Former Japanese finance minister urges govt to increase consumption tax (People’s Daily)
Former Japanese Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano urged Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s administration Monday to increase consumption tax in order to deliver the ruling party’s campaign promises. Yosano, a seasoned lawmaker from the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), criticized Hatoyama’s Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) for insisting that he will not raise the tax in his four year term …
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Former Japanese finance minister urges govt to increase consumption tax (People’s Daily)
Credit Suisse Group Finance plans Samurai sale (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Group Finance (Guernsey) Ltd plans to sell five-year Samurai bonds, documents filed with Japanese financial authorities showed on Friday.
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Credit Suisse Group Finance plans Samurai sale (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Japan Finance Minister Kan:Market In Principle Should Decide Forex Rate (Nasdaq)
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan on Thursday further toned down his rhetoric favoring a weak yen, saying that markets should generally set foreign exchange rates unless their moves are particularly sharp.
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Japan Finance Minister Kan:Market In Principle Should Decide Forex Rate (Nasdaq)
Finance Ministry, Bank Said to Favor JAL Bankruptcy (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) — The Japanese Ministry of Finance and the state-owned Development Bank of Japan support bankruptcy for Japan Airlines Corp
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Finance Ministry, Bank Said to Favor JAL Bankruptcy (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Merk Hard Currency Fund Exits Yen Bet as Kan Named Finance Head (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) — Merk Hard Currency Fund exited its position in the yen after Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan said in his first day in office that he would welcome a weaker currency.
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Merk Hard Currency Fund Exits Yen Bet as Kan Named Finance Head (Bloomberg)
Hatoyama Credibility May Be Hurt by Reverse on Finance Minister (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama , already damaged by voter anger over abandoned campaign pledges, may face new credibility questions after reversing course on allowing his ailing finance minister to step down.
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Hatoyama Credibility May Be Hurt by Reverse on Finance Minister (Bloomberg)
JGBs Fall As Finance Minister Appointment Fuels Supply Worry (Nasdaq)
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Japanese government bonds fell Thursday as supply concerns grew following Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s decision to replace the fiscally conservative former finance chief, who resigned, with a spending advocate.
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JGBs Fall As Finance Minister Appointment Fuels Supply Worry (Nasdaq)
Japan gets new finance minister (UPI)
TOKYO, Jan. 7 (UPI) — Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who will take on added duties as the Finance Minister, won praise Thursday from Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.
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Japan gets new finance minister (UPI)
Hatoyama Urges Fujii to Remain as Finance Minister (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama urged ailing Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii to stay in his post, declining to confirm reports Fujii will step down because of deteriorating health.
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Hatoyama Urges Fujii to Remain as Finance Minister (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Hatoyama to Accept Resignation of Finance Minister, Kyodo Says (BusinessWeek)
The Japanese government has decided to accept the resignation of Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii because of poor health, Kyodo News reported, citing an unnamed ruling party lawmaker.
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Hatoyama to Accept Resignation of Finance Minister, Kyodo Says (BusinessWeek)