Japans
MUFG is penalised by Japan’s financial regulator, Kyodo says
JAPAN’S financial regulator penalised Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s (MUFG) flagship banking unit and two joint ventures for violating client confidentiality rules, Kyodo News reported.The Financial Services Agency (FSA) ordered...
Japan’s FX diplomat says Tokyo ready to respond to rapid FX move
JAPAN is always ready to take action against excessive market moves, Tokyo’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Monday (Jun 24), as the yen fell close to 160...
Japan’s stock market revival could hold lessons for Singapore despite fundamental differences
SINGAPORE’S stock market has been languishing in recent years amid low liquidity and a dearth of new listings.
This is in stark contrast to Japan’s public market, for example, where...
Japan’s regional banks are pressured to cut cross-shareholdings
SOME of Japan’s regional banks are coming under pressure at their annual general meetings (AGMs) to show progress in cutting their cross-shareholdings. Institutional Shareholder Services, a US voting advisory...
Japan’s Kirin to buy remaining stake of skin care company Fancl for 210 billion yen: Nikkei
KIRIN Holdings will launch a tender offer of about 210 billion yen (S$1.8 billion) to buy remaining shares of skin care products maker Fancl it does not already own,...
Japan’s Honda to start selling micro-sized electric vans in October
HONDA Motor will start selling a micro-sized electric van targeted at Japan’s delivery industry in October, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday (Jun 13), joining an increasingly crowded part...
Yen’s relentless slide revives Japan’s interest in structural reforms
JAPANESE policymakers are turning their attention to more structural economic factors behind persistent yen declines, convinced that market intervention is limited in its ability to reverse the currency’s broader...
Japan’s Nikkei hits closing high as Nvidia earnings boost tech
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday (May 23) to finish at more than a one-month closing high as technology stocks rallied after US peer Nvidia’s earnings delivered on...
