TOKYO, Nov 11 Japanese manufacturers' confidence rose for a third straight month to a 15-month high in November, while the mood in the service sector rebounded from a 3-1/2-year low in the prior month, a Reuters poll showed, in a sign of a gradual economic ... ( read original story ...)
DAVE MUSTAINE Goes Lingerie Shopping In Tokyo (Video)
Dave Mustaine went lingerie shopping with his wife in Tokyo, Japan prior to hosting this week's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. The MEGADETH mainman shared video footage of the experience via his Periscope account. The Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards show ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 9-mth peak as Trump-effect high yields boost financials
TOKYO, Nov 11 Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a nine-month peak on Friday morning led by financials taking heart from rising yields, and sentiment was boosted after U.S. shares soared on hopes that President-elect Donald Trump's policies could boost ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's lower house ratifies TPP as US prospects diminish
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's House of Representatives voted to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and passed a related bill Thursday, despite diminishing prospects for the ratification of the pact by the United States following Donald Trump's ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei posts biggest rally in 9 months as global markets ride Trump roller coaster
TOKYO, Nov 10 Japanese stocks soared on Thursday and posted their biggest ... spurred the sudden reversal in market sentiment. The Nikkei share average ended 6.7 percent higher to 17,344.42, posting the biggest daily percentage gain since mid-February. ( read original story ...)
Japan's Nikkei ends up, off 9-month peak, buoyed by financials
TOKYO, Nov 11 Japan's Nikkei stood firmer on Friday, not far a nine-month high, as investors took profit after markets rose on hopes that President-elect Donald Trump's policies could boost growth. The Nikkei gained 0.2 percent to 17,374.79, after rising ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's 1st private rocket nearly ready to fly
TOKYO -- A startup founded by maverick Japanese entrepreneur Takafumi Horie is poised to launch a test rocket as early as January. If the trial succeeds, it will be Japan's first private rocket to reach an altitude of 100km. Interstellar Technologies ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 9-month peak as rising yields boost financials
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a nine-month peak on Friday morning led by financials taking heart from rising yields, and the sentiment was boosted after US shares soared on hopes that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies could boost growth. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls 5.36% on Trump’s shock win in U.S. election
The Nikkei index shed more than 1,000 points at one point ... projecting a net loss for fiscal 2016. Japan Petroleum Exploration shed ¥150, or 6.9 percent, to ¥2,036 after the oil developer downgraded Tuesday its profit projection for the current ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 6.72%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Insurance, Steel and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 6.72%. Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido cops: Body of elderly woman found in Sapporo home
HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of he body of an elderly woman inside her residence in Sapporo, reports TBS News (Nov. 10). At around 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the husband of Ryoko Naya ... ( read original story ...)
When a drink gets lost in translation
He told BBC News he had tried to help translating for the foreigner ... The confusingly named tea is a product of Japanese beverage giant Pokka Sapporo. The drink "encourages people to be free from a stress-filled society," read an official description ... ( read original story ...)
NCKU, Osaka University Research Team Discovers Silver Erupts Like Volcano at Nanoscale
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) professor Dr. Shih-Kang Lin working with scientists from Osaka University discovered silver erupting like a volcano at the nanoscale. The research was published in the journal Scientific Reports on October 5 ... ( read original story ...)
NewsPicks: Staying ahead of ‘old media’ with financial news focusing on tech trends
NewsPicks is a Japan-oriented financial news website focused on new technologies and IT, using corporate reporters to target young, tech-savvy readers. This is according to the company’s reporters themselves, who are newly recruited from the “old media ... ( read original story ...)
Trump to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week
but did not discuss the trans-Pacific trade pact and other contentious issues such as the cost of American troops in Japan. Kyodo News agency additionally reported that Trump praised the Japanese premier’s “Abenomics” economic measures. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s property market powering ahead
Residential sales for existing condominiums in Osaka also rose slightly by 0.3 percent y-o-y to 7,508 units in the first five months of this year, while existing detached house sales rose by 8.4 percent to 5,642 units. The report noted that land sales are ... ( read original story ...)