Mariko Katsumura

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Mariko Katsumura |Himani Sarkar |Shri Navaratnam

BOJ to scrutinise market moves, economic impact, official says Japan, US share view markets set FX rates, finance minister says Finance minister Kato says arranging to travel for spring IMF meetings TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Global markets are experiencing volatility from uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy but not seeing a huge decline in short-term liquidity, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Tuesday.

3 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Mariko Katsumura

Japan's economy could lose as much as $1.8-trillion (R33.1-trillion) in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, which could trigger devastating tsunamis, the collapse of hundreds of buildings and potentially kill about 300,000 people, a government report said on Monday.

1 month ago | japantoday.com | Mariko Katsumura

Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands in Niigata Prefecture will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, with hotels charging some $1,350 a night. The project by Patience Capital Group (PCG) promises to create 1,000 jobs and spur winter tourism. But for many Myoko locals, foreign interest has become a double-edged sword, threatening overdevelopment, sky-high prices and the sweeping away of traditional culture.

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Mariko Katsumura

Three winters from now, Japan's snowy Myoko highlands will be home to a $1.4 billion mega-resort built by a Singaporean fund, with hotels charging some $1,350 a night. The project by Patience Capital Group (PCG) promises to create 1,000 jobs and spur winter tourism. But for many Myoko locals, foreign interest has become a double-edged sword, threatening overdevelopment, sky-high prices and the sweeping away of traditional culture.

2 months ago | kfgo.com | Mariko Katsumura |Sam Nussey

By Mariko Katsumura and Sam NusseyTOKYO (Reuters) -JX Advanced Metals (JXAM), a wholly owned metals unit of Japan’s Eneos Holdings, won approval to list its shares in a $3 billion share offering, a regulatory filing showed on Friday, in what would be the nation’s biggest IPO in seven years. JXAM has set a tentative offering price of 862 yen ($5.64) per share ahead of its listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 19. The final pricing is set for March 10.