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Seven & I Falls After Weaker Supermarket Sales Cut Profit 28%
Bloomberg  15 min ago 
Seven & I Holdings Co., Japan’s largest retailer, fell the most in almost three months in Tokyo trading after reporting profit dropped 28 percent on slumping supermarket and department-store sales.
Tamaki to Replace Shinohara as Japan’s Top Currency Official
Bloomberg  25 min ago 
Rintaro Tamaki will replace Naoyuki Shinohara as Japan’s top currency official, Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano said, announcing appointments in a regular reshuffle of the ministry’s top personnel.
Japan Stocks Drop on U.S., Europe Jobs; Seven & I Set to Fall
Bloomberg  45 min ago 
Japanese stocks dropped after government reports showed job markets worsened in the U.S. and Europe stoking concern economic recovery will be delayed.
Japan, Australia Stock Futures Drop on U.S., Europe Employment
Bloomberg  1 hr ago 
Asian Stocks Slump as Unemployment Climbs in U.S. and Europe
Bloomberg  15 min ago 
Sumitomo Mitsui eyes stake in Nikko Asset - media
Reuters  1 hr ago 
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) is considering buying a stake in Nikko Asset Management after Sumitomo Trust and Banking buys the asset manager from Citigroup Inc , the Asahi newspaper reported on Friday.
[$] Japanese lenders shun western ways
Financial Times  2 hrs ago 
The merger of equals between Shinsei and Aozora raises questions about their ambitions to provide an alternative to the country's banking model
[$] China's corporate debt sales overtake Japan
Financial Times  9 hrs ago 
Record issuance of bonds – $96.7bn in the first half of 2009, compared with Japan's $76.3bn – reflects the incremental steps Beijing is making to expand the market
Japan’s Amano Wins IAEA Ballot to Succeed ElBaradei
Bloomberg  10 hrs ago 
(Update1) Yukiya Amano, a Japanese diplomat and long-time proponent of nuclear disarmament, won the election to become the new Director General of the United Nations atomic agency, succeeding Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei.
DoCoMo to Launch Mobile Money Transfer Service
Cellular News  Jul 2 
Japan's DoCoMo has announced a service that will enable an individual subscriber to use their DoCoMo mobile phone to easily and quickly remit money to another DoCoMo user.
Japan Housewives to Shun Currency Markets on New Rule
Bloomberg  Jul 2 
(Update1) A plan to increase restrictions on Japan’s margin-trading market may drive individual investors away, paving the way for more volatile currency movements, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Asian Stocks Trade at 7% Premium to World, Credit Suisse Says
Bloomberg  Jul 2 
Asian stocks outside Japan trade at a premium to global equities that’s the highest since the region’s benchmark index peaked almost two years ago, according to Credit Suisse Group AG.
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