The USD/JPY exchange rate and the Nikkei 225 index moved sideways ahead of the upcoming Donald Trump inauguration and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate decision. The blue-chip Nikkei index was ...
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall St’s strong finish ahead of Trump’s inauguration
SLB helped lead the market after the provider oilfield services delivered bigger profit and revenues for the end of 2024 than analysts expected. It jumped 6.1% after it also raised its dividend by 3.6 ...
Japan Central Bank Rate Hike Odds Could Turn on Trump Address
The Bank of Japan looks set to raise interest rates this week unless Trump’s inauguration address as U.S. president on Monday rattles financial markets, say people familiar with the central bank’s ...
Qantas Is Launching Direct Flights To Sapporo Just In Time For Peak Ski Season
Qantas will offer direct season flights from Sydney to Sapporo's New Chitose Airport (the 100th destination in the carrier's network). ( read original story ...)
Subway station directly connected to Osaka Expo venue opens
S/ Station staff / Departing now!Yumeshima Station connected to the 2025 World Expo venue opened on the Osaka Metro ... ( read original story ...)
Lonely sunfish in Japan gets cardboard human friends
Staff members believe the sunfish stopped eating when the aquarium was temporarily closed because it was lonely. ( read original story ...)
Japan warns against Russia halting economic exchange centers
Japanese government-backed institutions in Russia that have for 30 years supported bilateral economic exchanges and interactions could be suspended following an apparently punitive decision by Moscow. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan poised to raise rates to highest in 17 years
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a move that would lift short-term borrowing costs to ...
‘A dark page’: Why were remains of 19th-century train station in Kyushu not preserved?
Remnants discovered of a train station built in the late 19th century in the southwest Japan city of Kitakyushu, originally slated to be pr ... ( read original story ...)
It’s ‘Just Begun’—Trump Meme Coin Suddenly Crashes Back As Melania Coin Shock Hits Crypto
"The reign of terror against crypto is over, and the beginning of innovation in America for crypto has just begun," Sacks said, speaking on Friday at the so-called crypto ball event, intended to drive support for Trump among the crypto community and demonstrate its value to the incoming administration.
Spirit Advisors Client PicoCELA Inc completes its Nasdaq IPO
PicoCELA raised $7 million in gross proceeds (before discounts and offering expenses), setting the stage for the company's next phase of global growth and innovation. Backed by a robust capital stack ...
Calling all snow lovers: Qantas is launching direct flights to Sapporo, Japan
Got the snow bug? Qantas today announced that - just in time for the northern hemisphere's next snow season - it will be running flights directly to Sapporo, one of Japan's best ski regions. ( read original story ...)
Trade delegation to Osaka to attend four exhibitions
THE business delegation attending the five-day trade mission to Osaka, Japan, this February will have the opportunity to take part in four prominent exhibitions ( read original story ...)
Japan November machinery orders beat forecast on strong factory investment
Japan's core machinery orders rose 3.4% in November from the previous month to beat analysts' forecast, government data showed on Monday, signalling a recovery in capital expenditure ahead of a ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to become Qantas’ 100th destination with arrival of new direct flights to Chitose Airport
Qantas has announced direct seasonal flights from Sydney to Sapporo, making it the only carrier to operate a nonstop connection. ( read original story ...)
How will new stadium, redevelopment transform central Tokyo’s ‘last prime location’?
The waterfront area of Chuo Ward in Japan's capital is crowded with office buildings and condo towers. Near the mouth of the Sumida River is ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)