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Japan to suspend Nomura from bond group after manipulation
JAPAN’S Ministry of Finance plans to temporarily exclude Nomura Holdings from taking part in government debt auctions after the firm admitted to manipulating the bond futures market, according to...
Japan payments company Infcurion says planning IPO in 2025
JAPANESE payments company Infcurion is planning an initial public offering (IPO) in Tokyo in 2025 as the company looks to accelerate its growth including through mergers and acquisitions (M&A),...
Nomura admits government bond manipulation to Japan regulator
NOMURA Holdings admitted to Japan’s financial regulator that it had manipulated the government bond futures market, following a probe by the securities watchdog into transactions three years ago. The...
Tokyo Metro looks to raise up to US$2.4 billion in largest Japan IPO since 2018
TOKYO Metro has set a price range at 1,100 to 1,200 yen per share, against an initial estimate of 1,100 yen, a regulatory filing showed on Monday (Oct 7).At...
Japan expands LNG flexibility via cooperation with South Korea, Italy
JAPAN has agreed on Sunday (Oct 6) to study cooperating with South Korea and Italy on procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the world’s second-biggest LNG importer after...
Uniqlo, 7-Eleven owners seek overseas growth amid weak consumption in Japan
EARNINGS from Japan’s Fast Retailing and Seven & i Holdings should show how retailers are chasing growth overseas to make up for a lagging local consumer sector.7-Eleven operator Seven...
Brokers’ take: Maybank upgrades Mapletree Industrial Trust to ‘buy’ on Japan acquisition
Price target has been raised to S$2.60 from S$2.15 to account for a lower risk-free rate of 2.75 per cent versus 3 per cent previouslyMAYBANK Securities has upgraded its...
Nikkei rallies 2% on softer yen, Japan leadership tussle in spotlight
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average rallied more than 2 per cent on Friday (Sep 27), buoyed by further softening of the yen as markets closed just before results of the...
Who Is Iwao Hakamada? World’s Longest-Serving Death Row Acquitted 56 Years after He Was Sentenced to Death by Hanging for Murder in Japan
On Thursday, a Japanese court acquitted the world's longest-serving death row inmate, Iwao Hakamada, more than 50 years after he was convicted of murder in 1968. The Shizuoka District...
