Asian shares rose Wednesday after Wall Street extended its gains for the third straight day, driven by optimism over economies reopening from shutdowns ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rallies to fresh 3-month high; weaker yen lifts auto shares
Japan's stock benchmark Nikkei advanced to a new three-month high on Wednesday as a rapidly weakening yen and investor fear of missing out a rally boosted automakers and other cyclical sectors. ( read original story ...)
G7 Finance Leaders to Hold Virus Telecon on Weds, Japan’s Jiji Says
Finance leaders of the Group of Seven nations will hold a teleconference on Wednesday to discuss measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic, Japan's Jiji news agency said. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Grampus forward Kanazaki tests positive for coronavirus
Nagoya Grampus forward Mu Kanazaki has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the J-League first division team said Tuesday, less t ... ( read original story ...)
Death of reality TV show star in Japan spotlights cyber bullying
The recent death of Hana Kimura, a bubbly, pink-haired 22-year-old wrestler and reality TV show star, has spotlighted a rise in cyber bullying in Japan and prompted swift official pledges to do more ... ( read original story ...)
The ‘Japan model’ that brought coronavirus to heel
In a characteristically Japanese way, we have all but brought this epidemic under control in the last month and a half,” the prime minister declared. He lavished praise on the public but Mr Abe’s ... ( read original story ...)
How Imperial Japan Struck Targets Near the West Coast
Japan would have needed to defeat America's navy in order to actually invade the West Coast. And even then, it might not have had the resources. It seemed like just another ordinary day at sea. Early ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares mostly higher following Wall Street gains
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday, lifted by moves to reopen many regional economies from shutdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Banking Minnows Swim in Risky Waters
Tell that to Japan’s lenders. Shinsei Bank Ltd. is making its biggest overseas acquisition, buying a consumer-finance unit from Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. for the equivalent of about ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s all-male boards face gender reckoning
The change in the voting policies of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and several other global fund managers has crystallised ahead of Japan’s annual shareholder meetings season in June, when typically ... ( read original story ...)
Automating Factories Creates $100 Billion Japan Corporate Giant
It’s the rise of the robots: Japan’s second-largest company is now a maker of industrial automation systems, highlighting the rising importance of a less visible sector to a nation long associated ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo issues COVID-19 alert to residents after highest single day spike in more than three weeks
The Japanese capital saw 34 new infections on Tuesday but is holding off on official restrictions. ( read original story ...)
IPOs Revive With Warner Music Kicking Off $6.4 Billion Week
Fundraising volume globally is expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels this week with sizable listings by companies includin Corp. and NetEase Inc. set to raise a total of more than $6.4 billion, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: global cases pass 6.3m; alert issued in Tokyo amid fear of new surge in cases
Cases in Africa pass 150,000; Germany eases travel ban; Wuhan doctor who worked with whistleblower dies ... ( read original story ...)
AM Best: Growing COVID-19-Driven Pressures on Japan Life Insurance Market Prompted Outlook Revision to Negative (AM BestTV)
In this episode of AMBestTV, Jason Shum, associate director, analytics, AM Best, said pressures on the Japan life insurance market, including mortalit ... ( read original story ...)
New discovery could highlight areas where earthquakes are less likely to occur
Scientists from Cardiff University have discovered specific conditions that occur along the ocean floor where two tectonic plates are more likely to slowly creep past one another as opposed to ... ( read original story ...)