Ether is outperforming its better-known-rival Bitcoin once again as optimism over a long-sought update that promises to reduce the carbon footprint of the world’s most-used blockchain appears to be ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei extends gains for 6th session, energy issues rise
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index extending gains for a sixth straight session, as energy-related issues gained traction on rising prices for crude oil. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Prosecutors to Charge SMBC Nikko Over Block Offers: Nikkei
Tokyo prosecutors plan to indict SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. for alleged market manipulation, according to the Nikkei, in what’s set to be a blow to one of Japan’s largest brokerages. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei extends gains to sixth session as energy, financial stocks rise
Japan's Nikkei stock index rose for a sixth straight session on Tuesday, posting its best winning run since September, as stronger oil prices lifted energy shares and financials gained on higher ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister says rapid yen moves are undesirable
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday he was closely watching exchange-rate developments, warning that rapid moves in the yen were undesirable.He also told reporters a weak yen had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes more stimulus as record budget clears parliament
Japan stands ready to take further stimulus steps as economic and financial market uncertainty emerges over the Ukraine crisis, policymakers said on Tuesday, as parliament approved a record $900 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank renews powerful easing pledge after hawkish Fed signal
The Bank of Japan must maintain ultra-loose monetary policy as recent cost-push inflation could hurt the economy, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday, highlighting a widening gap with the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber and YOKOHAMA Magokoro Fund providing ¥50 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine
Yokohama Rubber and its employee-backed YOKOHAMA Magokoro Fund will donate a total of ¥50 million to support Ukrainian refugees. The company’s contribution will be ¥49 million, and the employees’ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests Russia’s withdrawal from World War II peace talks over disputed islands
Japanese officials on Tuesday called Russia's decision to drop out of peace talks over islands that have been in dispute since World War II "unacceptable" and issued a complaint to the Russian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Power Crisis Was a Decade in Making and Won’t Go Away
Japan’s worst power crisis in over a decade is a culmination of events starting from the Fukushima disaster, and is an issue that the nation won’t be able to quickly shake. ( read original story ...)
Record budget clears Japan’s parliament
STORY: The Japanese parliament cleared a record $900 billion budget Tuesday (March 22). Its passage paves the way for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration to seek yet another spending package ... ( read original story ...)
Japan summons Russian envoy after halt to peace treaty talks
Japan's vice foreign minister summoned Russia's ambassador on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said, a day after Moscow's decision to halt peace treaty talks with Tokyo following sanctions imposed by ... ( read original story ...)
Canada Goose Accelerates Expansion of Japanese Market, Announces Joint Venture with Sazaby League
Canada Goose Holdings Inc. ("Canada Goose" or the "Company") and longstanding partner Sazaby League Ltd. ("Sazaby League") have entered into an agreement to create the joint venture Canada Goose Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese turn down heat, lights as power cuts loom after quake
"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" (Reuters) -Neon signs were turned off, lights dimmed and thermostats dialled down in Japan on Tuesday after the government issued an urgent call to save energy, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo residents warned of potential blackouts as a result of earthquake
Homeowners and businesses have been asked to conserve power after coal-fired power stations stopped working because of the quake. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s land prices rebound in 2021 as economy recovers from COVID hit
Japanese land prices rebounded in 2021, after a drop in the previous year, as the property market recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic's hit to the economy, a government survey showed. While Japan's ... ( read original story ...)