Japan had a goods trade deficit of 323.9 billion yen ($3.1 billion) in January, government data showed Wednesday. Exports rose 6.4 percent from a year earlier and imports decreased 9.5 percent, the ... ( read original story ...)
Damage limited from recent earthquake in Japan, thanks to short wave period
The earthquake that struck off Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday caused violent tremors as strong as upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in the Tohoku region, as well as milder shaking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ruling Party Wants More Women at Meetings, but Stay Quiet
After a sexism row sparked by Tokyo Olympics chief's saying women talked too much at meetings, Japan's ruling party wants women at key meetings - but only if they don't talk. The ruling Liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first coronavirus vaccinations have been given to health workers, starting a campaign crucial to Tokyo Olympics
Japan's first coronavirus vaccinations have been given to health workers, starting a campaign crucial to Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan’s factory mood turns positive for first time since 2019 – Reuters Tankan
Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers turned positive in February for the first time since mid-2019, the Reuters Tankan poll found, lifted by improving overseas demand though caution about the ... ( read original story ...)
MicroStrategy to Add Bitcoin, Widening Its Premium to Crypto
MicroStrategy Inc. is adding to its wildly successful bet on Bitcoin, but anyone scooping up the software maker’s stock as a proxy for crypto would be paying a hefty premium. ( read original story ...)
Carlyle to IPO Japan’s WingArc1st, valuing firm at US$475 million, sources say
Carlyle Group plans to list Japan's WingArc1st Inc and is set to win approval for a listing as early as Thursday, two sources said, after the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan Jan exports rise 6.4% year/year – MOF
Japan's exports rose 6.4% in January from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Wednesday, underlining a steady pick-up in overseas demand. The result compared with a 6.6% increase ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s exports, machine orders pick up as demand recovers
Jan exports +6.4% yr/yr vs forecast +6.6% * Dec core orders +5.2% m/m vs forecast -6.2% * Manufacturers turn positive for 1st time since mid-2019 -poll * Q1 GDP seen contracting again on renewed COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y323.9 Billion Trade Deficit In January
Japan had a merchandise trade deficit of 323.9 billion yen in January, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. That beat ... ( read original story ...)
You won’t have to stay up all night to watch the Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka match
Williams and Osaka will face off during normal waking hours in an Australian Open semifinals that's been described as a Brady-Mahomes-like showdown. ( read original story ...)
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccination drive amid supply worry
Japan's first coronavirus shots were given to health workers Wednesday, beginning the vaccination campaign considered crucial to holding the already delayed Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: Japan begins vaccination drive, but why so late?
Japan rolls out its COVID-19 vaccination campaign Wednesday after the government gave belated first approval to a shot co-developed by Pfizer Inc. that the U.S. and many ... ( read original story ...)
Japan kicks off COVID-19 vaccination drive
Japan launched its COVID-19 inoculation drive on Wednesday by administering Pfizer Inc's vaccine shots to Tokyo hospital workers, TV footage showed, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga aims to defy the ... ( read original story ...)
Decoupling denied: Japan Inc lays its bets on China
The following year he travelled to China and told Beijing factory workers, “You are working very hard to learn to make TVs. If you keep up the effort, you’ll catch up with Japan in several years and ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter Star to Vaccine Tsar: Japan’s Taro Kono’s Moment in the Spotlight
Japan's recently appointed vaccine tsar, Taro Kono, is having a breakout moment. Twitter-savvy and educated at Georgetown University in Washington, Kono has seen his popularity surge even as the ... ( read original story ...)