A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. The researchers from Tokai ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan now more likely to ease further, economists say
Should the Japanese currency strengthen to below 100 ... of 1.8% in the second quarter on healthy consumer spending and business investment even though exports struggled. Still, the stronger ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June machinery orders post biggest jump on record in relief for economy
However, growing global pressure threatens the outlook for Japan’s export-reliant economy, the world’s third-biggest, with risks to business confidence and investment tilted to the downside. ( read original story ...)
Japan, S.Korea vice foreign ministers to meet this week – Kyodo
TOKYO — Japanese and South Korean vice foreign ministers will meet this week to discuss the issue of forced World War Two laborers, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, amid an escalating ... ( read original story ...)
Brown bear that had been roaming around residential area of Sapporo shot and killed
SAPPORO – A brown bear that had been roaming around a residential district in Sapporo since the beginning of August was shot dead Wednesday morning, the Sapporo Municipal Government announced ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan now more likely to ease further, economists say: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - The chances the Bank of Japan eases further have increased, according to over half of economists polled by Reuters after the central bank last month committed to expanding ... ( read original story ...)
This Tokyo Town Can’t Give Away Houses
Seventeen-year-old Natsumi rises at 4:30 each morning to reach her high school in central Tokyo, with no local option. “It’s OK. I sleep on the train,” she said. The Imabayashis pay about $55 a month ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June machinery orders post surprise rebound
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's core machinery orders unexpectedly rebounded in June to post their largest monthly expansion on record, in a sign corporate investment remains resilient to slowing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St gains
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday, following rises on Wall Street, as concerns over the US-China trade row eased after President Donald Trump delayed tariffs on key Chinese goods. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stock Traders Look Past Bad Earnings to Bet on Turnaround
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s equity investors are looking beyond the most disappointing earnings in three years, betting on a turnaround in the market on the view that valuations are cheap and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel taxes spread across Japan, as towns tap foreign visitors
Roughly 20 municipalities are considering doing so, a survey by Nikkei found. The town of Kutchan in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido will collect a 2% lodging fee starting in November ... ( read original story ...)
Why Australia can be Asia’s centre of finance and fintech
In Asia, the dominant financial centres are Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong. There’s good reason for that. Japan is the world’s third largest economy so the Japanese multinationals listed in Tokyo give ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese belief in link between deep-sea fish sightings and quakes is just a superstition, say researchers
A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. The researchers from Tokai ... ( read original story ...)
Simply a superstition: Study debunks Japanese belief linking deep-sea fish and quakes
SHIZUOKA – A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. The team, consisting of ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis and Tokyo: the dream combination
Again yes. But the latest list of the top-earning female athletes by wealth tracker Forbes points clearly to where sponsors’ attention is swinging next: Tokyo. This time last year, only tennis fans ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo paralympics marathon to start earlier due to heat fears
TOKYO (Reuters) - The marathon race at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will start 30 minutes earlier than originally scheduled, as part of the organizers’ efforts to tackle the heat threat to ... ( read original story ...)