Japan's government raised its economic assessment in June for the first time since 2018 as a sharp deterioration caused by the new coronavirus outbreak had nearly come to an end. Although the economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s deflation gathers pace as prices extend declines
Japan's core consumer prices fell for a second straight month in May, reinforcing deflation expectations and raising the challenge for policymakers battling to revive an economy reeling from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Lifts Coronavirus Travel Curbs to Help Economy Bounce Back
Japan began lifting its pandemic lockdown in May as coronavirus infections fell. The latest easing on Thursday comes after the end of an emergency declaration that allowed people to return to work and ... ( read original story ...)
Deflation risks rise in Japan as core consumer prices fall for second month
Japan's core consumer prices fell for a second straight month in May, reinforcing deflation risks and raising the challenge for policymakers battling to revive an economy reeling from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
New Apex Legends Event Adds Crypto Town Takeover
Fortune's Favor gets its first collection event in Lost Treasure, which adds a new heirloom, town takeover, and over a dozen cosmetics. ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY takes a U-turn from 107.00 after Japan inflation data, BOJ minutes
The S&P 500 Futures part ways from Wall Street benchmarks, as printing over 0.50% gains, whereas Japan’s Nikkei opens with a gain of 0.75% to 22,515 as we write. The reason could be cited by the US ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors: ex-justice minister, wife gave 1.7 million yen to buy votes
Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai and his wife, upper house lawmaker Anri, gave a total of 1.7 million yen to five people last year to help get her elected. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s currency could be the safest bet there is in an uncertain world
With no truly safe bets during a wild year for financial markets, there's now a hunt to cover all eventualities and Japan's yen could offer a peculiar twin role. ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake hits 44 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 44 km northeast of Yonakuni, Japan at 16:42:16 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 24.14 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
New To Netflix In July: Original Movies, TV Shows, And An Anime About Japan Sinking
Netflix has an anime movie headed your way. Titled Japan Sinks: 2020, Devilman Crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa is adapting the classic Japanese disaster novel. The story follows a family trying to ... ( read original story ...)
Let’s Talk Turkey And The Crypto Rage Against The Machine
Both are key players in helping the country accelerate cryptocurrency adoption: Emre Aksoy, a strategic advisor to Turkish government bodies on crypto adoption and regulation, as well as Jonathan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to bolster defense after scrapping missile system
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that his country needs to bolster its security posture amid threats from North Korea and should consider acquiring preemptive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Woos Hong Kong Business as Abe Cools to China
Japan is laying out the welcome mat for Hong Kong-based financiers as China moves to erode Hong Kong’s autonomy through a new security law. . But Beijing is seeking to reassure the international ... ( read original story ...)
Royalty Pharma Charts Require a Little Creativity With Initial IPO Trading
In his Know Your IPO segment of "Mad Money" Wednesday ... but we can be creative. In this daily Japanese candlestick chart of RPRX, below, we can see the first two days of trading. ( read original story ...)
The Finance 202: Bolton book dismantles Wall Street narrative of Trump as a China hawk
But at that eventful Osaka summit, “Xi had explained to Trump why he was ... Martin found a “shift in favor of the sitting president.” PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Finance 202 will not publish Friday in ... ( read original story ...)
A near-infrared light treatment could help manage a rare form of lung cancer
Nagoya University oncologist Kazuhide Sato and colleagues tested the treatment and published their findings in the journal Cells. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare type of cancer that ... ( read original story ...)