Japan's investment in Australian property in 2013 estimated at $4.58 billion

"Japan dropped out of the top five foreign direct investors (Australian Property)...Japan has slipped to sixth....Japan's investment was worth $4.58 billion with 11 approvals and $3 billion in mineral exploration"

Source: Chinese investors jump to top of property buying list

By John Kerin & Robert Harley

Australian Financial Review

Saturday 1st March 2014, page 8

Japanese yen may fall below Y100 against the US dollar according to J.P.Morgan head of research

Picture: Japanese currency 

"Mr. Sasaki (J.P.Morgan's head of Japan rates & foreign exchange research) ..believes the yen could "break below Y100 (against the dollar) in one year's time" which would be the lowest that it has been since November"

Source: Japanese investors will love $A again strategist

BY Bianca Hartge - Hazelman

Australian Financial Review

FRiday 28th February, 2014, page 22

Japan Post announces a $US 13 billion investment prior to public stock offering

Picture: Japan Post delivering mail in Japan 

"Japan's postal system which runs one of the worlds biggest banks as well as the nations largest insurers, has announced a $US$13 billion investment plan to pave the way for a public stock offering next year "

Source: Japan Post sinks $US $13bn to deliver float

BY Atsuko Fukase

The Wall Street Journal

The Australian Newspaper

Friday February 28th 2014, page 21

Bitcoin collapse in Japan reminds Japanese investors of prior fraud case involving "enten"

"While Bitcoin has faced relatively little scrutiny in Japan, it has invited comparisons to a scandal involving enten, an electronic currency used by a Tokyo company to defraud investors of billions of yen in the Mid-2000's"

Source: Bitcoin faces greater regulation after Mt.Gox collapse

By Hiroko Tabuchi & Rachel Abrams

New York Times

Australian Financial Review

Saturday 1st March 2014, page 11