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ECONOMY

Japan FY 2020 Defense Outlays to Balloon to Yet Another Record of 5.3 T. Yen

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=108.72-73 Yen; Euro=1.1084-1085 Dollars

Capcom to Release "Biohazard RE: 3" on April 3, 2020

Govt to Issue Additional Deficit-Covering Bonds for 1st Time in 3 Yrs

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 23,391.86 (-18.33)

Asian Development Bank Forecasts 1.2% Drop in Hong Kong Economy for 2019

Japan Big Firms' Oct.-Dec. Biz Sentiment Slumps to Minus 6.2 from Plus 1.1

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 23,352.91 (-57.28)

Japan Aims to Double "Wagyu" Beef Production to 300,000 Tons by FY 2035

Japan's FSA Proposes Deregulation for Cashless Payment Service Providers

NY Stocks (Tuesday Closing): Dow 27,881.72 (-27.88); Nasdaq 8,616.18 (-5.65)

7-Eleven Fails to Pay 490 M. Yen in Overtime

Tsuburaya Production Wins Ultraman IP Lawsuit in California

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=108.62-63 Yen; Euro=1.1070-1071 Dollars

Japan-US Trade Pacts to Take Effect on Jan. 1

Idemitsu Aims to Unify Gas Station Brands with Showa Shell: President

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 23,410.19 (-20.51)

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, Known for Beating Inflation, Dies at 92

Key 10-Yr JGB Yield Rises Out of Negative Territory for 1st Time in 9 Months

Japan Economy Watchers Sentiment Rebounds in Nov. after Dive in Typhoon-Hit Oct.

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 23,428.67 (-2.03)

Japanese Government's FY 2020 General-Account Budget Likely to Hit Record High

China's Xiaomi Unveils New Smartphone Model ahead of Japan Market Entry

NY Stocks (Monday Closing): Dow 27,909.60 (-105.46); Nasdaq 8,621.83 (-34.70)

Ex-Mizuho Financial Chairman Maeda to Be Next NHK Chairman

Osaka Metro to Test Face-Recognition Turnstiles at 4 Stations from Tues.

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=108.56-57 Yen; Euro=1.1066-1067 Dollars

NHK to Start Simultaneous Online Program Distribution in April

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 23,430.70 (+76.30)

Japan's Current Account Surplus Surges 38% in Oct. on Falls in Crude Oil Prices

Key 10-Yr JGB Yield Rises to Minus 0.005%, Highest Level Since March 6

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 23,461.59 (+107.19)

Japan July-Sept. GDP Up Revised 0.4% Qtr/Qtr for Annualized Growth of 1.8%

Softbank, Univ. of Tokyo to Create Specialized Institute for Joint AI Research

Japan, China Hold Public-Private Meeting in Tokyo on Energy Saving, Environment