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

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

Billing system, Modaris, etc.

<3623> Billing System Co., Ltd. and Hikari Communications Co., Ltd. shareholding ratio decreased from 6.03% to 4.94% on the report obligation date of August 8, 2024; <4883> Modalis Evo Fund's shareholding ratio decreased from 10.84% to 7.74% on the report obligation date of August 8, 2024; <6574> Convano Kawaguchi Yu's shareholding ratio increased from 0.00% to 5.00% on the report obligation date 20.

Fisco JapanAug 18 19:37 ET

The Japanese stock market soared nearly 9% in a single week, the largest increase in four years! Japanese investors are celebrating: the familiar feeling has returned.

According to market data, the Nikkei 225 index rose by 3.6% to 38,062.67 points on Friday, resulting in a stunning 8.7% increase for the week, marking the largest weekly gain since the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020. Meanwhile, the TOPIX index also rose 3% on the day and posted a weekly gain of approximately 8%.

cls.cnAug 16 02:26 ET