The Bank of Japan on Thursday kept its ultralow rate policy intact at the end of a two-day meeting in a widely expected move, despite ...
Japan logs biggest half-year trade deficit on energy price hikes
Japan posted its biggest half-year trade deficit of 7.9 trillion yen ($57 billion) in the first half of 2022 due to soaring energy prices and the yen's depreciation, government data showed on Thursday ...
Shionogi sinks in Tokyo trade after panel again delays COVID pill approval
Shares in Shionogi & Co posted their steepest fall in three months on Thursday after a health ministry panel again delayed emergency approval for the Japanese drugmaker's oral treatment against ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks down in morning on profit-taking, eyes on BOJ meeting
Tokyo stocks dropped Thursday morning on profit-taking after a five-day Nikkei index rally as investors awaited the outcome later in the day of a two-day policy meeting of the Bank of Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)
CoorsTek Announces Capacity Investments in Japan
TOKYO, JAPAN - News Direct - 21 July 2022 - CoorsTek KK (Tokyo, Japan) announced today that its parent company, CoorsTek, Inc.'s board of directors has approved a capital expenditure plan to expand ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Art Scene: Collections of Japanese Major Corporations
Tokyo Art Scene is a biweekly report on ongoing art and design exhibitions around Tokyo. It features event listings for architecture, art, ceramics, design, fashion, fine arts, photography and print ... ( read original story ...)
Japan posts $10 billion trade gap in June as energy imports surge
Japan ran a trade deficit for the 11th straight month in June as high energy and other commodity costs pushed up imports, highlighting growing economic pressures from a sharply declining yen and ...
Tokyo stocks open lower on profit-taking, focus on BOJ decision
Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Thursday as investors locked in gains after the Nikkei index's five-day winning streak and awaited the outcome later in the day of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan posts $10 bln trade gap in June as energy imports surge
Japan ran a trade deficit for the 11th straight month in June as high energy and other commodity costs pushed up imports, highlighting growing economic pressures from a sharply declining yen and ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed; Bank of Japan rate decision ahead
Shares in the Asia-Pacific region were mixed on Thursday as investors look ahead to the Bank of Japan rate decision. ( read original story ...)
Japan Logs Trade Deficit for 11th Month on Energy, Weak Yen
Japan reported a trade deficit for a 11th consecutive month in June as higher energy prices and a weaker yen continued to inflate the nation’s import bill. Most Read from BloombergThese Are the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs trade deficit of 1.4 trillion yen in June
Japan posted a trade deficit of 1.4 trillion yen ($10.1 billion) in June, government data showed Thursday. Exports increased 19.4 percent from a year earlier while imports climbed 46.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka in need of new coach after Wim Fissette split
Wim Fissette, who began working with Osaka shortly before the start of the 2020 season, wrote on Instagram on Wednesday that he and Osaka are ending their partnership. “It has been a privilege to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic organizing exec allegedly received ¥45 mil from sponsor
A member of the now-defunct Tokyo Olympic organizing committee's executive board is believed to have received around 45 million yen from a sponsor of last year's global sports event, sources close to ... ( read original story ...)
Acres of land cleared for Waterfront Botanical Gardens’ new parking lot, Japanese garden
More than 4.5 acres of trees were cut down to make way for a new parking lot at the Waterfront Botanical Gardens. The parcel of land is located on Frankfort Avenue just north of Interstate 64, a space ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin tops $24,000 as hopes of softer Fed action fuel crypto relief rally
Bitcoin topped $24,000 Wednesday for the first time since mid-June. Traders took comfort from the prospect of a softer than expected rate hike from the Federal Reserve. Ether climbed above $1,600 amid ...