Officers said he was reaching for a gun when they fired on him. In 2019, Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis. In 2020, Los ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Eyes Listing Tokyo Metro as Soon as Summer, Nikkei Says
The governments of Japan and Tokyo are planning to list their stakes in Tokyo Metro Co., one of two subway operators in the capital, as soon as this summer, the Nikkei reported. The two authorities, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro to go public as Japan seeks to reap benefits of soaring stock market
Tokyo Metro, which operates most of the Japanese capital's subway system, is planning to go public in the next financial year — a major privatization effort by Japan as it seeks to take advantage of a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘moon sniper’ probe made incredibly accurate landing, but is now upside down
Slim probe landed metres rather than kilometres from its target, but a rocket malfunction has left it in an undignified position ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Tokyo Metro to go public as Japan seeks to reap benefits of soaring stock market
TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Tokyo Metro Co ... posted net profit of 24.2 billion yen in the April-September period on sales of 40.4 billion yen. Investor's Business Daily ... ( read original story ...)
New Tokyo apartment costs 25 times Japanese salary
The price of new apartments in Tokyo during 2023 averaged more than 100 million yen (US$677,785) annually for the first time ever, about 25 times higher than Japan's nationwide salary. ( read original story ...)
Japan Says New Year Earthquake Destruction Could Cost $17 Billion
The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year's Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday. The magnitude-7.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to list Tokyo Metro shares after this summer
TOKYO -- The Japanese and Tokyo metropolitan governments are planning to start selling half of their combined shares of Tokyo Metro, the capital's subway operator, and it will be listed on a stock ...
10 injured after cruise ship hits breakwater in Japan’s Yokohama
A night cruise ship collided with a breakwater at the Port of Yokohama in Japan on Thursday evening injuring 10 people local media reported The Jap ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways to Resume Flights from Osaka on This Date
Travellers from Japan will be happy to know that they can now travel to Qatar from the Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan from Mar. 1, 2024.Read More: Oman Exits Asian Cup After Failing to ... ( read original story ...)
Refusal to issue passport to Japanese reporter detained in Syria ‘illegal’: Tokyo court
The district court here ruled on Jan. 25 that the Japanese government's refusal to issue a passport to journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who had been ... ( read original story ...)
As China’s Markets Stumble, Japan Rises Toward Record
A change in perception among investors about China and Japan is one of the biggest themes in the markets right now. ( read original story ...)
Japan Dec industrial output seen rising; outlook uncertain – Reuters poll
Japan's industrial output likely expanded in December thanks to the easing of supply constraints, although the outlook for this month appears to be cloudy amid disruption in automobile production, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks lower in morning on weak tech issues
Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning, weighed down by a decline of tech issues following the overnight drop of a key U.S. semiconductor i ... ( read original story ...)
Inflation in Japan’s capital slows, missing central bank’s 2% target
Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed below the central bank's 2% target to the lowest rate in nearly two years, data showed on Friday, underscoring policymakers' view that cost pressures will ...
Tokyo’s Sharp Cooling of Inflation Complicates BOJ’s Price View
Inflation in Tokyo cooled below 2% for the first time in more than a year and a half, a steeper than forecast slowdown that may generate caution at the Bank of Japan over the timing of a widely ...