Unfazed by the possibility of a repeat of "Black Monday," the Governor of the Bank of Japan is resolutely hawkish, still planning to raise interest rates.

Although the Japanese stock market just experienced a "Black Monday" crash earlier this month, the Bank of Japan's determination to raise interest rates does not seem to be shaken. On Friday, Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko stated during a parliamentary questioning session that if Japan's inflation and economic data continue to meet the central bank's expectations, the Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates.

cls.cnAug 23 02:16 ET

Da Cheng Construction, Da Lin Group, etc. (additional) Rating

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Fisco JapanAug 22 22:48 ET

Denso, Mitsubishi UFJ, etc. [List of stock news from newspapers]

*Denso <6902> establishes new factory in Aichi, investing 70 billion yen to increase production of ECU boards (Nikkan Kogyo front page) - ○ *JFEHD <5411> JFE Steel acquires partial rights to Australian coal mine from Nippon Steel for 162 billion yen (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ *Mitsubishi UFJ <8306> Mitsubishi UFJ Bank makes additional investment of 49 billion yen in Indian digital financial services (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ *Tsubaki Chain <6371> Group's Nexaware streamlines logistics warehouse operations with data analysis services (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ *Den

Fisco JapanAug 22 19:32 ET

JGC Holdings, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, etc. [List of stock materials from the newspaper]

*日揮HD <1963> and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, etc. establish a council for common specifications for CO2 transportation (Nikkan Kogyo front page) - ○ * Toho Gas <9533> and Toho Gas, detailed discussions on synthetic methane production and export with Australian company (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ * Nippon Yusen <9101> agrees with Kyuden and others to transport green ammonia by sea from India (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ * Obic <4733> cooperates with PayPay in digital wage payments (Nikkan Kogyo page 3) - ○ * Kawasaki Heavy Industries <7012> inspection irregularities, marine engines

Fisco JapanAug 21 19:39 ET

The outline of the defense budget request exceeds 8 trillion yen.

The Ministry of Defense is reported to be planning to include a record-high defense budget of over 80 trillion yen in the rough estimate of the budget for the fiscal year 2025 to strengthen island defense with China in mind, and it is reported to include the necessary costs for acquiring drones (unmanned aircraft) for attacking enemies.

Fisco JapanAug 21 17:18 ET

Active and newly established stocks in the afternoon session.

*Tokyo High-System <4172> upwardly revised its performance and dividend estimates for the fiscal year ending September 2049. *Kowa Seisakusho <7807> announced a share buyback limit of 3.03% of the total number of issued shares. *Nintendo Co Ltd <7974> 'Nintendo Museum' to open in Kyoto on October 2nd. *Osaka Gas <9532> domestic securities upgrade its rating and target stock price. *Stem Inc <4264> increased by 115 yen.

Fisco JapanAug 20 02:57 ET