUI

BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2015
Toyota, two firms to help ventures developing new technologies
Toyota Motor Corp. and two other companies will invest a total of ¥13.5 billion ($111 million) in a new fund to support venture companies developing next-generation technologies, the firms said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2015
Sumitomo Mitsui zeros in on U.S. 'fintech' sector
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s credit card unit is zeroing in on investments in the U.S. financial-technology sector, as Japan plays catchup to other developed economies in electronic payments.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2015
Japan banks likely to report gains in fees, overseas lending: analysts
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. probably led a slight increase in first-quarter profit at Japan's biggest banks as gains in fee income and overseas lending made up for shrinking loan profitability at home.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2015
SMBC Nikko aims to hire rare experts to manage riskier bank debt
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. is seeking as many as six new hires for a team specializing in underwriting bonds issued by banks that would insulate taxpayers from costs if the lenders later fail.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 2, 2015
Mega-banks plan riskier bond sales up to ¥4 trillion
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. plan to bolster their balance sheets by introducing bonds that offer investors enhanced returns at greater risk.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2015
SMBC Trust to absorb Citi's retail business in Japan on Nov. 1
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said Monday that subsidiary SMBC Trust Bank will absorb Citigroup Inc.'s consumer banking business in Japan on Nov. 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2014
Sumitomo Mitsui to hire foreign managers in global push
Koichi Miyata, the president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., said the lender will hire more foreign managers for its overseas operations, tapping their local expertise to aid a global expansion.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2014
Sumitomo Mitsui reportedly to buy Citigroup's Japan bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will announce an agreement to buy Citigroup Inc.'s Japanese consumer-banking business as soon as next week, sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2014
Two banks emerge as potential buyers of Citigroup Japan units
Citigroup Inc. has held the second round of an auction to sell its retail and credit card businesses in Japan, apparently short-listing two domestic banks, sources close to the matter said.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 2, 2014
Closing a bank account from outside Japan; a new way to pay NHK
Advice on closing a bank account from abroad, and how you could lump your NHK fees together with cable TV payments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 28, 2014
Megabanks break glass ceiling for foreign managers
Japan's biggest banks are breaking tradition by promoting foreigners to top management roles to retain and lure overseas talent as growth abroad buoys profit.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2014
Japan's top three banks racing to secure licenses to open branches in Myanmar
Japan's top three banks are racing to open branches in Myanmar as investments in the country by Japanese companies are increasing on the back of its booming economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2014
Mitsubishi UFJ profit falls less than estimated on lending, fees
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., the nation's biggest bank, reported Thursday a smaller-than-estimated decline in first-quarter profit as lending income and fees rose, shrugging off an equity-market slowdown.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2014
SMBC to lend ¥20 billion to Brazil's Amaggi to secure food supplies
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will extend ¥20 billion in loans to Brazilian agribusiness company Amaggi to improve its distribution network and boost exports of corn and soybeans to Japan, according to sources close to the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2014
Banks OK multibillion-yen loans for Oita and Iwate biomass plant projects
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and partners will provide a ¥6.3 billion loan for a biomass plant developed by a unit of First Energy Service Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2014
SMBC ups pay for first time in 19 years
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s lending unit has agreed to raise salaries for the first time in 19 years as an economic recovery spurs profit at Japan's second-largest bank by market value.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2014
Sumitomo Mitsui reportedly to hire four ex-UBS employees for equities
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will hire four former UBS AG employees to expand its Japan equity business, according to a source.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2014
SMBC angles for housing units for seniors before health care REIT IPO
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. is seeking to buy about ¥10 billion in senior housing properties before taking its health-care real estate investment trust public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2013
Sumitomo Mitsui may resume JGB buys once inflation picks up
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., the biggest seller of Japanese government bonds among the nation's three biggest banks, may start buying again once inflation picks up, President Koichi Miyata said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2013
Sumitomo Mitsui to buy U.S. rail car lease firm
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. has agreed to buy railroad car-leasing company Flagship Rail Services LLC from a unit of Perella Weinberg Partners.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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.

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