TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Monday cut its assessment for ... to rebound from a temporary soft patch," Yamada told a news conference. The report will be among factors the BOJ will ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends down as financials, exporters stumble
TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended lower on Monday as investors were cautious ahead of the corporate earnings season, though better-than-expected U.S. job growth in March limited the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Women See Record Election Win, But Parity Remains Slow
(Bloomberg) -- Women won just 10.4 percent of the seats up for grabs in Japan’s regional assembly races yet still recorded a record high, Kyodo News said, highlighting the slow pace of improvement for ... ( read original story ...)
Helping, listening, caring: Japanese prefecture leads dramatic decrease in suicides
AKITA, Japan - Taeko Watanabe awoke one cold March night and found a trail of blood in the hallway, a bloody cleaver on her son Yuki’s bed and no trace of him in the house. Then police ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court extends detention of ex-Nissan boss until April 14
Stephen Givens, an American lawyer who has been practising law in Japan since 1987, told AFP that the latest ... Ghosn emerged on Twitter to announce plans to hold a news conference on April 11. With ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gold Reports Discontinuation of First Quantum Option Agreement for Lithocap Projects
Qualified Person The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Japan Gold’s President & Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Mike Andrews, PhD, FAusIMM, FSEG ... ( read original story ...)
WYWS: N.B. radio host faces sex charge, Japan sets off explosion on asteroid
A news item on the radio station’s website quoted ... untouchable,” the Slavko Curuvija Foundation said in a statement. Japan space drops explosive on asteroid to make crater: Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Asia shares underpinned by U.S. job news, China stimulus
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.1 percent to hold just below its recent seven-month top. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.2 percent to its highest of the year so far, while ... ( read original story ...)
Wife of Carlos Ghosn: She felt in danger in Japan
The wife of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn says she left Japan because she felt she was in danger following her husband's latest arrest. Carlos Ghosn was arrested for the fourth time last ... ( read original story ...)
Nike Nabs Naomi Osaka From Adidas in Surprise Endorsement Deal
Tennis star Naomi Osaka surprised industry watchers by signing an endorsement deal with Nike Inc., switching from the U.S. sports brand’s biggest rival, Adidas AG. The sports world had been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling LDP snags local races despite discontent over Abenomics
TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won ... policies in this summer's Diet upper house election. But a Nikkei survey conducted in late March related to the gubernatorial races in ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s case shines light on Japan dual-nationality problem
Naomi Osaka, the reigning US and Australian Open champion, is a dual-national of Japan and the US — but Japanese law does not allow dual nationality beyond the age of 22. The rule has caught out ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling LDP snags local races as rivals falter
TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party won ... policies in this summer's Diet upper house election. But a Nikkei survey conducted in late March related to the gubernatorial races in ... ( read original story ...)
Europe Isn’t Japan in the 1990s. You Should Still Be Worried
(Bloomberg) -- Europe’s sclerotic growth and political dysfunction inspire frequent comparisons with Japan’s lost decade from the mid-1990s. We’re not there yet. The region’s bout of misery this year ... ( read original story ...)
Will Naomi Osaka Pick Japanese Citizenship or American? Her Deadline to Choose Is Looming
For now, though, Ms. Osaka has a decision to make. When asked by reporters which nationality she intended to choose, she responded with trademark feistiness. “I’m pretty sure it’s obvious,” she said ... ( read original story ...)
Nike signs on Naomi Osaka
Tennis star Naomi Osaka surprised industry watchers by signing an endorsement deal with Nike, switching from the US sports brand’s biggest rival, Adidas AG. The sports world had been anticipating that ... ( read original story ...)