A man has been arrested for allegedly running an unlicensed taxi, taking tourists to the Japanese capital's Haneda Airport, police here announced on March 12.According to the Metropolitan Police ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks mixed as tech weighs, oil prices lift energy shares
Tokyo stocks were mixed Thursday morning, as the market was pressured by weak chip-related shares tracking falls in their U.S. counte ... ( read original story ...)
A Tale of Two Chip Plants: Delayed in U.S., On Time in Japan
The plant, operated by TSMC subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, is set to start mass production this year on schedule.Across the Pacific in Phoenix, TSMC is also building a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s rate shift will hit zombie firms hardest: podcast
The central bank could end an era of negative borrowing costs as early as next week. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists argue that large companies are ready for the tightening, but ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Largest State Pension, Japan’s GPIF, Poised to Lift Ban on Lending Foreign Stocks
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund will announce as early as Friday that it will resume lending foreign stocks, according to people familiar with the matter, four years after its surprise ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JIC to Start Tender Offer for JSR on March 19 After Chinese Approval – Bloomberg News
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese state-backed fund Japan Investment Corp (JIC) will start a tender offer for chip materials maker JSR Corp's shares on March 19 after it obtained Chinese regulators' approval ...
A $6 Billion Tender Offer Key to Japan’s Chip Ambitions Is Slated to Begin Next Week
A representative of JSR declined to comment. The privatization of JSR would give Japan more control over the world’s top supplier of photoresists used to make the most advanced semiconductors, helping ...
Asia Stocks Steady; Nikkei Bruised by BOJ Pivot Bets
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was last little changed and strayed not too far from a seven-month peak hit in the previous session, as traders shrugged off ...
Japan’s Nikkei falls as chip-related stocks track US peers lower
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday, as heavyweight chip-related stocks tracked U.S. peers' declines overnight, while gains in energy shares limited the losses. The Nikkei was down 0.18% at ...
Asian stocks muted before more rate cues; Japan weakness continues
Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks stuck to a tight range on Thursday in anticipation of more cues on U.S. inflation and interest rates, while losses in Japanese markets extended into a fourth straight ...
Courts in Tokyo, Sapporo to rule on same-sex marriage
One of Thursday's rulings will be the first by a high court on this issue. The Sapporo High Court will hand down its decision to three same-sex couples in Hokkaido who are seeking damages from the ... ( read original story ...)
Canoeing, Snowshoeing, and Getting Naked With Strangers in Japan
Kussharo is the largest caldera lake in Japan and the second largest in the world. In summer, its trout- and carp-packed waters are popular with anglers, sailors, and windsurfers. In winter, it’s ... ( read original story ...)
FOREX Yen rises as investors eye Japan policy move; bitcoin soars to new record
The yen drifted higher against the U.S. dollar for a fourth straight session on Monday, bolstered by an upward revision to Japan's growth figures and expectations the Bank of Japan could exit negative ...
U.S. Probes Hamas Use of Crypto Before Oct. 7
T he U.S. Treasury Department is investigating $165 million in cryptocurrency-linked transactions that may have helped finance Hamas prior to the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack ...
Joe Biden’s latest budge proposal calls for a 30% tax on crypto mining
U.S. President Joe Biden is pitching a variety of crypto related taxes and regulations, which he says could generate almost $10 billion next year.
Man arrested for third time after assaulting teenage girlfriend
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of assault after he allegedly beat up his girlfriend who is in her late teens. According to police, the suspect, who is a ... ( read original story ...)