Month: May 2023

At least four people were injured Thursday after a man fired something resembling a hunting rifle in Nakano city in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan, the country’s public broadcaster NHK reported. ( read original story ...)

Demand for inflation protection hit fresh highs for the year in Japan as traders bet easy monetary policy will remain in place despite the relentless rise in consumer prices.Most Read from BloombergAp ... ( read original story ...)

A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to assess potential risks from damage found in a key supporting structure inside the worst-hit of the three ... ( read original story ...)

The acquisition would grow the company's portfolio to $9.3b. Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) is acquiring a newly built data centre in Osaka, Japan, after purchasing the trust beneficial interest ... ( read original story ...)

Strategists say the approach to buy Japanese stocks as well as the yen — could be one for next year, not this year. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Hang Seng sank 2% to 18,739.03 as investors fretted over the trajectory for China's economic recovery after the government relaxed pandemic restrictions late last year. The Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed mixed Thursday as prevailing concerns over the U.S. debt ceiling were offset by the buying of semiconductor-relat ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's junior coalition partner Komeito has decided not to cooperate in Tokyo with the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the next Lower House election. Komeito also decided not to field a ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were mixed Thursday morning as prevailing concerns over the U.S. debt ceiling issue were offset by the buying of semicon ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks drifted lower at the open Thursday, with investors alarmed by the lack of progress on US debt ceiling negotiations despite a looming deadline. ( read original story ...)

Kishida's meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe comes days after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for achieving timely restructuring agreements with the country's creditors. The global lender said Sri Lanka's macroeconomic situation was improving. ( read original story ...)