Publication: WSJ.com: Japan Real Time

First reported 36 mins ago - Updated 36 mins ago - 1 reports

With Sony on a Roll, CEO Looking Dreamier Than Ever

After a prolonged slump, Sony Corp. is looking good and its shareholders are taking notice. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 36 mins ago]

Entities: Sony Corporation

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Bank of Japan

BOJ Beat: Cash-Rich Japanese Firms Getting Richer

Cash-rich Japanese firms piled up more money in the bank last year, according to data released by the Bank of Japan, an unwelcome sign for the government and the central bank. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Bank of Japan

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Japan’s Condominium Market Booms Ahead of Tax Hike

Japan's condominium market looks poised to keep growing after May sales in the Tokyo area jumped 54.1% from the same time last year, fueled by prospects for economic growth and a desire to get in ahead of a tax hike coming next year. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Market, Japan, Tokyo

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Shinzo Abe

In London, PM Abe Praises ‘Japan’s Keynes’ as Model

In London, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an intriguing revelation about who inspired his dramatic stimulus policy: Korekiyo Takahashi, a historical figure known as "Japan's Keynes." ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, London, Japan

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Japan Economy Minister Mulls the Weight of His Words

A misinterpretation of a joke made by Japan's economy minister underscores how much investors are hanging on his every word. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Japan

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Photos: The Road to Brazil

Four Asian-Pacific countries' national teams qualified for the Brazil 2014 World Cup. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Brazil

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Wagyu Beef Scandal Leads to Arrests, Lawsuits

Japan's storied gourmet beef, Wagyu, was in the headlines this week--not on the food pages, but in the crime section, for a case dubbed the biggest consumer fraud incident in recent Japanese history. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Lawsuit, Arrests, Fraud

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Hackers Break Into Toyota Server

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday its Japanese-language corporate website had been hacked earlier this month. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Toyota Motor Corporation, Computer Hacker

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

McDonald’s Premium Burgers an Abenomics Indicator?

McDonald's Japan is now choosing quality over quantity by offering two "slightly extravagant" hamburgers: the BLT Quarter-Pounder and the Habanero-Tomato Quarter Pounder. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - 23 hours ago]

Entities: McDonald's Corporation, Japan

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

Constitution Talk-Fest Draws a Crowd

A symposium over whether Japan's constitution, drafted by Americans 67 years ago, should be made easier to change drew a surprisingly big crowd, pointing to the sensitive nature of revising the document. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - Jun 19 2013]

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

SoftBank Shares Rise After Dish Gives Up On Sprint

After losing ground due to uncertainty over who would win an increasingly heated battle, SoftBank shares rose Wednesday as Dish Network said it won't submit a revised bid for Sprint Nextel. ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: Softbank Corp, Sprint Nextel Corporation, DISH Network Corp

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 1 reports

Japanese Politicians Suffer Relapse of Foot-In-Mouth

While reciting the Liberal Democratic Party line about the need to restart Japan's nuclear reactors, ruling-party policy chief Sanae Takaichi said in a speech Monday there had been "no deaths" as a result of the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accide ... [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Suffer, Sanae Takaichi, Nuclear Accident

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The first quantitative easing in the 2000s "as a whole had a certain effect on economic activity, namely production" said Ryuzo Miyao, one of the BOJ's nine policy-board members in charge of deciding whether to change monetary policy

BOJ Now Giving High Marks to Its Own Past Quantitative Easing Policy [Published WSJ.com: Japan Real Time - May 28 2013]

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