After the 2022 crypto crash, fewer crypto companies were features on the Davos Promenade as the industry keeps spending in check.
Tokyo shares jump after Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda arrives for a meeting at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday after Japan’s ...
Yen falls after Bank of Japan stands pat on ultra-easy policy
The yen plunged on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan decided to maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy, defying market expectations that rising inflation could force the central bank to move away ...
Nikkei jumps, other Asian markets subdued as Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged
Benchmarks rose in Tokyo but fell in Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures edged higher.
Asian shares decline as Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged
Asian shares are mostly lower after Japan's central bank kept its lax monetary policy unchanged, contrary to speculation it would yield to pressure to tighten credit ...
Cordae Is Expecting a Baby With Naomi Osaka
"One thing I'm looking forward to is for my kid to watch one of my matches and tell someone, 'that's my mom,'" the tennis pro wrote in her announcement.
Yokohama man accused of reckless riding in group was creating DVDs for biker gangs
Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested a 43-year-old man in this east Japan city's Isogo Ward on Jan. 17 on suspicion of riding motorcycles ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo High Court acquits three former Tepco executives over 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident: NHK
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives, finding them not guilty of manslaughter over the 2011 triple reactor meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court upholds not guilty verdict for ex-Tepco execs over Fukushima disaster
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a not guilty criminal verdict by a lower court that cleared former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) executives of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power station disaster. ( read original story ...)
Baseball fans fight to save iconic Tokyo stadium where Babe Ruth once played
Thousands of baseball fans have signed a petition to save an iconic Tokyo stadium where Babe Ruth once played and which inspired best-selling author Haruki Murakami to first pick up a pen. ( read original story ...)
Pacific Islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste
Planned release of wastewater raises concerns among nations that are still grappling with legacy of nuclear testing. ( read original story ...)
7 of Naomi Osaka’s Most Amazing SI Swimsuit Photos
Naomi Osaka is one of the most influential athletes in sports today. The tennis pro broke barriers as the first female Black athlete featured on an SI Swimsuit cover in 2021. In addition to her ... ( read original story ...)
East Japan man accused of reckless riding in group was creating DVDs for biker gangs
Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrested a 43-year-old man in this east Japan city's Isogo Ward on Jan. 17 on suspicion of riding motorcycles ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank has to eliminate negative interest rates by early 2024, UBS says
Tan Teck Leng of UBS Global Wealth Management says if the Bank of Japan will have a tougher time normalizing monetary policy further into 2024. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Roll Out Plans to Back Ukraine at ‘Appropriate Time’, U.S. Official Says
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met last week when Kishida was in Washington on the last stop in a tour of the G7 industrial powers. "I fully expect that at appropriate time Japan will be rolling out specific plans to support Ukraine in a variety of ways. ( read original ...
Japan stocks rise more than 2% as BoJ makes no change to yield range
The Japanese yen weakened against the greenback after the Bank of Japan surprised markets by keeping its yield curve tolerance band unchanged. The Japanese yen weakened 2.04% agai ...