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TOKYO -- At 3 p.m. on a hot Saturday in June, a woman walked alone into an office building in Otemachi, a Tokyo business district. Unlike most well-known public figures, she brought no entourage to her interview. A Nike baseball cap pulled over her intentionally mussed hair, and sporting an oversized T-shirt, baggy Levi's jeans and black platform Crocs, she came armed only with a cellphone.
TOKYO -- The amount of money Japanese retail investors shifted into foreign equities via a tax-free investment scheme likely hit a record in June, according to Nomura Securities, although such strong flows are expected to fade.
TOKYO -- The yen surged against the dollar overnight after the release of softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data, sparking speculation the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan intervened to prop up the weak yen.
TOKYO -- The next round of Japanese government intervention to stop the yen's slide will likely happen if the currency hits 165 versus the dollar, according to Bank of America Securities and Citigroup.
TOKYO -- South Korean financial authorities said Thursday they are extending a ban on short-selling to the end of next March because they need more time to develop an electronic system to block illegal trades.
TOKYO -- Indian stocks rose in Monday morning trading, lifted by exit polls suggesting a landslide victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling alliance in the world's largest general elections.
TOKYO -- Japan and South Korea should boost economic cooperation to expand their presence in the global market, going beyond encouraging trade among themselves, according to a foreign policy adviser for South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol.
TOKYO -- Shares in Hybe, the South Korean entertainment agency behind the megahit boy band BTS, dropped nearly 5% on Friday morning after a local court ruled in favor of a sublabel that the company has a dispute with.