by Akane Hashimoto
Period : February 21, 2021 – February 23, 2021
Category :[Business] [Policy (BOJ)] [Economy] [Other]
-Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities-
● Mizuho, LINE Increase Investments In Bid To Launch ‘Smartphone Bank’
● Japan PM Suga’s cellphone cut call adds to BOJ’s headaches
> “Cutting telephone charges may be possible for carriers if they consolidate cell towers and transform to investible infrastructure assets. If retail invests in such assets, market may be activated.”
● BOJ’s response in focus as Japan’s 10-year JGB yields hit two-year high
> “BOJ welcomes market correction.”
● Japan and US savings surge, with vaccines set to trigger spending
> “Younger workers’ telecom and IT spending should be surging. Key drivers may be elder retired people who were not able to travel or to meet with grandchildren.”
● Hadaka Matsuri: Japan’s famed Naked Festival canceled for all but a select few
> “This year’s Hadaka Matsuri event, which took place on February 20, was limited to only a select, socially distanced group of 100 or so men who had caught the shingi in past years, and was closed to spectators.”