Japan's new state-of-the-art supercomputer, which is due to cost more than $750 million to build, is set to turn on by 2030. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds from 5-day losing streak, US economy worries weigh
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rebounded from a five-day losing streak on Tuesday as investors scooped up stocks that had fallen too much, although uncertainties about the U.S. economic outlook ...
Japan’s Panasonic ends 37-year contract as top Olympics sponsor
Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Tuesday it would end its 37-year contract as a top sponsor for the Olympics following the end of the Paris Games. The Osaka-based company first became an official ...
Japan PM hopeful Ishiba says complete exit from deflation is crucial
Shigeru Ishiba, the former Japanese defence minister running in the ruling party's leadership race, said on Tuesday that a complete exit from deflation is a crucially important task for the country.
Why Japan is running low on rice
Extreme weather, a recent earthquake and an influx of hungry tourists are among several factors that have caused a rice shortage across Japan and forced stores to limit purchases of the country's staple food. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM hopeful Ishiba says complete exit from deflation crucial
Shigeru Ishiba, the former Japanese defence minister running in the ruling party's leadership race, said on Tuesday that a complete exit from deflation is a crucially important task for the country. ( read original story ...)
Japan Now on Track to Open Its First Casino in 2030
Osaka IR, the operator of Japan’s first casino resort, has forfeited its right to withdraw from the project within the next two years. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 and Topix outlooks ahead of BoJ, Fed decisions
The Nikkei 225 and Topix indices have moved into a correction phase ahead of the upcoming BoJ and Federal Reserve decisions.
3 Japanese Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership Expecting 18% Earnings Growth
Japan's stock markets recently experienced a downturn, with the Nikkei 225 Index and TOPIX Index both registering significant losses. Despite this volatility, certain growth companies with high ...
Gala dei Castelli 2024 results: Ackeem Blake defeats Tokyo Olympic Champion Marcell Jacobs in 100m, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn continues dominant run
Gala dei Castelli witnessed remarkable performances from prominent track and field stars, held at the Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona, in Switzerland on September 8 and 9, 2024. ( read original story ...)
Where to Watch and Stream Tokyo Revengers
Tokyo Revengers has one season available to watch, with 50 episodes having aired. Tokyo Revengers' only season so far came out in 2021. ( read original story ...)
How a Japanese suitor misread politics with U.S. Steel bid, despite warning signs
By Alexandra Alper, Yuka Obayashi and John Geddie WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) - A month before Nippon Steel discovered its $15 billion takeover of U.S. Steel was on the brink of being torpedoed by ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber reports 18.5% sales increase in first half of 2024
Profitability benefited from declines in raw material costs and logistics expenses and from the weakening of the yen against other currencies. ( read original story ...)
Tech leads Japan’s Nikkei lower
The Nikkei ended the day down 0.48% at 36,215.75, recovering the psychologically key 36,000 mark after dropping below it for the first time since Aug. 13 earlier. At its lowest point in the session, ...
Japan nominates ex-currency diplomat Kanda to head ADB
Japan will nominate Masato Kanda, the country's former top currency diplomat, as its candidate to become next head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday ...
As Japan’s deadly summer heat claims 252 lives in Tokyo, experts warn of long-term threat
Despite government warnings, most victims were elderly residents of Japan’s capital found indoors without air conditioning. ( read original story ...)