Meeting of creditors to Sri Lanka

Meeting of creditors to Sri Lanka

Masato Kanda, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, meets the press after a meeting of creditors to Sri Lanka in Tokyo on May 9, 2023. The inaugural meeting of senior officials from 27 nations including 19 creditors was held to promote Sri Lanka's debt restructuring after the country defaulted in 2022.

LDP lawmaker Uozumi declared bankrupt

LDP lawmaker Uozumi declared bankrupt

TOKYO, Japan - Hirohide Uozumi, a House of Councillors member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on March 19 about his bankruptcy. The Kumamoto District Court has declared Uozumi bankrupt at the request of one of his creditors.

(1)Huis Ten Bosch theme park files for bankruptcy

(1)Huis Ten Bosch theme park files for bankruptcy

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 19 shows a panoramic view of the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. On Feb. 26, the park's operator filed for court protection from creditors.

Major Kyushu retailer Kotobukiya goes under

Major Kyushu retailer Kotobukiya goes under

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kazunori Sudo, president of Kotobukiya Co., the largest supermarket operator in Kyushu, speaks at a news conference in Kumamoto on Dec. 19 after the company filed for protection from creditors earlier in the day.

Major Kyushu retailer Kotobukiya goes under

Major Kyushu retailer Kotobukiya goes under

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kazunori Sudo, president of Kotobukiya Co., the largest supermarket operator in Kyushu, speaks at a news conference in Kumamoto on Dec. 19 after the company filed for protection from creditors earlier in the day.

Greece given 5 more days for deal with creditors

Greece given 5 more days for deal with creditors

Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister who leads the Eurogroup, speaks with reporters in Brussels on July 7, 2015. Leaders of the 19 eurozone members were called to Brussels for an emergency summit that day in the wake of Greece rejecting belt-tightening reforms proposed by its creditors in a referendum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nikkei hits near 15-year high on Japan optimism, Greece hopes

Nikkei hits near 15-year high on Japan optimism, Greece hopes

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei stock index rising above 18,300 in the morning of Feb. 19, 2015. It climbed as high as 18,322.50, its highest intraday level since May 2000, in the morning on buying bolstered by optimism about the Japanese economy and hopes that Greece can resolve its standoff with eurozone creditors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo