TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Thursday, giving up much of its gains from the previous session, as the yen’s slide past the closely watched 160 per dollar level put traders on high alert ...
Nikkei Closes Higher as Japanese Investors Turn Focus to U.S. Data
Japanese stocks ended higher, led by gains in machinery makers, trading houses and banks as a weak yen raises hopes for earnings growth. Itochu gained 2.6%, Fanuc added 2.1% and Mitsubishi UFJ ...
Japan calls for beds to be there from beginning at evacuation centers
The Japanese government on Friday urged municipalities to have makeshift beds and partitions at disaster evacuation centers as soon as such centers are set up, based on lessons learned from the Jan. 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan starts 7th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater despite opposition
The collapse of houses, the destruction of roads and the ground uplift along the coast caused by the recent Noto Peninsula Earthquake have warned us that nuclear power plants should not be operated in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities
Osaka is the ninth most livable city in the world, the only city in Asia to crack the top 10, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index, while Tokyo placed 14th. In its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Drugmaker Looking Into Higher Death Count From Toxic Pills
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. is investigating whether 76 people have died after ingesting its health supplements containing red yeast, a higher toll than initially reported. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Hacks and Frauds Surge to $509M Q2, Immunefi Reports
Centralized crypto institutions were the prime targets, accounting for two-thirds of successful attacks, according to the Immunefi report. The findings also highlighted that Ethereum was the most ...
Bitcoin Eclipsed by Ether, Solana in Crypto Bets Tapping ETF Hype
Bitcoin’s performance is starting to be overshadowed by the Ether and Solana tokens as hype around US cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds shifts to the two smaller digital assets.Solana surged the ...
Naver-Backed Webtoon Shares Rise 9.5% After $315 Million IPO
Webtoon Entertainment Inc. shares climbed as much as 14% in the online comics company’s debut after a US initial public offering that raised $315 million, priced at the upper end of a marketed ...
Osaka governor eyes ban on mobile phone calls at ATMs
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Thursday that he is considering banning people from using mobile phones while operating ATMs, in an effort to protect elderly people from fraud. Speaking to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Benchmark Topix Stock Index Is Heading for 1990 High
Japan’s Topix index is on course to regain its 34-year high as the equity benchmark finds support from financial stocks that benefit from higher interest rates, and as more companies take steps to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s thrifty households to drag on recovery prospects: Reuters poll
Growth in Japanese household spending probably slowed to a crawl in May, data will show next week, underscoring weak private consumption which could hamper a sustainable economic recovery.Internal ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders
The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market left empty after it ... A computer graphic video of plans for the 900 billion yen ($5.7 billion) project made by property developer Mitsui Fudosan shows ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders
The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market left empty after it ... A computer graphic video of plans for the 900 billion yen ($5.7 billion) project made by property developer Mitsui Fudosan shows ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium
The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be replaced by a scenic waterfront stadium and glistening skyscrapers according to plans for its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Names New Currency Czar as Yen Continues Its Slide, Nikkei Reports
Japan is getting a new currency czar just as the yen trades near its weakest levels in almost four decades, the nation’s finance minister said. The Finance Ministry appointed Atsushi Mimura as its new ...