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Makiko Yamazaki

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  • Japanese megabanks consider evacuating staff located in Middle East

    4 days ago | zawya.com | Miho Uranaka |Makiko Yamazaki |Sam Nussey

    TOKYO - Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has begun evacuating staff from locations including Iran and Qatar to ensure their safety, a spokesperson said, amid elevated regional tensions. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has begun evacuating some family members of staff from Dubai and the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, a spokesperson said, and is also considering allowing staff to leave at their own discretion.

  • Japan exports post first drop in 8 months as auto firms shoulder US tariff costs

    1 week ago | marketscreener.com | Makiko Yamazaki |Tim Kelly

    Published on 06/17/2025 at 22:31, updated on 06/17/2025 at 22:54TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's exports fell in May for the first time in eight months as big automakers such as Toyota absorbed the costs of sweeping tariffs imposed by the U.S., and the failure of the Asian nation to reach a trade deal this week will likely pile pressure on its fragile economy.

  • Japan issues rare warnings on bond market in policy roadmap

    2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Makiko Yamazaki |Satoshi Sugiyama

    Guidelines call for promoting domestic ownership of JGBsWarning follows recent spikes in super-long bond yieldsBOJ owns 46% of JGBs, foreign investors hold 12%TOKYO, June 13 (Reuters) - Japan's government issued rare warnings on rising government bond yields and the changing structure of debt ownership in its economic policy roadmap as the central bank gradually trims its presence in the market.

  • Carteira de Treasuries do Japão não foi tópico nas reuniões com Bessent, diz ministro

    2 weeks ago | terra.com.br | Makiko Yamazaki

    O ministro das Finanças japonês, Katsunobu Kato, disse nesta sexta-feira que não discutiu especificamente os mais de US$1 trilhão em Treasuries detidos pelo Japão durante reuniões com o secretário do Tesouro dos Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent.

  • Japan issues rare warnings on bond market in policy roadmap

    2 weeks ago | zawya.com | Makiko Yamazaki

    Japan's government issued rare warnings on rising government bond yields and the changing structure of debt ownership in its economic policy roadmap as the central bank gradually trims its presence in the market. "We must continue efforts to further promote domestic ownership of government bonds to avoid spikes in long-term interest rates caused by supply-demand imbalances," the government said in this year's economic and fiscal policy guidelines approved on Friday.

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12 Jun 25

Japan's labour crunch forces rethink on traditional homemakers https://t.co/V9i22PgIoF

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23 Apr 25

Japan lawmakers urge pension fund to invest in domestic private equity "We always hear the likes of KKR and Bain help big companies overhaul themselves, but profits derived from such restructuring go to U.S. and Canadian pensions." https://t.co/AjVnHjYFJY

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22 Apr 25

RT @Reuters: Japan sees little scope for grand deal on yen in talks with US https://t.co/GY3Qms8Hq8 https://t.co/KbFVDg3tbe