Japan's Nikkei fell as much as 2% before recouping some losses and the yen rose on Friday on news that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set to resign.[MKTS/GLOB] ... ( read original story ...)
Party official: Japan PM Shinzo Abe to resign due to health
A senior member of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party confirms Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is stepping down because of his declining health. Hiroshige Seko, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Shinzo Abe set to announce resignation amid health concerns – report
Surprise development comes after Japanese officials were unable to quash speculation following two recent hospital visits by the prime minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stocks briefly stumble in Asia Pacific following reports that Prime Minister Abe is set to resign
Shares in Japan led losses among the region's major markets in Friday afternoon trade following local media reports claiming that the country's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is set to resign due to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe stepping down over health: local media
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to resign over health problems, local media reported Friday, in a bombshell development that will end a record-setting tenure with no clear successor yet in place. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinzo Abe Sought to Revive Economy, Fulfil Conservative Agenda
Japan's Shinzo Abe swept back for a rare second stint as prime minister in 2012 pledging to revive a stagnant economy, loosen the limits of a post-World War Two pacifist constitution and restore ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo restaurants will continue to have shortened hours until September 15
According to Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, the past few months of Covid-19 coronavirus have been a ‘special summer’. It’s true that summer 2020 isn’t filled with the usual joys like traditional ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise in morning on recovery hopes, eyes on Abe
Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning on global economic rebound hopes boosted by expectations for longer-term easing from the U.S. Federa ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM To Address Health Concerns In Press Conference
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will address speculation over his health at a press conference later Friday, with reports suggesting he will say he is fit to stay in office. Questions about Abe's ... ( read original story ...)
Investor interests crimp Toshiba spinoff’s IPO ambitions
TOKYO -- Toshiba's former memory business received ... 2.13 trillion yen ($20 billion), which would make it Japan's largest IPO this year. The listing is a major milestone for the former Toshiba ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei gains, Fed’s new strategy boosts financials
Japanese shares gained on Friday, as a jump in U.S. long-term bond yields following the Federal Reserve's new long-term policy strategy to allow higher inflation boosted financials and other battered ... ( read original story ...)
Manga City Tokyo is the most comprehensive exhibition to date on Japanese manga and anime
Here are five things you should not miss at this National Art Centre exhibition, including a showcase of anime heroines ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial ... ( read original story ...)
They aren’t just protests: The sports world, with acts of defiance, is forcing the public to stop and take notice
The rash of cancellations across the sports landscape is sending a very loud message and advancing a crucial conversation. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Withdrew from a Tennis Match to Support the Black Lives Matter Movement
Osaka, and countless other athletes, are boycotting games to protest the police shooting of Wisconsin native Jacob Blake. ( read original story ...)
Lane Hirabayashi, scholar who refused to let Japanese American prison camps be forgotten, dies at 67
A UCLA professor and one of the nation's leading authorities on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, Hirabayashi spent decades keeping memories of the prison camps alive. ( read original story ...)