Japan share market inclined to near five-week high on Monday, 27 August 2018, on tracking a positive note in Wall Street last Friday after the U. S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 10-week high after Powell comments; defence stocks rise
TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended at a 10-week high on Monday, taking a positive cue from Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed that the Fed was stick... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to 5-week high on Powell’s comments
Japan's Nikkei rose to near five-week highs on Monday morning, tracking a positive note in Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed the Fed's current rate hike policy. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan July inflation stagnates, lacks demand-driven support
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.8 percent in July from a year earlier, adding to evidence the central bank is making little headway in achieving its elusive 2 percent price target. The central ban... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s trade war undermines Japan’s attempt to kick stalling wages and economy into higher gear
Tokyo’s 20-year quest for inflation had a rough July. Consumer prices stood at 0.8 per cent year-on-year, unchanged from June and a long way off from the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent target. To understa... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Words and Actions Are Drifting Further Apart: Ex-Official
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan’s words are diverging further from its actions and the erosion of its credibility could end up hurting the central bank, according to Kunio Okina, a former BOJ officia... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as Asian bourses rally
Tokyo markets closed higher on Monday helped by a relatively cheaper yen against the dollar and rallies in other Asian markets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.88 percent or 197.87 points to clo... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher following Wall Street advance
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday following gains on Wall Street last week as the US Federal Reserve chief signalled the central bank did not expect to accelerate interest rate increases. The b... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Two years to go celebrations
A “Two Years to Go” countdown ceremony hosted jointly by the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was held on Saturday (25 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign minister champions international tax system
TOKYO -- Japan's foreign minister wants developed countries to come together to impose international taxes, the revenue from which would be used to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and other infectious disease... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 celebrates 2 years to go
A “2 Years to Go” countdown ceremony hosted jointly by the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was held on Saturday (25 Au... ( read original story ...)
Cooking classes give visitors to Japan an experience to savor
TOKYO -- Ask visitors to Japan to name a few local dishes and they might list sushi, tempura or sukiyaki. But these days, more overseas tourists are learning about Japanese home cooking, which is very ... ( read original story ...)
Lemaire Wins World All-Star Jockeys Title
Jockey Christophe Lemaire captured the World All-Star Jockeys Title at Sapporo on Sunday with 72 points. The two-day challenge pits jockeys against each other over four races, two per day. Lemaire won ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM Abe seen headed for extended term despite policy doubts
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his candidacy ... He has denied wrongdoing. An Asahi News Network (ANN) survey published last week put his support at 38.8 percent, while ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea expels Japanese man who had been detained
North Korea has expelled a Japanese tourist who had been detained by authorities on unspecified charges, the official Korean Central News Agency said late Sunday. A two-sentence report said that Tomoy... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo fears losing a part of its soul as world’s biggest fish market moves
In October the core of its business – the hundreds of wholesalers that provide seafood, meat, fruit and veg to restaurants and shops across Japan – will move two kilometres east to new waterfront prem... ( read original story ...)