Yen slumps, Nikkei surges as Bank of Japan digs in on bond buying; ASX treads water — as it happenedKeep up with all the action on day 4 of the Australian ...
Tokyo stocks drop as firm yen pushes down exporters
Tokyo stocks dropped Thursday, led by exporters as a stronger yen prompted investors to cash in gains made after the Bank of Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Most big Japanese firms heed prime minister’s call to raise wages this year
More than half of big Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters monthly poll, meeting a key request from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to help workers cope with ... ( read original story ...)
Five Penn football alumni set to represent Ivy League at Dream Bowl in Tokyo
The five will join other Ivy League players to compete against All-Stars from Japan's National Football League. ( read original story ...)
Sakhalin exception: the Russian energy Japan can’t quit
This year's Group of Seven president Japan has joined the bloc's condemnation of Russia's Ukraine invasion, imposing sanctions and agreeing on an oil price cap, with one exception: Moscow's Sakhalin energy projects. ( read original story ...)
Ardian Announces Japanese Fashion House and Art Gallery Hauser & Wirth as New Tenants of its Prestigious Renaissance Complex
Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, acquired the 9,300m² property in May 2018. Consisting of four private mansions, its name, Renaissance, was inspired by the ambitions of Ardian, ... ( read original story ...)
Binance Delists Shiba Inu – The Latest Happenings In Crypto
With Binance recently delisting a trading pair that involves Shiba Inu, we look at the latest news surrounding the world’s largest crypto exchange and what crypto investors can expect.
Crypto Lender Genesis Is Preparing to File for Bankruptcy Within Days
Genesis has suffered steep losses from loans it extended to failed crypto firms Alameda Research and Three Arrows Capital.
Bank of Japan maintains its ultralow interest rate policy
Investors were betting that the Bank of Japan would join the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank in hiking rates to tame inflation.
Japan’s trade deficit persists as recession risks loom
TOKYO - Japan's export growth slowed sharply in December as Chinese demand remained under pressure, while imports jumped, keeping the trade balance in the red for the 17th straight ...
Japan logs record trade deficit in 2022 amid soaring energy prices, weak yen
Japan posted its biggest annual trade deficit since record keeping began in 2022, as soaring prices for energy and raw material prices were further inflated by a weaker yen, the government said in a ...
16 Breathtakingly beautiful places in Nagoya
Guests should see these places as they offer a serene and scenic atmosphere. One of the city's most famous shrines is the Atsuta Shrine. Guests can say a prayer or two here and enjoy its beautiful ... ( read original story ...)
New commercial site in Tokyo to boost profile of domestic rice
A shopping and dining complex set to open in central Tokyo will showcase rice from different production regions across Japan. ( read original story ...)
Most Japan firms heed PM Kishida’s call to raise wages this year
More than half of Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters monthly poll, meeting a key request from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to help workers cope with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court acquits utility executives in Fukushima disaster
A Japanese court on Wednesday found three former utility company executives not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster and the subsequent deaths of more than 40 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nuclear plant execs acquitted over ‘man-made’ Fukushima disaster
Public anger is growing after a Tokyo court ruled that despite seismologists' warnings, TEPCO officials could not have anticipated the powerful earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. ( read original story ...)