Digital finance companies are trying to reassure customers about their cryptocurrency offerings after the implosion of crypto exchange FTX. Revolut Ltd., a finance app based in London, told users this ...
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Japan’s Nikkei edges up on auto, chip stock gains; growth shares drag
TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose marginally on Friday, supported by gains in automakers amid a weaker yen and a rebound in chip stocks from steep losses in the previous ...
Yokohama Rubber’s ADVAN tires coming factory-equipped on Honda’s new SUV the ZR-V
Tokyo, Japan – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has begun supplying its ADVAN dB V552 tires as original equipment (OE) to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., for use on its new SUV, the ZR-V. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end flat on weak yen, US rate hike fears
Tokyo stocks ended almost flat Friday as buying of exporter issues on a weak yen was offset by selling amid resurging concerns about ... ( read original story ...)
N. Korea fires suspected ICBM, Seoul and Tokyo say
South Korea's National Security Council met Friday to discuss the presumed ICBM launch, the presidential office said. Tokyo also confirmed the launch, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida saying ... ( read original story ...)
Train conductor’s mistake believed to have caused Tokyo derailment
A train conductor's mistake is believed to have caused a derailment in Tokyo that resulted in a suspension of Keisei Electric Railway services for more than 10 hours. The last car of an out-of-service ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: North Korea Missile Test Shows Potential Ability To Hit U.S.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, visiting Bangkok to attend a regional summit, told reporters it was believed to have landed at sea inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone west of Hokkaido, Japan’s main northern island. If confirmed, it would be ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea ICBM had range to hit US mainland – Japan
North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with sufficient range to hit the US mainland, Japan's defence minister says. The missile landed in the sea roughly 210km (130 miles) west of Hokkaido. The US has condemned the launch ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan Leaders Open Door to Mend Ties in First Meeting
“Today’s meeting was a good start to a dialogue toward a constructive and stable Japan-China relationship,” Kishida told reporters after talks he said lasted about 45 minutes. The meeting was among steps to thaw the diplomatic chill between China and ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires ICBM into sea off Japan, according to South Korean officials
Kishida said it likely fell in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), about 210 kilometers (130 miles) west of the Japanese island of Oshima Oshima, according to the Japan Coast Guard. It did not fly over Japan. “North Korea is continuing to carry out ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Core Inflation At 40-Year High
(RTTNews) - Japan's consumer price inflation rose to a 40-year high in October as weaker yen lifted prices of imported goods, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications revealed ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka ‘girls bar’ manager accused of making teens duel in violation of 1889 law
OSAKA -- A 30-year-old man running a "girl's bar" in Osaka was arrested on suspicion of egging two teen girls on to partake in an organized fight, which resulted in an employee's injury, police ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: NKorea missile test shows potential ability to hit US
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, visiting Bangkok to attend a regional summit, told reporters it was believed to have landed at sea inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone west of Hokkaido, Japan’s main northern island. If confirmed, it would be ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires suspected ICBM into waters off Japan
North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile into waters east of the Korean peninsula on Friday morning, a day after Pyongyang warned the US against bolstering its protection of South Korea and Japan. Japanese prime minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation hits 40-year high as BOJ sticks to easy policy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated to a 40-year high in October, driven by currency weakness and imported cost pressures that the central bank shrugs off as it sticks to a policy of ultra-low interest rates. The nationwide core ... ( read original story ...)