by Investment in Japan
Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities
Economy
Report: Japan Productivity Gains Key to Staving off Decline
“Indeed targeting higher productivity in service sectors had been an area of potential improvement for a while.”
Recent News
Business
Nippon Life earmarking 1 trillion yen for M&A
Bain Capital plans to buy Japan Wind Development: Nikkei
Japan replacing Takata airbag parts faster than US
Japan Has Changed, But Some Business Leaders Don’t Get It
Aetos Capital preparing to sell Japan’s Simplex, seeks $1.7 billion: sources
Policies
(BOJ)Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on February 17 and 18, 2015
GPIF
GPIF and Japan Post Bank: the top jobs nobody seems to want
Japan public pensions to follow GPIF into stocks from JGBs: sources
Three Japanese public pension funds join GPIF model portfolio
GPIF President Reappointed For Second Term
BOJ
Japan government urged Bank of Japan to go slow on inflation target: minutes
Japan finance minister says highly appreciates Bank of Japan governor’s efforts on deflation
Japan finance minister urges BOJ to be mindful of weak-yen risks
Economy
Forecast for the Japanese Economy in Fiscal 2015 and 2016: February 2015
Japan’s Recovery Is Complicated by a Decline in Household Savings
Hikes in base pay boost Japan stocks
Market
Japan’s lowly bond yields draw European buyers after ECB eases
Nikkei Approaching 20,000: Japan Is Booming
And more
First Lady Michelle Obama Goes on Adventures in Japan
Winners of the FY2014 Diversity Management Selection 100
Announcement of Nadeshiko Brand as Examples of Enterprises that Encourage Women’s Success
Major companies agree to hike pay scales; attention shifts to smaller firms
Japan blue chips plan bigger pay hikes but smaller firms expected to lag