Topic: Japanese Politics
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Wednesday he will appoint a member of a waste-cutting task force as administrative reform minister, in a bid to boost flagging support ahead of a mid-year election. Yukio Edano, 45, will take over the post from Yoshito Sengoku, who also holds the national strategy portfolio. "Mr. Edano is very talented and ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending logged its biggest annual fall in more than four years in January as companies faced with overcapacity and a murky economic outlook steered clear of borrowing for capital investment purposes. The softness in domestic demand could also be seen in Japan's current account surplus, which surged more than fivefold in the year to December ...
