Naomi Osaka is set for a comeback in January 2024. While she is training to play to rise back to the top, she is also taking part in several other ventures. Her list of off-court ventures has been ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic plans to sell stake in autos business to Apollo Global-managed funds
Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday it plans to sell a stake in its automotive systems business to funds managed by U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and has signed a memorandum ... ( read original story ...)
Business complex opens near Tokyo’s Haneda aiport
A large-scale commercial complex focused on new technology and culture has opened on the site of former facilities at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. ( read original story ...)
UK’s Octopus Energy launches $3.7 billion offshore wind fund with Tokyo Gas
Britain's Octopus Energy said on Friday its renewables investing arm had launched a dedicated fund with Japan's Tokyo Gas to invest 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) in offshore wind projects by 2030. ( read original story ...)
Next Cryptocurrency to Explode Thursday, 16 November – Bitcoin Minetrix, Render, Avalanche
The crypto market has recovered from the bearish trajectory it sank into in the last couple of days. The market displayed a notable upswing in the previous 24 hours.
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.46%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic, Precision Instruments and Power sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, ...
Goldman Sachs Japan president to retire after nearly four decades at U.S. bank -source
Masanori Mochida, president of Goldman Sachs' Japanese unit, will retire after more than three decades at the U.S. investment bank, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
UPDATE 1-Japan not targeting specific yen level in deciding when to intervene – govt official
He declined to comment on specific yen levels. In Japan, the finance ministry decides whether and when to intervene in the currency market. The BOJ acts as an agent and executes orders made by the ...
China and Japan Agree to Try to Resolve Fukushima Water Dispute Through Dialogue
China imposed an import ban on Japanese seafood in response to Japan’s ocean discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says the U.S. has invited him for a state visit
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday in San Francisco that he had been invited by U.S. President Joe Biden for a formal state visit to Washington, the first for a Japanese premier in ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic plans to sell stake in autos business to Apollo Global funds
Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday it plans to sell a stake in its automotive systems business to funds managed by U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and has signed a memorandum ... ( read original story ...)
19-yr-old gets prison term for stabbing students near Univ. of Tokyo
A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a 19-year-old man to a prison term of six to 10 years for stabbing two senior high school studen ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rallies to third straight weekly gain on earnings boost
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday to book its third straight winning week, helped by a strong domestic earnings season that just wrapped up. The Nikkei ended the day up 0.48% at 33,585.20, ...
Warren Buffett’s stamp of approval helps Japan’s Mitsubishi shed conglomerate stigma
Warren Buffett's vote of confidence in Japanese trading houses is helping Mitsubishi Corp overcome long-held investor wariness about its complex global business that covers everything from sausages to ...
Japan Oct CPI seen accelerating, staying above BOJ’s target: Reuters poll
Japan's core consumer inflation likely accelerated again in October, staying above the central bank's 2% price target for a 19th straight month, a Reuters poll found on Friday. The nationwide core ... ( read original story ...)
More than 10 who ate ‘weed gummies’ hospitalized this year: Osaka police
More than 10 people in this west Japan prefecture have been sickened by gummies potentially containing cannabis derivatives so far this year,･･･ ... ( read original story ...)