By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -At least two of the Bank of Japan's nine board members called for an early interest rate increase at a policy meeting in June, minutes showed on Monday, underlining the central bank's hawkish tilt that provides scope for further hikes ahead.
Japan Stocks Fall Sharply After Weak U.S. Jobs Data, Yen Strengthening
The Nikkei Stock Average was recently down 5.2% at 34043.44 on Monday morning, following Friday’s 5.8% loss.
Leak Reveals Crypto Is Braced For A Huge BlackRock And Wall Street ETF Earthquake After $60,000 Bitcoin Price Crash
Now, after Shark Tank billionaire Mark Cuban issued a "crazy" bitcoin price prediction, a leak has revealed Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley is gearing up to trigger a spot bitcoin exchange-traded ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges nearly 7% as global sell-offs resume
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 6.7% early Monday, extending sell-offs that began last week.The Nikkei had shed more than 2,400 points to 33,488.08 about a half-hour after opening.
Tokyo: Stocks plunge 7% after US falls
TOKYO stocks fell more than seven percent in early trade on Monday, weighed down by a resurgent yen and poor US jobs data that fuelled recession fears. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Tumble More Than 3% At Open
Tokyo stocks fell more than three percent at the open on Monday, weighed down by a resurgent yen and poor US jobs data that fuelled recession fears. ( read original story ...)
Art, crested ibis conservation, China-Japan cultural events in Osaka promote exchanges
Taking inspiration from the mutual learning spirit of the Orchid Awards, the opening ceremony of a series of China-Japan cultural events was recently held at the Chinese Consulate-General in Osaka, Japan. These events, including a calligraphy show ... ( read original story ...)
GCash poised for largest IPO in PH history after valuation hits $5 billion
The anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of GCash looks promising as its valuation doubled to $5 billion with new funds from Ayala Corp. and Japan’s largest bank MUFG Bank Ltd. Globe Telecom, ...
The fight to save L.A.’s Little Tokyo before it’s too late
Once an immigrant hub, this vibrant downtown district is a tourist destination where a 121-year-old mochi shop co-exists with sneaker shops. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Athletics-Tokyo high jump champion Tamberi sick in hospital
Gianmarco Tamberi's defence of the high jump gold medal he shared in one of the most iconic moments of the Tokyo Olympics is under threat after he was taken to hospital with a suspected kidney problems, ( read original story ...)
WTA Toronto, Canada Women Singles 2024 2024: Jabeur vs. Osaka Prediction
In a match slated for Tuesday, Naomi Osaka (No. 100 in rankings) will take on Ons Jabeur (No. 16) in the Round of 64 at the WTA Toronto, Canada Women Singles 2024. In her most recent scheduled match ... ( read original story ...)
“Can’t believe I couldn’t find you” – Naomi Osaka rues not being able to meet Haitian athletes to exchange pins at Paris Olympics 2024
Naomi Osaka was disappointed at missing an opportunity to meet Haitian athletes at the Paris Olympics 2024. Osaka's Olympic campaign after a first-round loss to Angelique Kerber. ( read original story ...)
USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson gets silver medal in women’s 100 meters after Tokyo Olympics suspension
Sha'Carri Richardson settled for the silver medal in the women's 100 meters at the Paris Games Saturday, losing to Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia. ( read original story ...)
WTA Toronto: Naomi Osaka Aims to Spoil Coco Gauff’s Party as She Hinders Her Olympic Redemption Path
The Toronto WTA 1000 tournament, the first hardcourt event since Miami, is set to kick off just over three weeks before the US Open. The post WTA Toronto: Naomi Osaka Aims to Spoil Coco Gauff's Party as She Hinders Her Olympic Redemption Path appeared first on EssentiallySports. ( read original story ...)
Exhibition in Tokyo features comments about 1945 atomic bombings
An exhibition has opened in Tokyo featuring comments written by residents about the August 1945 US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thirty-five written comments are on display at the community center in western Tokyo's Kunitachi City. The city ... ( read original story ...)
Watch ‘Magic’ Trinity Rodman Stun Japan In U.S.’s Olympic Soccer Win
Trinity Rodman bailed out the U.S. women’s soccer team against Japan in a Paris Olympics quarterfinal on Saturday. Rodman’s goal in the first period of extra time stunned a stubborn Japanese defense for an eventual 1-0 victory. She controlled a long lead pass, changed direction and fired a left-footed shot to the far side of ...