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ASSETS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 26, 2019
Shinjiro Koizumi tops Cabinet asset list with ?290 million ¡ª but all belongs to wife Christel Takigawa
The environment minister reported holding no assets but the assets belonging to his wife, a freelance television presenter, include u00a5150 million worth of Japanese government bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 29, 2017
Bitcoin bubble and bond boom shaped 2017, which brought mixed results for stocks
It was a great year to hold bitcoin, but a bad time to have been invested in the Uzbek som.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2017
Survey shows households¡¯ financial assets increasing helped by Abenomics
An improving job market driven by Â鶹´«Ã½ economic recovery and booming stock prices helped increase households¡¯ net worth this year, a survey showed, suggesting the benefits of Abenomics, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s economics policies, are broadening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2017
Japan regulator scrutinizes regional banks¡¯ fund buying as risks soar
The nation¡¯s regional banks, desperate to boost returns with interest rates around zero, are coming under scrutiny from regulators as they increase purchases of risky investment trusts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2016
U.S. House may see bipartisan vote next week on North Korea sanctions bill with added financial squeeze
The House of Representatives could vote in the coming days on legislation backed by Republican and Democratic lawmakers to broaden U.S. sanctions on North Korea, House leaders said on Thursday, a day after Pyongyang announced it had tested a hydrogen nuclear device.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ABENOMICS — THE BOTTOM LINE
Apr 7, 2015
Under ¡®Abenomics,¡¯ rich thrive but middle class on precipice
The recent debate over wealth inequality has highlighted an unpleasant fact for policymakers ¡ª that the income gap between rich and poor is not shrinking, even though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s economic policies have been in play for two years now.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2015
German Catholic archdiocese reveals it¡¯s richer than Vatican
The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cologne in Germany has disclosed it is worth €3.35 billion ($3.82 billion), making it richer than the Vatican.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2014
Chinese bitcoin firm joins Atlas ATS in bid for Mt. Gox assets
BitOcean, a Chinese bitcoin startup, joined with New York-based exchange platform Atlas ATS Inc. to bid for the assets of Mt. Gox, the exchange platform that filed for bankruptcy in Japan earlier this year.
BUSINESS / Economy / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 1, 2014
Economic figures reveal more than you see
The Cabinet Office¡¯s Economic and Social Research Institute on Jan. 17 released the finalized figures on the country¡¯s economy¡¯s stocks (the net value of accumulated assets at a balance date) and flows (net transactions, including income and expenditure, during an accounting period) that were recorded...
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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