Japanese police said Wednesday they have found a number of what they believe are bullet marks on a building near the site of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination last week in western Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court orders ex-Tepco execs to pay $95 bln damages over Fukushima disaster -NHK
The Tokyo district court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to pay 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in damages to the operator of the wrecked Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks End Higher Ahead Of US Inflation Data
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday, rebounding from sharp falls the previous day, with investors treading carefully ahead of a key US inflation report. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei gains as chip stocks, airlines boost
Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded on Wednesday, lifted by chip-related stocks and airlines, although losses in energy shares and worries about a slowing global economy capped gains. TOKYO, July ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Celsius: how one of crypto’s biggest lenders ground to a halt
Former employees and internal documents suggest a reckless pursuit of high returns put the company in a poor position to ride out this year’s market turbulence ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG Is Said to Consider Bid for Indonesia’s Panin Bank
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is considering a bid for PT Bank Pan Indonesia, people familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese banking giant seeks to bolster its presence in Southeast ... ( read original story ...)
Lawsuit talk as Osaka rejects IR land deal probe: report
An attorney plans a lawsuit after anti-casino citizens in Osaka were told the city’s audit committee declined to probe the land lease deal for a gaming resort in that Japanese metropolis, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to Give Odesa Water Purification Equipment
The city government of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, plans to provide 33 units of mobile water purification equipment to Odesa at the request of its sister city in southern Ukraine. You are now viewing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on bargain-hunting, virus fears weigh
Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday as investors scooped up battered shares following the Nikkei's sharp decline the previous day, wh ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court orders ex-Fukushima TEPCO bosses to pay $95 billion
The Tokyo District Court ordered four people, including the former chairman of TEPCO, to pay approximately 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in compensatory damages, the highest amount in domestic history ... ( read original story ...)
Sombre farewell: Japan mourns as the funeral of Shinzo Abe held in Tokyo
With prayers, flowers, and flags draped in black ribbons, thousands of mourners gathered yesterday in the streets of Tokyo to bid a final goodbye to Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to expand energy transition support to India
Japan plans to provide support to India to drive the transition to clean energy, expanding a programme it launched last year for Southeast Asian nations, Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda said on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher Ahead Of US Inflation Data
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday ahead of a key US inflation report and with worries growing over rising Covid-19 cases in Japan and abroad. ( read original story ...)
Uniqlo owner’s Q3 results to offer clues on China recovery, Japan inflation
Japan's Fast Retailing , home of Uniqlo, is expected to report quarterly profit grew 11% overall on Thursday, but investors' focus will be on whether China is recovering and how domestic consumers are ... ( read original story ...)
After the assassination of Abe, will Japan tilt right?
With the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, one wonders if Japanese politics will become more like ours. ( read original story ...)
Abe’s killing haunts Japan with questions on homemade guns
The shooting sent shudders through low-crime, orderly Japan: A prominent politician was killed by a man emerging from a crowd, wielding a homemade firearm so roughly constructed it was wrapped in tape ... ( read original story ...)