Kansai Electric Power Co. on Friday rebooted its nearly 50-year-old No. 2 reactor at its Takahama nuclear plant in central J ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama begins ‘renewable’ Advan production
Tyres for electric vehicles made using renewable electricity. This is reality at Yokohama Rubber, whose Shinshiro-Minami plant in Japan has begun producing Yokohama Advan EV tyres with power from a ... ( read original story ...)
As Canada’s navy arrives in Japan, Tokyo begins largest military buildup since Second World War
As Canada increases its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region and Japan significantly boosts its military investment, both countries are pushing back against the influence of China, which has ... ( read original story ...)
BAPE’s Tokyo homecoming looks back on 30 years of leadership in streetwear
In the heart of 1993’s Harajuku, Tokyo’s home of outlandish fashion and subcultures, A Bathing Ape – more commonly known as BAPE – was born, a lifestyle brand that promised to offer up a renewed take ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Topix ends at 33-year high, tech shares gain after Arm IPO
Japan's broader Topix share index ended at a more than 33-year high on Friday, underpinned by overnight Wall Street gains, with technology stocks leading the gains after the strong market debut of ...
Startup That Lets You Instantly Talk in Foreign Language Targets a Nasdaq IPO at $1 Billion Value
(Bloomberg) -- The maker of Japan’s most popular voice-and-camera translator is fighting to differentiate itself as it pursues a listing on Nasdaq in two years at a billion-dollar valuation. Pocketalk ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits over 2-month high, tech shares lead gains
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to its highest in more than two months on Friday, tracking overnight gains in Wall Street, with technology stocks leading the way after the strong market debut ...
Osaka court rejects disclosure of Moritomo scandal docs; late bureaucrat’s widow to appeal
The Osaka District Court on Sept. 14 ruled against the disclosure of documents relating to the tampering of public records on a shady state l･･･ ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise as US, China data ease global economic concerns
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday, with the Topix notching a fresh 33-year high, as better-than-expected U.S. and Chinese economic data eased concerns over the outlook for the global ... ( read original story ...)
Police raid used car chain Bigmotor’s Tokyo headquarters over withered trees
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and Kanagawa Prefectural Police jointly raided Japanese used car chain Bigmotor Co.'s headquarters h ... ( read original story ...)
Greater Tokyo to see a record level of new logistics supply in 2023
There will be over 4 million sqm of new supply. According to a recent report by Savills, in Greater Tokyo, the pace of completions increased significantly, with nearly 3.0 million sq m of new ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo industrial vacancy rises for the tenth consecutive quarter
The vacancy rate hit 6.2% in the first half of the year. Savills reports that some difficulties persist in the Greater Tokyo market’s logistics property market, largely stemming from the notable ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up sharply as Arm’s successful IPO lifts broad sectors
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Friday morning, as investor sentiment was boosted following the successful U.S. market debut of Softbank Group Corp.'s Britain-based chip design subsidiary Arm Holdings Plc.
Softbank shares rise as Arm IPO pops with 25% jump
Investing.com-- Shares of Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp (TYO ... The Arm initial public offering is the year's biggest IPO, and saw many of the chip designer’s biggest clients ...
Japan’s Aug core inflation likely slowed slightly, still above BOJ target – Reuters poll
Japan's core inflation likely ran at 3.0% in August, according to a Reuters poll, staying above the central bank's 2% target for a 17th straight month in a sign of broadening price pressure in an ...
Osaka court rules against disclosure of Moritomo Gakuen papers
Osaka District Court on Thursday rejected a petition to overturn the Finance Ministry's decision not to disclose documents related to a document-tampering scandal that led to the suicide of a ministry ...