Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Wednesday as domestic factory output data fell for a second straight month, along with concerns over ongoing U.S. interest rate hikes, sparking fears ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.21%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Machinery and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.21%.
Japan set to hike defense budget amid ongoing tension in region
Prime minister directs defense, finance ministers to boost defense spending to 2% of GDP in next 5 years - Anadolu Agency ...
Kishida’s move to raise Japan’s defense budget a bid to regain control amid low approval
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's latest move to instruct related ministers to increase Japan's defense budget to 2% of its gross domestic produ ...
Police probing thefts of high school girls’ uniforms in Yokohama
Police are investigating a spate of thefts of girls' uniforms from high schools in this city, saying their similar patterns suggest the sa ... ( read original story ...)
Man found in burning Osaka apartment was stabbed, rescuers say
The man, who appeared to be in his 40s, told rescuers that he had been stabbed, the fire department said. His condition is unknown. ( read original story ...)
33 children sent to hospital as ‘sulfur smell’ fills Osaka primary school building
OSAKA -- Thirty-three children in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, were sent to hospital on the morning of Nov. 29 after a teacher called emergency services complaining that their school building "smells ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Court Rules Japan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Not Unconstitutional
The Tokyo District Court said on Wednesday that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional, local media reported. The decision, in Japan’s capital and its most populous city, is a blow to the LGBTQ rights movement. ( read original story ...)
Marriage equality advocates hail Tokyo court ruling
Japan's failure to legally protect same-sex partners is an "unconstitutional situation", a Tokyo court ruled Wednesday in a decision hailed by marriage equality advocates. On Wednesday the Tokyo District Court ruled that the definition of marriage in the constitution was legal, ( read original story ...)
Yayoi Kusama installations are popping up in Tokyo for her new Louis Vuitton collaboration
Find Yayoi Kusama x Louis Vuitton artworks and AR experiences at Tokyo Tower, Shibuya Scramble Crossing and other landmarks ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba, disappeared from public view in 2020. He’s been living in Tokyo for the past 6 months, new reports say.
Ma been laying low since October 2020 when he gave a speech criticizing China's financial regulatory system — which angered the Chinese authorities. ( read original story ...)
Covid Arbitrage Trade Dries Up in Japan and Overnight Rates Drop
Overnight yen borrowing costs have fallen to the lowest in more than six years, as a profitable arbitrage opportunity for Japanese lenders dried up due to the scaling back of central bank stimulus ... ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma Living In Japan After China Tech Crackdown: FT
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for almost six months after disappearing from public view following China's crackdown on the tech sector, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, ...
Tokyo ranked in the bottom ten cities for expats to live in 2022
According to Expat Insider's survey, Tokyo is a difficult place to live due to the working culture and language barrier ...
Yokohama Rubber’s ADVAN tires coming factory-equipped on Nissan’s ELGRAND
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its ADVAN V51 tires as original equipment (OE) to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., for use on the automaker’s ELGRAND MPV, which was recently ... ( read original story ...)
Denial of same-sex unions at odds with constitution: Tokyo court
The Sapporo District Court ruled in March last year that not recognizing same-sex marriage violates Article 14 of the Constitution, which ensures the right to equality, while the Osaka District Court said in June that it is "constitutional" for Japan to not permit such unions. ( read original story ...)