Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 4.7 per cent, marking its worst fall since November 2016 and taking it down to a four-month low. The US benchmark S&P 500 fell by more than 4 per cent while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 4.6 per cent on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Feature: This Ain’t A Scene It’s An ARMS Race (At EVO Japan 2018)
Before fighting game regulars Tekken, Street Fighter and Smash Bros took to the stage at EVO Japan last weekend, a select group of a strong, committed and vocal community came together to advocate the inclusion of the newest title on the roster - Nintendo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Leading Index On Tap For Wednesday
CANBERA (Alliance News) - Japan will on Wednesday see preliminary December results for its leading and coincident indexes, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. The leading index is expected to show a score of 108.1, down from 108.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Frasers Hospitality invests US$250m to develop Tokyo serviced residence
SINGAPORE - Frasers Hospitality, part of Frasers Property Group, is investing US$250 million to develop a new serviced residence in the Ginza district in Tokyo. The property, to be launched under its millennial-focused hotel residence brand Capri by Fraser ... ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan Is Missing a Big Opportunity: Daniel Moss
(Bloomberg View) -- It’s almost as though there’s too much good news in Japan. So much that some investors are starting to expect the Bank of Japan to lay groundwork for easing off its stimulus – and the central bank is falling over itself to ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Local Tokyo 2020 organizers raise $2.9 billion
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics say they're having no problems raising cash. International Olympic Committee member John Coates, head of the IOC coordination commission for Tokyo, says local organizers have raised $2.9 billion in national sponsorship ... ( read original story ...)
‘Extraordinary’ Tokyo sponsorship deals near $3 billion: IOC
PYEONGCHANG, Reuters (Reuters) - Record revenues from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsorship program have edged closer to $3.0 billion with more partners expected, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday. Tokyo has eclipsed all of its ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan’s Open For Business Strategy Work?
Amid the buzz which surrounded the kick-off of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, you would have been forgiven if you had missed Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announcing on 23 January that the 11 remaining parties to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Net Bank tests blockchain with mijin and Hyperledger
Japan Net Bank, the country's first online bank, is using the mijin and Hyperledger blockchains to streamline its processes and make them more resilient. Fintech and cryptocurrency company Tech Bureau, which developed mijin blockchain announced the pilot ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stock index falls more than 1,000 points
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1,500 points at its lows on Tuesday, but the benchmark pared some of those losses ahead of its close. On Tuesday, the Nikkei tumbled 4.73 percent, or 1,071.84 points, to close at 21,610.24 as stocks across ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Markets LIVE: Nikkei 225 PLUNGES nearly 1,500 points – BIGGEST drop since 1990 crash
Japan's Nikkei share average dived on Tuesday morning to a level not seen since late October after Wall Street plunged overnight on concerns about rising bond yields and potentially rising inflation. The Nikkei fell to as low as 21,698.52 and was down 4 ... ( read original story ...)
Abe turns ire on Asahi for story on planned Moritomo school
Osaka Prefecture, included a document explaining that a planned elementary school on the site would be named 'Shinzo Abe commemorative elementary school.' " Six months after that Kagoike interview, the Finance Ministry responded to a request from the CDP ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei stock index falls more than 1,500 points — worst point drop since 1990
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1,500 points on Tuesday, tracking steep losses seen overnight on Wall Street. On Tuesday, the Nikkei tumbled 6.89 percent, or 1,563.21 points, at 12:48 p.m. HK/SIN. The losses followed a massive U.S. sell ... ( read original story ...)
Markets Right Now: Asian shares tumble, Nikkei drops 7.1 pct
Top Japanese officials are seeking to downplay concerns about plunging share prices, pointing to strong growth and corporate earnings as reasons for calm. The comments came as the benchmark Nikkei 225 index dipped 7.1 per cent in Tuesday afternoon trading ... ( read original story ...)
Markets Right Now: Nikkei trims losses, ends down 4.7 pct
Japan's Nikkei 225 index plunged as much as 7.1 percent but recovered some of those losses to close down 4.7 percent at 21,610.24 on Tuesday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 4.1 percent to 30,938.85 and the Kospi in South Korea lost 1.4 percent to 2,458.06. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles 5 percent to near four-month low on Wall Street selloff
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled 5 percent to hit a near four-month low on Tuesday morning after Wall Street posted its worst decline in four years on fears about rising U.S. bond yields and potentially rising inflation. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)