by Investment in Japan
Policies and business activities related to Japan investment opportunities
GPIF
Japan’s new government pension fund chief stresses long view
Japan Pension Fund’s Bookworm Boss Is Unbowed by Topix Slump
“Looks like a fair introduction”
Negative Interest Rate
Why JGB yields won’t keep falling deeper into negative yield
“Very difficult asset for yen investors who have fixed liabilities.”
Recent News
Business
Foxconn agrees to buy Sharp after slashing original offer
Foxconn seals $3.5B takeover of Sharp as execs seek to shake off doubts
Policy
Japan business mood sours to three-year low, adds to doubt over ‘Abenomics’
TPP will push Japanese farmers to grow cheaper rice in bid to boost exports
Bank of Japan dealt blow over inflation goal
Five Years After Fukushima, Japan Launches Massive Electric Sector Deregulation
Economy
Japan to have record 1 million foreign workers this year
Monthly Report of Prospects for Japan’s Economy April 2016(JRI)
BOJ
Bank of Japan runs groupthink risk as board dissenters depart
Japan firms’ inflation expectations weaken, keeps BOJ under pressure
BOJ’s Kuroda, with eye on economy and markets, says ready to ease more
Negative Interest Rate
Sumitomo Mitsui to Charge Fees on Accounts of Overseas Lenders