Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday currency intervention was among options the government would consider in combating sharp falls in the yen, which meanwhile fell close to a ...
Yen Rings Alarm in Japan Amid Global Stock Rout: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks and bonds tumbled in the wake of the broad-based selloff on Wall Street while the yen strengthened after Japan warned of possible intervention in the currency market. Most Read from ...
Unlicensed driver arrested after allegedly dragging man 650 m in Osaka hit-and-run
A 60-year-old driver has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and traffic violations after allegedly hitting a man and dragging him ... ( read original story ...)
Video of Japanese model falsely shared as ‘lifelike robot greeting passengers at Tokyo airport’
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times after it circulated alongside a claim that it shows a lifelike robot greeting and hugging passengers at an airport in Tokyo. However, the claim is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes down 2.78 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed down 2.78 percent at 27,818.62 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 1.90 percent at 1,948.83. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank conducts ‘rate check’ as yen sinks: reports
Japan's central bank on Wednesday conducted an operation often seen as a precursor to currency intervention, local media said, as the yen continues to crater against a strengthening dollar. The ... ( read original story ...)
Honda says it has no plan to separate and list motorcycle business
Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd has no plan to hive off its electric motorcycle business and list it on a stock exchange, the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday, following a media report that the idea ... ( read original story ...)
‘Hell of a Cruise’: Highlighting the panic, failures of the COVID early days
Hell of a Cruise,' a new Peacock documentary, centers on the early days of the pandemic on the Diamond Princess and other impacted cruise ships. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo doctor accused of forging COVID vaccine docs says he injected saline solution
A doctor arrested on suspicion of defrauding a local government of commission payments for COVID-19 vaccinations told police he gave saline s ... ( read original story ...)
Record number of young people in Japan rejecting marriage, survey shows
Rise in people aged 18-24 who don’t intend to marry has consequences for Japan’s low birth rate and depopulation concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic fails to shift Japan’s attitude to employee wellbeing
In the early months of 2020, as it became clear to the world that the Covid-19 pandemic would require an immediate and radical response, corporate Japan contemplated a near overnight move to remote ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks tumble in line with Wall Street after U.S. inflation data
Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday, tracking overnight Wall Street losses after U.S. inflation data showed an unexpected rise in consumer prices last month. TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks ...
Tokyo Shares Slump On US Inflation, Wall Street Falls
Tokyo stocks sank at the open on Wednesday as investors shunned risk after fresh data that showed US inflation remains stubbornly high triggered Wall Street selloffs.
Wall Street Push by Japan Banks Under Scrutiny as Rates Rise
Japanese banks’ success in taking on Wall Street to offer loans in the US is drawing regulatory attention as the cost of dollar funding rises.Faced with ultra-low interest rates and tepid loan demand ...
Japan’s finance minister suzuki: Abrupt changes in fx are undesired.
ABRUPT CHANGES IN FX ARE UNDESIRED. Japan FinMin Suzuki: Concerned Recent FX Moves Are One-Sided, Very Sudden ...
Tokyo governor wants to create a city where dreams can come true
Yuriko Koike has broken the glass ceiling in patriarchal Japanese society and is paving the way for more women to take charge through her policies. ( read original story ...)