Hong Kong has asked Japan to withdraw a COVID-19 restriction that allows passenger flights from the financial hub to land only at four designated airports, saying the decision would affect about 60,000 passengers. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei closes off 3-mth low, pressured by Wall Street weakness
Japan's Nikkei share average hit its lowest levels in nearly three months on Thursday, dragged by Wall Street's weak performance, with heavy technology stocks leading the declines.
Japan’s 20-year bond yield hits multi-year high as BOJ buys shorter term notes
Japan's 20-year government bond yield hit a near eight-year high on Thursday, as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) conducted emergency bond buying operations for shorter term notes. The yield of 20-year notes ...
Airlines axe flights even as Japan eases entry curbs
Japanese authorities have further revised rules for flights from Hong Kong, saying they can land at all of its international airports as long as ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber’s acquisition of Trelleborg Wheel Systems delayed
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces that the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB held by Trelleborg AB, which ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: How will Japan resolve shipping insurance for Russian LNG imports?
Japan, the world's top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer, is facing its latest challenge in securing vital gas supplies from Russia after Western reinsurers said they would halt marine war ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei touches 3-month low on Wall Street weakness
Japan's Nikkei share average touched a near three-month low on Thursday, dragged lower by Wall Street's weak performance overnight, with heavy technology stocks leading the declines.
Suspect arrested in Osaka Pref. hit-and-run that killed 2 neighborhood patrollers
A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of killing two men and injuring two more in a hit-and-run in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, late on Dec ... ( read original story ...)
Families moving out of Tokyo to get up to ¥1 million per child
The increased amount will come on top of the maximum ¥3 million in base financial support already given to relocating families. ( read original story ...)
Twitter Users Report Errors, Disruption from New York to Tokyo
Thousands of Twitter Inc. users reported glitches and other issues with the social media service, one of the more significant disruptions since Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover triggered the loss of ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s Disastrous Year Continues With Another Closure
The ripple effect of another major crypto exchange shuttering some operations is causing cryptocurrencies to struggle.
Ex-BOJ Deputy Yamaguchi Emerging as Next Central Bank Head Contender -Sankei
Yamaguchi had been considered a less likely candidate compared with deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya and former deputy Hiroshi Nakaso. Amamiya and Nakaso have both served under Kuroda, and long been ...
UPDATE 1-Hong Kong asks Japan to drop airport restrictions with 60,000 travellers affected
Hong Kong's government has asked Japan to withdraw a COVID-19 restriction that requires passenger flights from the financial hub to land at only four designated Japanese airports, saying the decision ...
Japan PM claims no plans for snap polls ‘for now’ as public support wanes
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he has no plans to immediately dissolve the lower house of parliament and call a snap election, although he said the move is "possible", according ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘Little Trains that Could’ battle for survival
In the driver's seat of a two-carriage train, Katsunori Takemoto puts on his white gloves and checks the antiquated gauges before setting out alongside cabbage fields in Japan's rural Chiba. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin: The Japanese rescue dog who became the unlikely face of a crypto sensation
Kabosu, a Shiba Inu adopted by a kindly nursery school teacher near Tokyo, became internationally famous as a meme before finding herself fronting a spoof bitcoin challenger whose popularity is no lon ...