Month: December 2021

Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, tracking gains on Wall Street late last week as sentiment was lifted after the U.S. consumer price index data for November landed within market expectations. In the ... ( read original story ...)

Confidence among Japan's large service-sector firms improved in the three months to December, a closely watched central bank survey showed, suggesting the economy was gradually emerging from the hit ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core machinery orders rose in October for the first time in three months, a welcome sign that firms were spending and the broader economy was recovering as months-long supply constraints eased ... ( read original story ...)

Confidence among Japan’s large manufacturers held at the highest level since 2018 but slippage in the outlook signaled that the omicron variant has clouded views on the country’s economic recovery. ( read original story ...)

When an ageing racehorse, Makahiki, broke records by winning his first race in five years in Kyoto in early October, Japanese social media was flooded with comments from an unlikely group of racing ... ( read original story ...)

Alliances with the United States and other partners are heavily emphasized in the new paper, which cites the importance of a collective resolve formed to contain China. ( read original story ...)

Circle Of Life, the daughter of Epiphaneia out of Admire Japan's winning daughter Sea Breeze Life, showed a blistering turn of foot, storming home to hit the front at the final furlong, to land ... ( read original story ...)

Both men battle to a draw. World Tag League 2021 Matches: 2. Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. TAKA Michinoku and Minoru Suzuki TAKA actually picked up Kojima and hit a Michinoku Driver (which I ... ( read original story ...)

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” Japan’s entry to the Academy Awards’ international category, looks to be the odds on favorite from Asia to win the category. The drama with a theater world backdrop ... ( read original story ...)

SBI Holdings Inc., has already reimagined stockbroking and brought new ideas to the ailing regional banking sector. By taking effective control of Shinsei Bank Ltd., he’s setting his sights on ... ( read original story ...)

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake took place on Sunday in the eastern Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki, which is to the northeast of Tokyo, there is no risk of a tsunami, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. ( read original story ...)