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Japanese Economy Shows Mixed Signals

The Tankan survey published by the Bank of Japan in early October 2000 suggests that the Japanese economy is moving out of recession. However, there are fears that a modest recovery achieved over the course of 2000 may be short...

Japanese Banking Sector Fails to Show Signs of Recovery

The Japanese banking sector is performing badly compared with most other sectors of the economy. While many other large companies…


Mizuho Banks Report Six Month Figures

The three banks which created the new “superbank” Mizuho in September have reported mixed half-year earnings. Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji…


Creation of Mizuho Banking Group May Result in Merger...

At the end of September 2000 Mizuho Holdings Inc, the holding company for the newly formed Mizuho Financial Group, was…

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Substantial Increase in Corporate Bankruptcy in Japan

In July Japanese corporate bankruptcies rose 21% year on year to 1,617. Total debts owed by bankrupt firms tripled to…


Interest Rates Rise For First Time in Ten Years

On Friday, the governor of the Bank of Japan, Masaru Hayami, persuaded the bank’s policy board to raise rates from…

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Politicians Weaken Their Opposition to Interest Rate Rise

Hiromu Nonaka, the Secretary General of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has made an announcement regarding future changes in the…

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