Market watchers are saying that Warren Buffett may be looking to buy Japanese financial firms and shipping companies as Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s return to the yen bond markets fuels speculation he’s ...
Stock market today: Asian shares slip and the yen weakens against the dollar
The U.S. dollar gained against the Japanese yen as officials downplayed the likelihood of an interest rate hike soon. It gained 2.2% to 38,655.03, while the dollar traded at 146.80 Japanese yen, up ...
City transfers control of land earmarked for MGM Osaka
Intensive work on MGM Osaka, to be Japan’s first integrated resort (IR) with casino, is due to start in days, after Osaka’s city government transferred control of a parcel of land earmarked for it, to the developing entity, Osaka IR KK. ( read original story ...)
500 Lb. Bomb From World War 2 Explodes at Airport in Japan, Creating Massive Crater
The explosion occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Miyazaki Airport, a former Imperial Japanese Navy base built in 1943 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new Prime Minister Ishiba vows to push a strong defense under the Japan-US alliance
Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pledging to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance while calling for it to be more equitable ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo rallies on weak yen, Hong Kong reverses after surge
Japanese shares rallied Thursday as the yen extended losses after the new prime minister dampened interest rate hike expectations, while Hong Kong sank for the first time in more than a week after a ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s Countryside, Century-Old Firms Learn to Embrace Foreign Workers
Japan’s regional economies are facing severe labor shortages. Their survival depends on their ability to persuade foreign workers to stay. ( read original story ...)
In Bank of Japan chief’s birthplace, Ueda’s policy puzzle is laid bare
For a sense of the challenges Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda faces in weaning the world's fourth-largest economy off monetary stimulus, look no further than his birthplace.
Tokyo Expands Underground ‘Cathedral’ Complex to Counter Climate Change Rains
Just after 5 a.m. on August 30, water began flooding a vast underground chamber called the "cathedral" just north of Tokyo. The gushing water, captured by security cameras, was the rain that was ... ( read original story ...)
SEC appeals decision that restricted its crypto oversight
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday it is appealing a court ruling that restricted its ability to regulate cryptocurrency markets.
Japan’s service sector expands for third month, but confidence dips, PMI shows
Japan's service sector activity expanded for the third straight month in September, but the pace slowed slightly and confidence dipped in a sign of the broader economic strains amid weakness in ... ( read original story ...)
The man behind Japan’s $170bn bid to prop up the yen
Mastao Kanda unleashed an estimated 25 trillion yen to support the currency when it slumped against the dollar. ( read original story ...)
Japan rows back on new prime minister’s plan for ‘Asian Nato’
Japanese leadership in damage control amid pushback over proposal, which has been described as premature by Washington ... ( read original story ...)
Life in Japan: Why is Tokyo shrinking its green spaces amid a climate emergency?
By David McNeill Our family spent 14 months searching for a home in Tokyo, viewing a succession of depressingly cramped, bunker-like and pricey house ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto market dips amid rising geopolitical tensions
Indeed, crypto traders are increasingly favoring gold, a perennial store of value, hedge against market uncertainty, and inflation hedge. Its inverse relationship with the dollar also means that it ...
Morning Bid: Yen rattled by Japan PM’s ‘unseemly’ rate comments
Japanese markets, particularly the foreign exchanges, continue to digest the rather blunt comments on monetary policy from new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba after he met with Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday.