Japan's real wages in August declined for a 17th straight month, government data showed on Friday, as persistent price hikes continued to outpace salaries.Separate data on Friday showed Japan's consumer spending also shrank for the sixth consecutive month in August, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hashimoto wins second all-around world title
Japanese Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto claimed a second all-around men's title with a 86.132 total score on Thursday at the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Real Wages Decline in August for a 17th Month
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's real wages in August declined for a 17th month, government data showed on Friday, as persistent price hikes continued to outpace salary growth.
Asia-Pacific stocks set to rise ahead of key U.S. jobs report
Asia-Pacific markets are set to rise as investors look ahead to U.S. jobs data that could set the tone for the Federal Reserve’s next move for interest rates. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.13% ...
Japan releases 2nd round of Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater into the sea
The wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun its second round of releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. The process may take 17 days. ( read original story ...)
He was supposed to save crypto. Why is he on trial?
Finance whiz Sam Bankman-Fried was supposed to be the future of finance. Why did his crypto empire come crashing down and how did his alleged crimes fly under the radar for so long? To explain, CNN's Jon Sarlin spoke with investigative finance reporter Zeke Faux.
Why did Nomura stock go up today? Japanese banks rally
Nomura Holdings (NYSE:NMR) stock gapped up 4.2% on Thursday as a slew of fellow Japanese banks bucked the U.S. stock market's marginal decline. Among the Japanese lenders posting gains include: ...
Japan issues tsunami warning after 6.1-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks hit Izu Islands
Japan issues tsunami warning after 6.6-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks hit Izu Islands - Residents asked to stay away from coasts and rivers as warnings in place for main Honshu island ( read original story ...)
AI-driven earthquake forecasting shows promise in trials
Earthquake prediction is an intractable problem, and we can't overstate the difficulty." The researchers are confident that in places with robust seismic tracking networks such as California, Italy, Japan, Greece, Turkey and Texas, the AI could improve its ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to give up bid for 2030 Winter Games
Sources say the northern Japanese city of Sapporo has decided to give up its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. They say instead, the city intends to aim to host the Games in 2034 or ... ( read original story ...)
Daiki Hashimoto of Japan defends men’s gymnastics title. American Fred Richards finishes third
Japanese star Daiki Hashimoto has defended his title at the world gymnastics championship. The 22-year-old overcame an early mistake on floor exercise to become the first men's gymnast since 2015 to win back-to-back world all-around titles. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan’s Seductive Widow-Maker Trade
Kenneth Rogoff thinks interest-rate hikes are inevitable and could pose a significant threat to the global economy.
Superconducting niobium waveguide achieves high-precision communications for B5G/6G networks
A team of researchers has made a breakthrough discovery in the world of Beyond 5G/6G (B5G/6G) signal transmission. Taku Nakajima and Kazuji Suzuki of Nagoya University in Japan, along with their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to aid Ukraine in restoring agriculture
The announcement comes after a meeting between Markiian Dmytrasevych, Ukraine's deputy agriculture minister, and Mizuno Masayoshi, the director-general of the Export and International Affairs Bureau of Japan's Agriculture Ministry. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms are leaving Tokyo for the sticks
A growing number of Japanese companies are leaving Tokyo for the sticks. Last year 335 companies moved out of urban areas to the countryside, an increase of nearly 40% from 2019. The trend got a boost ... ( read original story ...)
Buried Sea Discovery Could Explain Slow-Motion Earthquakes
Beneath the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of New Zealand, lies a sea's worth of water, locked within the Earth's crust. Researchers believe that this sunken reservoir may play an important role in dampening the strength of earthquakes in the Western Pacific. ( read original story ...)