TOKYO, July 8 - Commercial mortgage-backed security issuance in Japan increased by 68 percent in the six months to June from the previous half-year, suggesting a recovery in the market which was severely hit by...
TOKYO, July 6 - Japan's index of coincident economic indicators rose 0.9 point in May to a preliminary 86.9, government data showed on Monday, as Japan starts to recover from recession. The index of leading...
* Japan financial systems calmer, banks need close monitoring * CP, corporate bond markets improving but corp finance tight (Adds comments, details) TOKYO, July 6 - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Monday...
TOKYO, July 6 - Japan and Indonesia are expected to sign an agreement under which Japan would be able to provide a loan of up to 1.5 trillion yen ($15.6 billion) to Indonesia in the...
By Zhu Shanshan A report issued by Japanese Trade Minister Toshihiro Nikai which forecasted that China's GDP may overpass Japan, has triggered hot discussion among Internet users in Japan. In 2008 China's GDP was $4.40 trillion, and Japan's was $4.84 trillion. Some said that the power China has s...
June 29 MetalBiz--Buyers in Japan and Southeast Asia concluded export price on HRC of July-August. The price is U.S.$480 per ton (C&F) ...
June 25 MetalBiz-Source from markets noted that Japan and China concluded H2 steel scrap price was U.S.$280 per ton (C&F)...
* Japan plans loan to Japan Airlines, hit by global downturn * State loan to JAL on condition it cut costs * Loan likely to be around 100 billion yen - official (Adds Richard Branson...
* Small opposition ally wants massive spending, tax cuts * Postal privatisation rethink in cards if opposition wins * Ally sees Democratic Party on track to form government TOKYO, June 22 - Japan should boost...
TOKYO, June 22 - Japan should boost its slumping economy with a mix of big spending and tax cuts and the resulting increase in tax revenues will help fix tattered public finances, the No. 2...