Breaching the 10-minute time limit and playing too loudly among reasons officials in Kakogawa cited for removing the instrument ( read original story ...)
Japan Economy Minister Goto urges US banks, regulators to tackle liquidity risks
Banking sector problems in the United States and Europe were caused by liquidity and interest rates risks, but won't impact on Japan's economy and financial system for now, Economy Minister Shigeyuki Goto said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Column-Asia’s LNG imports slip as soft China, Japan outweigh stronger India: Russell
Asia's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell in April as major buyers China and Japan trimmed purchases, offsetting small gains among South Asian countries. The total volume of the super-chilled fuel imported was 20. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida plans South Korea visit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he plans to visit South Korea next week for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, as the two US allies pursue warmer ties.In further efforts to thaw ties, ( read original story ...)
MGM Osaka to open 1H2030, break ground maybe still 2023
Probably it will open first quarter, second quarter of 2030,” said on Monday Bill Hornbuckle, chief executive and president of MGM Resorts. That contrasted with a previously-stated aspiration to open ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares retreat on banking jitters ahead of Golden Week break
Japanese shares shed early gains to trade lower on Tuesday as jitters surrounding the U.S. banking system weighed on domestic financial stocks, while exporters got a lift from a weaker yen.
Japan’s Suzuki: Will stay vigilant to fallout from US bank failure
Japanese authorities will continue to watch "with a strong sense of alarm" the potential fallout from First Republic Bank's bankruptcy on the global financial system, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki ...
South Korea, Japan Finance Ministers Meet for First Time in Seven Years
South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and his counterpart Shunichi Suzuki met for the first time in nearly seven years, adding another sign of thawing ties between the two countries.
(2nd LD) S. Korea to resume finance ministers’ meeting with Japan
South Korea and Japan agreed to resume their long-stalled finance ministers' meeting "at an appropriate time this year" as the two countries gear up to normalize economic ties after several years of ...
Japan, South Korea hold first finance leaders’ meeting in 7 years
South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Wang Dongwei, a vice finance minister of China, Governor of Bank of Jap ...
Figure skating champion Ando melts tsunami survivor’s heart
Manami Kajiwara will soon mark the 12th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake with sadness, as her mother died in the ensuing tsunami. But thanks to someone who helped put a smile back ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks edge down in morning ahead of Fed meeting, long weekend
Tokyo stocks edged down Tuesday morning as earlier gains were pared as caution grew ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting later i ( read original story ...)
Tokyo role ‘is business exit’ for Jack Ma
Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, is taking up a teaching position in Japan as he begins to reassume a public profile.Tokyo College, which is run by the University o ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea finance ministers meet for 1st bilateral meeting in 7 years
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his South Korean counterpart Choo Kyung-ho on Tuesday met on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) annual meetings held this week. ( read original story ...)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Market Cap Is Surging, But a Retreat from $30K Continues
PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eyeing the East for tech-embracing governments and fresh opportunities. A West-East partnership may be crypto's model for the future, the ...
Asia markets set for positive open ahead of Australia’s interest rate decision
Asia-Pacific markets are set for a positive start as most markets reopen after the long Labor Day weekend. For Tuesday, investors will be closely watching Australia’s central’s bank to see if it will ...