Japanese firms Sun Frontier and Cosmos Housing have started constructing two property projects in the beach city, sparking the recovery of the deadlocked real estate market. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro Seeks to Raise More Than $2 Billion in IPO
The initial public offering of Tokyo Metro Co., one of two subway operators based in Japan’s capital, is seeking to raise around ¥319.6 billion ($2.24 billion), giving a big boost to the country’s ...
Japan firm probes reports its radios were used in attack on Hezbollah
STORY: Japanese radio equipment maker Icom said Thursday that it was looking into reports that two-way radio devices bearing its logo have exploded in Lebanon. Hand-held radios used by armed group ...
China, Japan Reached Consensus in Aug on Fukushima Water Discharge, CCTV Says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, Chinese state television CCTV reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to ‘hibernate’ until political dust settles, says strategist
Masahiko Loo of State Street Global Advisors gives his take on how Japanese politics and the Fed's surprise 50 basis point rate cut affects the Bank of Japan's next move. ( read original story ...)
Subway operator Tokyo Metro launches $2.25 billion IPO
Subway operator Tokyo Metro said on Friday it plans to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 23, setting the stage for what would be Japan's largest initial public offering (IPO) in about six years ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo and Pokemon file legal case against Palworld makers
Nintendo and its partner The Pokemon Company have filed a legal case against the makers of the hit survival adventure game Palworld. The companies filed the case with the Tokyo District Court on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Stocks Rise as Yen Weakens While Investors Await BOJ
Japanese stock futures edged higher as the yen pared its gains after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned against assuming large rate cuts will continue. Investors are also awaiting the Bank of Japan’s decision Friday.
Japan’s Rigaku aims to raise up to $888 million in IPO, term sheet says
Japan's Rigaku, which makes X-ray testing tools, is aiming to raise up to $888 million in its initial public offering in Tokyo, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters. Rigaku, owned by private equity firm Carlye Group, ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy
The decision came as the central bank seeks to wean its economy off the long-held ultra-easy monetary policy and curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei leads gains in Asia Pacific after Wall Street soars; China holds benchmark rates
Traders in Asia will also look toward August consumer prices index from Japan and Hong Kong, and central bank decisions from Bank of Japan and People's Bank of China. ( read original story ...)
Final preparations underway for China to resume Japan seafood imports, NHK says
Japan and China are making final preparations towards the resumption of imports by China of Japanese seafood and other marine products after regulatory monitoring of radioactive water was expanded, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan stands pat in sign it won’t rush to hike after July surprise
The BOJ maintained its settings for the unsecured overnight call rate at around 0.25%, according to its statement, as expected by all 53 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. The bank raised its ...
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged
The Bank of Japan left its key interest rate steady at around 0.25 percent as widely expected at the end of a two-day policy meeting ...
Japan Eyes Deal to End Chinese Ban on Seafood Imports, Media Say
China and Japan may be close to a breakthrough over Beijing’s ban on seafood imports from Japan, imposed last year in response to the release of treated radioactive water into the sea from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August
Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for ... ( read original story ...)