ASIA MARKETS Japanese stocks fell and the yen rose Thursday after comments from Bank of Japan officials helped stir expectations the country could exit its decades-long negative interest-rate policy.
Treasury yields rise as traders boost bets Bank of Japan will soon scrap its negative rate policy
BOND REPORT Bond yields rose on Thursday amid concerns the Bank of Japan will soon tighten monetary policy and traders eyed more U.S. jobs data. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury added ...
Signs of Bank of Japan Pivot Slam Tokyo Stocks, Treasuries, and the Dollar Alike
Signs that the Bank of Japan may soon make a major monetary policy pivot have slammed Japanese stocks, Treasuries, and the U.S. dollar alike. Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino on Wednesday hi ...
Will a fiscal mess thwart Japan’s nascent economic growth?
Kishida Fumio, Japan’s prime minister, plans to splurge. Defence spending is set to double as a share of gdp by 2027. As the population ages, welfare payments will grow. On November 29th parliament ...
To the moo-n: cow dung fuels Japan’s space ambitions
Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful local source: cow dung. ( read original story ...)
Kevin Muscat to leave Yokohama F. Marinos at the end of the season
Australian coach Kevin Muscat has resigned as manager of J1 League powerhouse Yokohama F. Marinos, seeking his next challenge. ( read original story ...)
Japan is ready to provide $4.5 billion for the reconstruction of Ukraine
Japan is ready to provide $4.5 billion for the recovery, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced during an online G7 meeting on Dec. 6. ( read original story ...)
‘Oppenheimer’ set for release in Japan after earlier backlash
The hit Christopher Nolan film had faced fierce public backlash over what critics said was insensitivity toward the only country to have suffered atomic bombings. ( read original story ...)
X to start hiring engineers in Japan, CEO says
Social media platform X will start hiring engineers in Japan, chief executive Linda Yaccarino said in a post on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba to Invest in Rohm’s New Power Chip Plant in Japan’s Miyazaki -Sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba plans to invest in Rohm's new plant in southern Japan to produce power management chips, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Following UK expansion, Robinhood brings crypto trading to EU
Robinhood's long-awaited international expansion is at full throttle. The consumer trading and investment app tailored to the younger generations is launching its crypto app to all eligible users in the European Union,
Jamie Dimon on the cryptocurrency industry: “I’d close it down”
If America's most prominent banker and noted Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren agree on one thing, it's that the crypto biz is out of control.
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.77%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Electrical/Machinery and Machinery sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined ...
ASEAN, Japan, China, S. Korea to launch funding for future disasters
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China and South Korea agreed Thursday to launch an emergency financing p ...
Japanese restaurant that offered slaps on payment stops the rare service
The restaurant named ‘Shachihoka-ya’ located in Nagoya city, used to offer slaps starting from 300 Japanese Yen (Rs 170 approximately). ( read original story ...)
No travel agencies selling Osaka expo tickets over the counter despite organizer promises
Counter to the 2025 World Exposition organizer's expectations, only four of the eight travel agencies commissioned to offer advance tickets t ... ( read original story ...)