Government expects bad-loan levels to rise

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The stock market in Tokyo has plunged dramatically, with stock prices falling 20% since the 7 of May. Japan's Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, who vowed to decrease government spending, may have to consider issuing more bonds and risk destabilizing the bond market. Bond investors, banks, and jobless workers are all at risk in Japan's weakening economical conditions.

Securities & Commodities Exchanges, Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Government regulation (cont), Security and commodity exchanges, National Government, Public Administration, Stocks, Economic policy, Securities industry, Tokyo, Japan, Koizumi, Junichiro

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Paving way for big deals

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Japanese mobile telephone company NTT DoCoMo Inc. plans to sell 460,000 shares in February in order to help pay debts incurred through international investments. Problems with the new share offering include a 30% fall of the company's share price and concern over new stock flooding the Japanese market.

Radiotelephone communications, Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications, COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Mobile Radio Services, Securities issued, listed, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Wireless communications services, Securities, NTT DoCoMo Inc.

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Government will forgive massive debt at Sogo

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The Japanese government loans the Sogo department store chain funds as part of a federal debt-waiver program.

Receipt of funds, Department Stores, Financial Services, Finance and Insurance, Management, Financial services industry, Finance, Political aspects, Illustration, Sogo Company Ltd., Deposit Insurance Corp.

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