The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is set to remove almost 500 firms from the Topix index of primary domestic firms in the bourse's latest reform aimed at attracting more foreign investors. ( read original story ...)
Tiafoe defies ‘really bad’ jet lag to cruise into Tokyo semis
Tokyo (AFP) – Jet-lagged Frances Tiafoe flew into the Japan Open semi-finals in straight sets on Friday, clinching each with an ace to beat Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 6-4. The fourth-seeded ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Film Festival: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Koji Fukada to Receive Kurosawa Akira Award
Japan’s flagship festival has revived its world cinema honor after a 14-year hiatus. Previous winners have included Steven Spielberg, Yoji Yamada and Hou Hsia Hsien. ( read original story ...)
Fuji Speedway Hotel Debuts as the First Hotel in the Unbound Collection by Hyatt Brand in Japan
Hyatt announced today the opening of Fuji Speedway Hotel in Shizuoka, Japan, the first property within The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Japan’s Current Account Decay Underscores Yen’s Weakened Stature
The world's third-largest economy likely saw its current account surplus shrink to 122 billion yen ($84.15 million) in August, half July's level, according to a Reuters poll. "Export volumes are ...
Japan Aug household spending rises annually on reopening
A shopper wearing a protective mask pushes a shopping cart at Japan's supermarket group Aeon's shopping mall as the mall reopens amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chiba, ...
Japan regulator orders SMBC Nikko to halt block trading for 3 months
TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Japan's financial regulator on Friday ordered SMBC Nikko Securities to halt its block trade business for three months and to improve its compliance, as administrative ...
Japan finance chief to attend G-20 meet amid Russia’s war, inflation
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Friday he plans to visit Washington next week to attend a meeting with other Group of 20 financ ...
Dog bites station worker after jumping aboard train near Tokyo
A dog caused chaos after it boarded a train at a station near the Japanese capital on Oct. 6, biting a station staff member who tried to remo ... ( read original story ...)
Gone but not forgotten: 19 popular attractions in Tokyo that closed during the pandemic
And, sadly, that means some of Tokyo’s most popular tourist destinations have had to shut down due to the pandemic and lack of visitors. So as Japan plans to reopen to the world on October 11, you ... ( read original story ...)
Motor racing-Alonso sets wet F1 practice pace in Japan
Alpine's Fernando Alonso set the fastest time in a wet opening practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday. The Spaniard lapped the soaked Suzuka track in one minute, 42.248 seconds ahead ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei set to snap winning streak after tech selloff
Japan's Nikkei share average lost 0.59% and looked on course to snap a four-day winning streak. The index fell through the key 27,000 level when markets opened, but made a gradual recovery and was ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits two-week top amid jump in energy, chip shares
Japan's Nikkei index closed higher on Thursday, after touching a two-week peak during the session, as markets extended their rebound from multi-month lows, helped by energy and chip-related stocks.
Japan’s foreign reserves drop by record on market shakeout, FX intervention
Load Error The reserves stood at $1.238 trillion at the end of September, the lowest amount since the end of March 2017, according to the Ministry of Finance data. The data on Japan's foreign reserves ...
Japan Finance Minister: Japan committed to back restructuring in Sri Lanka debt crisis
Japan remains committed to back Sri Lanka debt restructuring if conditions are met, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday. Suzuki also told reporters financial leaders from the Group of 20 m ...
Japan’s foreign reserves drop by record after dollar-selling intervention
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's foreign reserves fell by a record to $1.238 trillion at the end of September as a result of the government's dollar-selling intervention during the month to arrest a sharp ...