BOJ to launch `unusual` corporate bond purchase as crisis deepens
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - The Bank of Japan said Thursday it will purchase outright up to 1 trillion yen
($10.7 billion) worth of corporate bonds from financial institutions, taking a
Japan, Switzerland ink free trade agreement
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japan and Switzerland signed a free trade agreement Thursday, paving the way
for the two countries to eliminate tariffs on more than 99 percent of their
BOJ`s Shirakawa foresees `severe` drop in GDP in Jan.-June period
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Thursday he is anticipating a
''severe'' drop in Japan's gross domestic product data for the first half of
Gov`t says economy in `severe situation,` cuts view for 5th month
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japan's economy ''is worsening rapidly'' and is ''in a severe situation'' as
the country faces its worst recession in the postwar era, with weakness in the
Aso apologizes for Nakagawa resignation, admits responsibility
TOKYO, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Prime Minister Taro Aso apologized Thursday in the Diet for the resignation on
Tuesday of Shoichi Nakagawa as finance minister and said he, as premier, bears
WTO chief calls on Japan to be more active in free trade talks
GENEVA, Feb. 19 Kyodo - World Trade Organization chief Pascal Lamy says he is counting on Japan to be
more active toward a successful conclusion of the Doha Round of global trade
Koizumi to stay away from revote on bill to implement cash handouts
MOSCOW, Feb. 18 Kyodo -
In a show of intraparty dissent against Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's
Gov`t to revamp immigration control system
TOKYO, Feb. 18 Kyodo -
The Japanese government has come up with a draft plan to revise the current
BOJ starts policy meeting, eyes extension of emergency policies
TOKYO, Feb. 18 Kyodo -
The Bank of Japan started a two-day policy meeting Wednesday and is expected to
