Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Tuesday as investors digested key economic data across the region. The Hang Seng index fell 0.69% as Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee announced to drop ...
Japan’s top diplomat set to skip G-20 meeting, snubbing India
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is unlikely to attend a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers in India on Wednesday, instead prioritizing parliamentary business, according to a government ...
Explained: Why Japan’s foreign minister will likely skip key G20 meet and why India is unhappy
A Japanese official said Yoshimasa Hayashi is prioritising government business and that it is unclear if he will attend the QUAD meet on the summit sidelines. Indian officials have described the decis ...
Japan to promote gas, LNG, hydrogen investment during G7 presidency
Japan will stress the importance of investment in natural gas, liquefied natural gas as well as cleaner fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia during its presidency of the G7 this year, a senior energy ...
Japan yields decline as BOJ signals no immediate policy change
Japanese government bond yields fell on Tuesday on relief that incoming Bank of Japan leadership signaled no imminent changes in policy, while pent-up demand for longer tenors helped sentiment. A ...
‘Lost earnings’ of late hearing-impaired girl would have been 85% of avg.: Osaka court
The future income of a hearing-impaired girl who died in a traffic accident at age 11 would have been 85% of the average in Japan, the Osaka ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Dentsu and others charged in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging probe
The Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging scandal widened Tuesday with Japanese advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies charged by Tokyo district prosecutors. Executives or management-level officials at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s lower house of parliament passes record budget
The lower house of Japan's parliament passed on Tuesday a record 114.4 trillion yen ($839.3 billion) budget for the next fiscal year that begins in April, a ruling party lawmaker said, a move that would further strain the industrial world's heaviest debt burden. ( read original story ...)
Cryptoverse: Bitcoin moves towards Satoshi’s payment dream
Adolescent bitcoin may finally be repaying its creator's faith. The 15-year-old cryptocurrency has filled many roles - from source of speculation to hedge against inflation - but has struggled to find ...
Rally in Tokyo’s Shibuya calls for Japan to raise minimum wages
Amid skyrocketing consumer prices, around 100 people demonstrated in the capital's Shibuya Ward on Feb. 26, calling for major increases to the country's minimum wages.Kaede Motegi, a 21-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Antitrust authorities take legal action over Tokyo 2020 bribery
The Japan Fair Trade Commission sued six companies Tuesday, including the country's largest advertising agency, Dentsu, for allegedly rigging bids for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games test events. ( read original story ...)
Top Japan Diplomat Set to Skip G-20 Meeting, Snubbing India
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is unlikely to attend a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers in India from Wednesday, instead prioritizing parliamentary business, according to a government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ad giant accused of Olympics bid-rigging
Japan's competition regulator has filed criminal complaints against the advertising giant Dentsu and five other firms over the alleged bid-rigging of contracts for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post’s deal will test interest rate optimism
The $12 billion triple initial public offering of the Japan Post Group by the government in 2015 was done in the name of economic efficiency. It has paid off less well for investors. After a brief ... ( read original story ...)
Mayor of Turkey’s quake-hit Gaziantep city thanks Japanese medical team
The mayor of a quake-stricken city in southern Turkey has thanked a Japanese medical team for its assistance. The team has treated more than 850 sick and injured people since it arrived in Gaziantep on February 14. ( read original story ...)
Chip Demand Will Surge From 2024, Tokyo Electron CEO Says
The semiconductor industry will return to an exponential growth path next year despite lingering inflationary and geopolitical uncertainties, according to machinery maker Tokyo Electron Ltd.Most Read ... ( read original story ...)