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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 16, 2013
Barclays sees Nikkei hitting 22,000 if Abe stirs animal spirits
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s focus on reviving confidence to spur economic growth means he will drive the Nikkei 225 stock average toward 22,000 next year, a level unseen since 1996, according to Barclays PLC.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2013
Federal Reserve keeps stimulus intact on shaky U.S. economic recovery
The U.S. Federal Reserve will keep its massive economic stimulus program intact, officials said Wednesday, amid concerns that the recovery remains fragile.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2013
U.S. sees huge JPMorgan deal as template for future bank settlements
The U.S. Justice Department plans to use its tentative $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase as a blueprint for reaching similar deals with other banks in probes related to bad mortgages and the 2008 financial crisis.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2013
Behavioral economics show that women tend to make better investments than men
It’s happy hour at Hanaro in Bethesda, Md., and I’m with my wife. We’re there about an hour, gobbling plates of half-price tuna rolls and washing them down with $3.50 Blue Moons. Have to hurry, happy hour ends soon. My wife slows down and cautions me to do the same. I don’t listen. Keep ‘em coming, right...
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 20, 2013
Investor matchmaking about to get easier in U.S.
Only a year after its launch, Anton Gelman’s young technology company secured its first round of investment in January and he is already laying the groundwork for a second, much larger injection of capital.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2013
‘London Whale’ to cost JPMorgan $750 million
Authorities in the United States and Britain are set to hand down roughly $750 million in fines against JPMorgan Chase over the bank’s disastrous “London Whale” trading losses last year, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 11, 2013
Dow reshuffles ranks for first time since ‘04
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Visa Inc. and Nike Inc. will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Bank of America Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Alcoa Inc. in the biggest reshuffling since April 2004.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2013
SAC Capital is charged in wire, securities fraud
Federal prosecutors unveiled criminal charges Thursday against famed hedge fund SAC Capital, citing “institutional practices” that encouraged a culture of using inside information to gain illegal profits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 21, 2013
Markets worldwide tremble at prospect of U.S. ending stimulus policies
A wave of selling washed across the financial world Thursday, driving the stock market down, pushing interest rates up and bringing new concern that the forces propping up growth are in danger of fading.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2013
News Corp. publishing arm breakup plan wins approval
After years of being criticized by investors for his love of newspapers, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is now a step closer to cleaving off his declining publishing business.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 26, 2013
Government to sell massive JT stake
The government said Monday it will sell a stake in Japan Tobacco Inc. worth nearly ¥1 trillion to help cover reconstruction costs for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the country’s largest share offering since 2010.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.

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