An 80-year-old woman who was trapped under rubble for more than 72 hours was pulled out by rescuers after a powerful earthquake rocked Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture. Firefighters from Osaka prefecture ...
Stocks set to snap 9-week winning streak on interest rate rethink
Global equities were on course to snap a nine-week winning streak, government bonds sold off, and the dollar was poised for its strongest weekly advance since mid-May, as bets on aggressive central ...
Harry Kewell set for reunion with failed Celtic signing at Yokohama F. Marinos
Celtic defender Yuki Kobayashi is reportedly on his way to Yokohama F. Marinos, where he will reunite with Harry Kewell. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Video shows buildings swept away by landslide in Wajima
Video has emerged showing the moment a group of people escaped a massive landslide in Wajima, Japan. The footage, taken on New Year's Day 2024, was taken after a devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit the country. On Friday, rescuers were rushing to find 242 people who were still missing. At least 94 people have been ...
3D Investment Partners becomes largest shareholder in Sapporo Holdings
Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners has become the largest shareholder in Japanese beverages manufacturer Sapporo Holdings after increasing its stake several times in recent months. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Yen Slumps to Start the Year After Earthquake
A rise in U.S. Treasury yields and a New Year’s Day earthquake in Japan helped push down the yen, partly owing to speculation that the Bank of Japan is now less likely to change policy soon. The yen ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Doomed Japan Plane on Third Quake Mission When Runway Disaster Hit
An aerial view shows burnt Japan Coast Guard aircraft after a collision with Japan Airlines' (JAL) Airbus A350 plane at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan January 3, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. ( read original story ...)
Japan quake could fuel April 1 rate increases if excess layer reinsurance hit: AM Best
The damaging magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Japan's Ishikawa prefecture on the west coast of the main island of Honshu on New Year's Day could ... ( read original story ...)
Upward price pressure possible at April renewals following Japan quake: AM Best
If losses from the recent earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan on January 1 were to hit individual companies’ earthquake reinsurance ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Hot. Here Are the Best Funds to Play It.
Japan was once the world's hottest stock market, before falling into a decadeslong slumber. It revived in 2023, awakening investors to its long-term potential. How to invest in the country now.
Japan’s Top Union Amplifies Push for Bigger Wage Increases
Japan’s corporations need to boost wages enough in the coming fiscal year that the increases exceed the previous period’s gains for a second year, the leader of the nation’s biggest trade union ...
Japan PM Kishida hints at revising FY2024 draft budget to boost quake relief
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has hinted at revising the next fiscal draft budget in order to accelerate the restoration of areas hit by Monday's devastating earthquake.
‘Our minds are blank’: how ‘earthquake resilient’ Japan fails its ageing rural communities
Older people living in isolated places and outdated homes face enormous danger when disaster strikes ( read original story ...)
Why is Japan’s obesity rate so low? One influencer says these cultural habits are the key
Japanese artist and YouTuber Yoko Ishii broke down why Japan is so much healthier than other developed nations in an interview with Fox News Digital. ( read original story ...)
Twin Japan Disasters Present Fresh Hurdles for Troubled Japan PM
The year is off to a bad start for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with a devastating earthquake and a deadly plane crash adding to the litany of challenges he faces at home and abroad.Most Rea ( read original story ...)
Nikkei snaps 3-day losing streak as exporters rise on weaker yen
Tokyo stocks rose Friday, with the Nikkei index snapping a three-day losing streak, as exporter shares were bought on a weaker yen against the U.S. dollar after firm U.S. labor data lowered expectations the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates.