Tokyo, Oct. 8 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan's recent decision to
keep interest rates unchanged was not made with the aim of a strong yen, BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Wednesday.

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Nomura Holdings Inc. <8604> has taken

Tokyo, Oct. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is set to attend a summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting, or ASEM, forum to be held in Beijing on Oct.

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--Political funds raised in Japan in 2007

Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan plans to narrow the scope of its ban on insider stock trading by excluding a minor form of corporate action, officials told Jiji Press on Wednesday.

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group Inc. <8306> has applied for approval to become a financial holding

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo stock market has reacted
unenthusiastically to the new cabinet formed by Liberal Democratic Party

Los Angeles, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Union Bank of California

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--The cabinet of new Japanese Prime
Minister Taro Aso formed Wednesday plans to cope with the global financial

Tokyo, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--Large Japanese companies' business