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Japan’s economy grows slower than expected in 2nd quarter
Japan's second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) grew less than initially estimated as business and consumer spending slowed, according to data released Friday. Japan's economy grew 4.8% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Regulator Aims to Remove Unrealized Gains Tax To Boost Crypto Industry
Japan's financial regulator proposed changing the tax code for digital assets to eliminate an unrealized gains tax that's paid at year's end.
Nomura Crypto Chief Warns Market Rout May Delay Unit’s Profit
Nomura Holdings Inc.’s crypto unit may take longer than expected to break even after a rout in digital assets slashed trading volumes and upended business plans.
Stock market today: Asian shares weaken while Japan reports economy grew less than expected
Shares have slipped in Asia after Japan reported its economy grew less than earlier estimated in the last quarter. ( read original story ...)
Photo of Japan former leader’s killing misused as ‘PM Kishida after eating Fukushima fish’
A photo of a person on a stretcher has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Chinese social media posts falsely claiming it shows Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida rushed to hospital after eating fish from Fukushima on August 30. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya transportation bureau official disciplined for assaulting station worker while drunk
A 53-year-old official at the Nagoya city transportation bureau's operation command office has been given a 10% pay cut for assaulting a rai ... ( read original story ...)
Developers threaten Tokyo’s historic Jingu ball park, UNESCO panel says
A UNESCO panel has issued a "heritage alert" calling for the preservation of Jingu Park, the site of a historic ballpark in the Japanese capital, and about 3,000 trees set to be felled to make way for ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asian shares track decline on Wall St as Japan cuts GDP estimate for 2nd quarter
Wall Street is slipping on worries a too-warm economy will push the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei extends losses on US rate jitters, iPhone ban
Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a second session on Friday, tracking overnight Wall Street losses as worries about tighter U.S. Federal Reserve policy and a Chinese iPhone ban weighed on ...
Japan warns of excessive currency moves, says all options on table
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is ready to respond "appropriately" to excessive volatility in the currency market, with all options on the table, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Friday, following the ...
Japan logs record current account surplus in July
TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's current account surplus reached 2.77 trillion yen (about 19 billion U.S. dollars) in July, a record amount for the month, as the trade balance swung to surplus, ...
Tokyo suburban city registers different person’s My Number ID to foreigner
The government of the Tokyo suburban city of Hino announced Sept. 4 that it mistakenly registered a foreigner who had moved in from overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mount Fuji ‘screaming’ from too many tourists
With its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Japan's Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful pilgrimage site it once was.Greeting visitors is a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cuts Q2 GDP on weak spending, wages slide
Japan's economy grew less than initially estimated in the second quarter and wages slumped in July, casting doubt over central bank projections that solid domestic demand will keep the country on ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY gains momentum above the 147.30 mark following Japanese GDP data
USD/JPY edges higher to 147.36 following the weaker Japanese growth numbers. Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Q2 came in at 1.2% QoQ vs.1.5% prior, worse-than-expected at 1.3%. US Initial Jobless ...