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Japan’s Mitsui, Rohto said near deal for Eu Yan Sang: source
A GROUP including Japan’s Mitsui and Rohto Pharmaceutical is nearing a deal to acquire a majority stake in medicine and healthcare company Eu Yan Sang International, people familiar with...
Japan’s yen hits 34-year low, sparking intervention warnings
THE yen dropped to its lowest level since 1990 on Wednesday (Mar 27) before rebounding slightly after Japan’s top monetary officials met to discuss the rapidly weakening currency and...
Japan’s top currency diplomat says yen weakness doesn’t reflect fundamentals
JAPAN’S top currency diplomat said on Monday that the yen’s current weakness did not reflect fundamentals, in the latest warning about the yen’s “big slide” against the dollar. “Looking...
Japan’s stock boom gets broader support than just exporters
NOT even an interest-rate hike for the first time since 2007 has slowed the record-breaking surge in Japanese shares. Signs that deflation has ended are driving investors to bet...
Bank of Japan’s Ueda eyes future decline in bond buying
BANK of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will eventually scale back its government bond purchases, but will hold off on doing so for the...
Japan’s Isuzu Motors to produce EV pickup trucks in Thailand
JAPANESE automaker Isuzu Motors plans to use Thailand as a production base for an electric version of its D-MAX pickup truck, with a plan to start exports next year,...
Japan’s finance minister Suzuki says monitoring FX with high sense of urgency
JAPAN’S finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday the government is watching currency market moves with “a high sense of urgency”, as the yen has fallen to four-month-lows beyond...
Easy does it: The Bank of Japan’s experiment
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced a seismic change in direction on Tuesday (Mar 19), hiking interest rates for the first time in 17 years. The move represents an...
