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Fundraising galore, corporate bond issuances at record high in June, and government enforced inefficiency at Japan Air Lines

Corporate bond issuances by Japanese firms shot to a record 1.74 trillion yen in June, according to a report in today’s Nikkei. This figure is up 150% on May 2008, reflecting the intense... 

Japan’s core Consumer Price Index fell at fastest pace ever in May

On Friday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that Japan’s consumer price index had fallen 1.1% in May. May’s figures well exceeded the 0.1% drop seen in March... 

OECD: Japan’s public pension to provide 34% of salary

According to the OECD’s “Pension at a Glance 2009″ report , Japan’s public pension system is expected to provide 33.9% of salary as pension to workers entering the workforce... 

Japan not banning cash any time soon

The foreign media recently seems to have pounced on a story concerning plans to ban the use of cash and push nominal interest rates down to -0.4% in an attempt to fight deflation in Japan. It... 

May new condo offerings in Tokyo area down 19.4%

The Real Estate Economic Institute released its report on May condo sales in the Tokyo area on June 16, but it’s been a bit busy to get a post up. At any rate, the number of new condo units... 

The Onion: US To Trade Gold Reserves For Cash Through Cash4Gold.com

This piece from The Onion is satire - at least for now - but it’s well done as usual. It’s subtle that the writers valued US gold holdings at $200 billion. US To Trade Gold Reserves... 

Glenn Beck on the counterfeit bonds

Glenn Beck is passionate, the only US commentator willing to discuss the subject, but doesn’t really get the issue. His guest, however, is dead on at times, while sounding like someone... 

Bonds held by Japanese in Italy nearly equal to the amount of leftover TARP funds

Very little news has been reported since the initial discovery of two men with Japanese passports who were apparently trying to smuggle $134 billion worth of US Treasuries from Italy into Switzerland.... 

Tuesday morning headlines: Food producers moving into China, TV sales and the Aso Cabinet

The Nikkei’s Tuesday morning edition is reporting more moves by Japanese food producers into the Chinese market. First, Maruha Nichiro intends to begin farming trout in the Philippines... 

Peter Schiff on Yosano’s bizarre comments about US Treasuries

This morning I saw a Bloomberg article with a not-so-surprising headline: Purchases of U.S. Treasuries will continue, Yosano says. When I started reading the article, however, I thought it was... 

Central tokyo office vacancies up for 16th straight month in May

According to data released Thursday by consultancy Miki Shoji, vacancies at office spaces in downtown Tokyo rose 0.17% in May against a month ago, to 6.96%. Office vacancies in downtown Tokyo... 

Asahi on luxury hotel price wars

This article from yesterday’s Asahi comes straight out of the Told You So Department: Ritzy hotels caught up in cutthroat competition. The Asahi article opens with this: Luxury hotels are... 

Shisaku on the Japan Air Lines bailout

Last week it was reported that struggling Japan Air Lines is set to receive a 100 billion yen worth of loans from the state-backed Development Bank of Japan, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi... 

Cabinet Office data showing recovery?

Earlier today, the Cabinet Office released its Index of Business Conditions report for April. Data showed the Coincident Index moving up 1.0 points to 85.8 points, for the first increase seen... 

Aozora Bank raided: Insider trading suspected

The Nikkei has just reported that Aozora Bank has been raided by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission on “on suspicion that an employee of the bank traded shares using inside... 

Japan’s birthrate up for third straight year in 2008 as population decline continues

Since hitting an all-time low of 1.26 in 2005, Japan’s birthrate has now increased for three consecutive years, hitting 1.37 children per woman in 2008, according to a report released by... 

Shinsei, Aozora merger still not announced

Back on April 25, the Nikkei announced that Shinsei Bank and Aozora Bank were discussing a merger, citing “a person familiar with the matter.” Then, on May 11, the Nikkei reported... 

Uniqlo keeps rolling: May same-store sales up 18.3%

According to a press release issued today, Uniqlo saw same-store sales in Japan climb 18.3% in May against a year ago. Uniqlo has now seen same-store results increase for seven consecutive months.... 

Japan’s April consumer price index down 0.1%

On Friday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced that Japan’s consumer price index had fallen 0.1% in April. April’s figures matched that of March, and thus... 

Nonprescription drug sales in Japan take one step forward and one step back from tomorrow

As of Monday morning, sales of most nonprescription drugs in Japan will be allowed at supermarkets and convenience stores due to a revision in the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. Until today, any...