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Japan to consider cap-and-trade

Alston & Bird LLP
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Japan
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February 25 2008

Japan officials announced last week that they will be looking into a cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Meanwhile, in Tokyo

Alston & Bird LLP
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Japan
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September 17 2007

The sudden resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have a direct and detrimental affect upon global trade liberalization

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso addresses the state of the Japanese economy amidst the financial crisis

Alston & Bird LLP
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Japan
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January 30 2009

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Taro Aso, in his opening address to the 171st session of the Diet, stated that "the present crisis demonstrates the limitations of the structures now in place now that our economy has globalised to an extent far beyond expectations"

AIG announces $1.2 billion asset sale

Alston & Bird LLP
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Japan
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May 13 2009

On Monday, AIG announced an agreement to sell its prime real estate holding in Tokyo for approximately $1.2 billion in cash (115.5 billion) to Nippon Life Insurance Company

Bank of Japan announces new policy decisions

Alston & Bird LLP
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Japan
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February 19 2009

Today, the Bank of Japan announced several new policy decisions "which, together with the effective use of existing facilities to provide liquidity, are expected to contribute to further ensuring stability in financial markets and facilitating corporate financing."

Japan loans $100 billion to the IMF to help bolster its lendable resources

Alston & Bird LLP
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Global, Japan
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February 19 2009

Last Friday the IMF announced that it had entered into a $100 billion borrowing agreement with Japan "to bolster the Fund’s lendable resources during the current global economic and financial crisis."

Bank of Japan to purchase stock held by financial institutions

Alston & Bird LLP
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Japan
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February 9 2009

Last week, the Bank of Japan announced it has decided to resume purchases of stock held by financial institutions in order to “support financial institutions' future endeavors to reduce market risk associated with stockholdings, and through which to ensure the stability of the financial system."

Bank of Japan Governor Shirakawa expresses concerns about excessive regulations

Alston & Bird LLP
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Global, Japan
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June 30 2009

Last Friday, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, during a speech at the annual meeting of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland expressed uncertainty as to whether ongoing efforts to reform the financial and regulatory system would create a framework to prevent a future crisis from taking place