Japan's Nikkei share average ended at a six-week high on Monday (Oct 31), tracking a strong finish on Wall Street in the previous session, with technology shares leading the charge.The Nikkei index ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher as tech shares gain, Fed’s meeting in focus
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed at a six-week high on Monday, buoyed by technology issues rising following some solid earnings by U.S. tech heavyweights, although concerns remained over ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.78%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Power and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.78% to hit a new 1 ...
CATL and VinFast reach Global Strategic Cooperation to promote global e-mobility
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited ("CATL") and VinFast Trading & Manufacturing Joint Stock Company ("VinFast") today announced an MOU for Global Strategic Cooperation to expand ...
Get up to 60 percent discount at hotels and attractions in Yokohama
Japan residents can enjoy half-price tickets and 60 percent discount on hotel stays with the Find Your Yokohama campaign ... ( read original story ...)
FTR vs. United Empire IWGP Tag title match set for NJPW Battle Autumn in Osaka
NJPW has announced the full card for Saturday's Battle Autumn in Osaka tour-closing event. In a newly announced bout, FTR will defend the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships against Great-O-Khan ... ( read original story ...)
Karl Anderson off NJPW Battle Autumn in Osaka
Karl Anderson is officially off NJPW's Battle Autumn in Osaka show set for Saturday, November 5. NJPW has announced that Anderson, the company's NEVER Openweight Champion, will not take part in ... ( read original story ...)
Cost to construct Osaka expo pavilion rises by 4.1 billion yen
OSAKA—Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura apologized to taxpayers for the ballooning price tag of the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo caused by soaring costs for materials and the weakened yen. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 2,019 new cases
Tokyo reported 2,019 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, with the daily count growing by 284 from a week before and topping the week-before level for the ninth straight day. Five new deaths linked to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan carrier ANA Holdings posts half-year profit, raises full-year target
Japan's largest airline ANA Holdings Inc on Monday swung to a half-year profit and raised its full-year earnings target as a relaxation of COVID-19 border measures fosters a recovery in travel demand. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo dept store praised for refusing entry to costumed Halloween partiers
The famous Shibuya scramble crossing in Tokyo is definitely home to Japan's biggest Halloween party -- too big, some might argue. Every year the iconic crossing essentially becomes a gigantic street ... ( read original story ...)
Keppel REIT enters Japan office market
Singapore-based Keppel REIT is acquiring a 98.47% stake in Ginza 2-chome, a freehold boutique office building in Tokyo, Japan. The remaining 1.53% interest in the property will be held by Keppel ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police step up crackdown on rule-breaking cyclists
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police are stepping up their crackdown on cyclists that recklessly violate traffic rules. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound on robust tech issues, weak yen
Tokyo stocks rebounded sharply Monday on strong technology shares following solid earnings from U.S. firms including Apple Inc., whil ... ( read original story ...)
Japan likely spent record amount in October to prop up yen
Japan will announce on Monday that it spent what was likely a record amount on currency intervention this month to prop up the yen, with market players keen for clues about how much further the ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews: Bank of Japan fiddles while bond market burns
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is playing with forex fire. The yield-curve control policy in which the central bank attempts to hold down interest rates by buying – or threatening to buy - ... ( read original story ...)