The Nikkei share average tumbled 3.08 per cent to 28,608.59, its lowest closing level since March 24, while the broader Topix lost 2.37 per cent to 1,905.92. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Bank of Japan can’t continue to ignore failure to achieve 2% inflation target
After a decade of quantitative and qualitative monetary easing, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has admitted that it has not achieved its target of reaching a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down more than 3% on tech sell-off
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed down more than three percent Tuesday as tech shares were hit by selling pressure following a plunge in the Nasdaq on Wall Street.59, while the broader Topix index ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Osaka ‘not sure’ of Tokyo Olympics future
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka wants to play in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics but she isnt sure whether the quadrennial event would go ahead as planned ... ( read original story ...)
New Brunswick athletes balance competition, isolation in pursuit of Tokyo Games
Kate Campbell is one of many New Brunswick athletes who have to balance that need to compete with the isolation that comes with travel as they prepare for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Cambage announces she’s ‘in’ for Tokyo
Opals star Liz Cambage declares that she will play at the Tokyo Games after earlier threatening to boycott the Olympics in a racially-based protest. ( read original story ...)
Japan launches first joint military drill with US, France
Japanese, US and French troops kicked off their first-ever joint military drill Tuesday in southwestern Japan, as concerns rise over China's growing assertiveness in the region. ( read original story ...)
Singapore commercial property market activity leaps by 200%
Singapore is amongst those countries building momentum in the commercial market this year. Singapore's commercial property market experienced a huge leap in activity in Q1, with volumes registering a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes down 3.08 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 closed down 3.08 percent at 28,608.59 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix .TOPX shed 2.35 percent at 1,906.30. ( read original story ...)
Two Japanese regional banks eye tie-up to fight margin pressures
Two regional banks in Japan's northern prefecture of Aomori said they were considering consolidating, joining a flurry of lenders seeking to survive amid narrowing margins from a rapidly ageing ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka ‘not sure’ Olympics should happen, Serena undecided
Japanese world number two Osaka would be making her Olympic debut in Tokyo. “I’m an athlete, and of course my immediate thought is that I want to play in the Olympics,” she ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka ‘not sure’ Tokyo Olympics should go ahead
A virus state of emergency in the Japanese capital and other parts of the country was extended last week as organisers weigh up whether to press ahead in the face of mounting pressure to cancel the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka ‘Not Sure’ Olympics Should Happen As Doubts Grow
Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka admitted she was "not really sure" the coronavirus-hit Tokyo Olympics should go ahead as doubts grew about the Games just weeks before the opening ceremony. The ... ( read original story ...)
IOC president postpones Japan trip as Osaka questions Games going ahead
IOC president Thomas Bach has postponed a trip to Tokyo due to a surge in cases of COVID-19.Credit:AP The postponement of Bach’s trip comes as tennis star Naomi Osaka, one of the biggest names in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan prosecutors say Ghosn said Nissan pay plan was not set
Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn told prosecutors during questioning on financial misconduct charges before he fled Japan that his compensation was never decided upon, according to records presented in ... ( read original story ...)
Biden Picks Rahm Emanuel as U.S. Envoy to Japan -FT
U.S. President Joe Biden has chosen former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan, the Financial Times said on Tuesday, citing eight people familiar with personnel discussions in the White ... ( read original story ...)