Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture were on display during Sunday’s Nisei Week Grand Parade and celebrations continue throughout this week in Little Tokyo district in Los Angeles. ( read original story ...)
Japan security adviser readies to meet China’s top diplomat Yang -Jiji
Arrangements are being made for Japanese national security adviser Takeo Akiba to visit China soon for talks with its top diplomat Yang Jiechi, the Jiji news agency said on Wednesday, citing ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan buck trend, keep interest rates low
China’s central bank cut its policy interest rate by 10 basis points with the implicit aim of helping to boost the recovery of its economy, which is still reeling from the zero-Covid policy and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Reports Trade Deficit for 12th Month as Yen’s Slide Peaks
Japan’s trade deficit hit a record high in July as the impact of soaring commodities and the yen’s 24-year low added to the headwinds for the nation’s economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei surpasses 29,000-mark on Wall St rally overnight
Japan's Nikkei on Wednesday crossed the 29,000-level for the first time in more than seven months as Wall Street's major indexes rallied overnight after U.S. retailers' robust earnings. TOKYO, Aug 17 ...
Nikkei tops 29,000 level for 1st time since early January
Japan's key Nikkei stock index topped the 29,000 mark Wednesday for the first time since early January as concern eased over a U.S. economic slowdown. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 232.42 ...
Hideo Kojima’s studio will host a VR space at Tokyo Game Show
As announced earlier today on August 16, the Death Stranding developer will be appearing at Tokyo Game Show in a pretty special capacity. According to the tweet just below, Tokyo Game Show will host a ... ( read original story ...)
Would You Try the Food at Tokyo’s ‘Stranger Things’ Pop-Up Cafe?
If ever you’ve wanted to try the grub featured in a popular television show, this is for you. Fans of Netflix’s Stranger Things are in luck, especially if they are in Tokyo, Japan, to experience the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan trade gap widens as imports surge, capex solid for now
Japan's imports jumped to a record amount in July, boosted by global fuel inflation and a weak yen, outweighing exports and deepening the trade deficit, in a sign of a further worsening in the terms ... ( read original story ...)
Japan imports surged to record in July; exports up for 17th month
The trade data came on the heels of the Reuters Tankan survey, which showed improvement in Japan's business sentiment in August, while the key gauge of corporate capital spending rebounded in June ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Trade Gap Hits Record on Commodities Impact, Weak Yen
Japan’s trade deficit hit a record high in July as the impact of soaring commodities and the yen’s 24-year low added to the headwinds for the nation’s economic recovery.Most Read from BloombergSaudi B ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.29 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.29 percent at 28,952.65 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.39 percent at 1,989.68. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, ...
Japan Has Y1,436.8 Billion Trade Deficit In July
Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 1,436.8 billion yen in July, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. That missed ...
Japan Has Y1,436.8 Billion Trade Deficit In July
Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 1,436.8 billion yen in July, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. That missed ...
Japan trade gap widens as imports surge, capex seen solid
Japan's exports jumped to a record amount in July, boosted by global fuel inflation and a weak yen, outweighing exports and deepening trade deficits, in a sign of a further worsening in the terms of ...
Osaka Crashes Out In Cincinnati Opener
Naomi Osaka's summer form slump deepened on Tuesday as the four-time Grand Slam winner lost 6-4, 7-5 to Zhang Shuai at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Masters. ( read original story ...)