Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a third straight session on Wednesday as investors assessed the likelihood of a policy shift at next week's Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting. The Nikkei fell 0.26% to ...
Morning Bid: Japan wage deals put BOJ at centre stage
Big Japanese companies have agreed in full to union pay demands, a sign that workers could perhaps have pushed a bit harder, but also that wage momentum could encourage a historic policy shift by the ...
Tokyo expected to be mainland Japan’s earliest bloomer in sakura season
TOKYO: Tokyo is poised to buck historical trends and become the first area on mainland Japan where the famous sakura (cherry blossoms) flower and enter full bloom. ( read original story ...)
Analysis-In Japan, rate rises herald a new era for financial markets
Barely weeks after Japanese stocks broke three-decade highs, the country's financial markets are hurtling toward another phenomenon not seen for the best part of a generation: rising interest rates. B ... ( read original story ...)
Space One Rocket Explodes Seconds After Launch in Japan
The Japanese company hoped to become the country’s first private business to put a satellite into orbit. The failed launch was its inaugural flight. ( read original story ...)
Watch: A Private Rocket in Japan Explodes Moments After Launch
The lightweight Kairos rocket exploded in flames just seconds after taking off around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning local time from Space Port Kii, about 420 kilometers (260 miles) southwest of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may exit its negative rate policy next week. Here’s what you need to know
Hopes are high for a meaningful wage increase at the ongoing "shunto" annual wage negotiations between unions and employers. ( read original story ...)
Memorial balloons released in east Japan city hit by 2011 quake, tsunami
Participants in a memorial event held here on March 11 for the victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami wrote mes ... ( read original story ...)
Watch: Japan’s Space One rocket explodes during launch
Video captured the moments when a rocket from Space One, a Tokyo-based startup, exploded shortly after takeoff during its inaugural launch. If the launch were successful, Space One would have become ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man arrested over investment fraud after 4 years abroad
A Japanese man who had been on an international wanted list for allegedly committing investment fraud was arrested Wednesday four ye ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt has exploded shortly after takeoff
A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off ...
Crypto exchange OKX receives in-principle approval for Singapore payments licence
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX's Singapore subsidiary has received in-principle approval for a payments licence to operate in the city-state, the firm said on Wednesday.
Japan’s Nikkei extends declines as traders eye BOJ’s March meeting
Japan's Nikkei share average was set for its third consecutive day of declines on Wednesday, as investors assessed the likelihood of a policy shift at the upcoming Bank of Japan monetary policy ...
Pair killed in horror avalanche while skiing in remote Japan
A pair who were back-country skiing in Japan have been killed, after an avalanche struck Mt Yotei in Hokkaido on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight
Japan's Space One will launch its Kairos small rocket on its inaugural trip on Wednesday, in a bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite in orbit. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Space One ‘Kairos’ rocket explodes right after lift-off
The small rocket that Japan's Space One launched for its inaugural flight exploded shortly after take-off, live-streaming images showed on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)