Japan's Nikkei index ended at a more than four-month high on Monday, as investors scooped up stocks that reported robust outlook, while caution ahead of the release of U.S. consumer prices report ...
SoftBank posts $17 billion Vision Fund loss in first quarter
SoftBank Group Corp on Monday posted a 2.33 trillion yen ($17.23 billion) loss at its Vision Fund unit in the April-June quarter as the value of its tech portfolio slid. SoftBank had booked a record ...
Japan’s current account shrinks 63.1 pct in first half of 2022
Japan posted a current account surplus of 351 trillion yen 2596 billion US dollars in the first half of 2022 from a year earlier ...
Cosplayers from around the world converge on the streets of Nagoya
NAGOYA--Cosplayers from around the world dressed as popular anime and game characters paraded along Osu shopping street in Naka Ward here on Aug. 7. ( read original story ...)
6-yr-old boy, mom die in Osaka expressway toll gate crash
A 6-year-old boy and his mother died after their car, driven by the boy's father, struck a concrete divider between toll gates on an expressw ... ( read original story ...)
Japan intends to keep stake in Sakhalin-1 oil project – industry minister
Japan intends to keep a stake in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Monday, after Russia temporarily banned Western investors from selling shares in ... ( read original story ...)
Nuclear threat is ‘back in focus,’ UN secretary-general says in Japan after Hiroshima anniversary
Nuclear-armed nations must commit to a “no first-use policy” as rising tensions between them revive the threat of nuclear war, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan still intends to keep stake in Sakhalin-1 oil project -industry minister
Japan's intention to keep its stake in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia is unchanged, the industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Monday, after Russia banned Western investors from ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar extends gains against Japan’s yen as big US Fed hike bets ramp up
The greenback was last 0.31% higher at 135.42 yen, and earlier rose to 135.585 yen, its highest since July 28, after surging 1.57% in the previous session, its biggest single-day gain since June 17 ... ( read original story ...)
Rep. Krishnamoorthi defends Taiwan visit with Speaker Pelosi; huddles with Amb. Emanuel in Japan
Let me put it this way,” Krishnamoorthi said Sunday. “I think that the Prime Minister of Japan said he gets a lot of advice from Rahm Emanuel directly.” ... ( read original story ...)
Number of kids on nursery waiting lists plummets in Tokyo
The number of children on day care waiting lists in Tokyo hit a record low as of April this year, falling 97% from the most recent peak of 8,586 in 2017. ( read original story ...)
Drecom announces Tokyo Stories for console, PC – from rain director Yuki Ikeda
Drecom has announced Tokyo Stories (working title), a new title directed by rain director Yuki Ikeda for console and PC. It will launch in 2023. The official website the genre as "to be determined." ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign Buyers Return to Japan Bond Market With Record Purchases
Foreign investors snapped up a record amount of long-term Japanese bonds in July amid a global debt rally and as expectations for a central bank policy tweak faded. ( read original story ...)
‘We are so far behind’: Japan laments lack of progress on same-sex marriage
Advocates hope upcoming ruling in Tokyo district court will help spur progress on issue that already has public backing ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin stays above $23,000; BNB & Polkadot add up to 4%
The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading higher at the $1.10 trillion mark, rising higher by 2 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total trading volume dropped as much as 6 per cent, ...
Why This Crypto Billionaire Plans To Only Keep 1% Of His Earnings
Billionaite Sam Bankman-Fried is practicing effective altruism, which means he'll effectively give away massive amounts of his fortune.