Asian shares made a sluggish start on Monday to a week packed with major U.S. and Chinese economic data and the launch of Apple's latest iPhones, while the Nikkei was tantalisingly near heights last ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s vaccines minister Kono favoured as next PM in opinion polls
Japan's minister in charge of vaccines, Taro Kono, has emerged as the favoured candidate in weekend opinion polls on whom should succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as head of the ruling Liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale inflation hovers near 13-yr high as material costs rise
Japan's wholesale inflation hovered near a 13-year high in August as raw material imports continued to rise on solid global demand, data showed on Monday, putting pressure on companies to pass on ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea crypto crackdown to wipe $2.6bn from ‘kimchi coins’
South Korean cryptocurrency traders are bracing for losses of more than Won3tn ($2.6bn) as two-thirds of the country’s crypto exchanges are set to be wiped out in a regulatory overhaul of one of the ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia makes watchful start, Nikkei nears 30-year high
Asian shares made a guarded start on Monday to a week packed with important U.S. and Chinese economic data and the launch of Apple's latest iPhones, while the Nikkei was tantalisingly near heights ... ( read original story ...)
K League-leading Ulsan set to begin quest for 2nd straight Asian club title
Ulsan Hyundai FC, currently leading the top South Korean football league, will open their bid for a second straight continental title this week. Ulsan will be among four K League 1 clubs to play a ... ( read original story ...)
Local heroes: three of inner Tokyo’s most rewarding bike routes
In this vast metropolis, exploring the capital’s neighbourhoods on short cycle rides is a great way to get to know the lie of the land ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 and Japan’s Economy
The spread of Covid-19 cases in Japan has suppressed the movement of people and goods, greatly undermining the economy. Now that Japan is into the second year of the pandemic, we examine the current ... ( read original story ...)
78-year-old man arrested over death of housing complex resident in Yokohama
Police in Yokohama have arrested a 78-year-old man on suspicion of killing a 67-year-old man on the grounds of the housing complex where they both live. According to police, the incident occurred at ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics a stark reminder that human security for people with disabilities an elusive global goal
The Paralympics tell which countries are the best or the worst for people with disabilities, and we see, beyond abstract notions about the social rights of citizenship, it is the more wealthy ... ( read original story ...)
Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra and Other Tokyo Olympics Participants Felicitated By JSW Sports
The athletes were presented Rs 2.5 crore in total as a goodwill gesture by JSW for bringing laurels to the country, a release said. ( read original story ...)
After the ‘bazooka’, Bank of Japan dismantles the work of its radical chief
After years of shock-and-awe stimulus, the Bank of Japan is quietly rolling back radical policies introduced by its bold chief Haruhiko Kuroda and pioneering controversial new measures that blur the ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Time To End The SEC’s “Clarity” Charade On Crypto
For five years, investors and project developers in the $2 trillion blockchain innovation space have been subjected to an increasingly maddening charade that the U.S. Securities and Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports seen surging in August
TOKYO: Japans exports likely surged for the sixth straight month in August thanks to strong global demand for machinery goods and a flattering comparison with last years pandemic-induced slump, a poll ... ( read original story ...)
Swiss Olympic cross-country skiing medallist Giger dies age 74
Olympic cross-country skiing medallist Albert Giger, who later worked as race director of the Engadin Skimarathon, has died aged 74. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics champion Karsten Warholm cruises to victory in ISTAF Berlin
It was Warholm's second victory in four days. He ran 47.35 to win the Diamond League final last Thursday in Zurich. ( read original story ...)