TOKYO: SoftBank Group on Thursday booked 789 billion yen ($5.22 billion) loss, marking its fourth straight quarter in the red, as it wrote down the value of some investments and a weak yen lifted the ...
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds sharply from two-day loss on earnings boost
Japan's Nikkei share average made strong gains on Thursday, snapping a two-day loss, as robust earnings helped propel energy and consumer-product shares. The Nikkei closed up 1.49% at 32,646.46, ...
Bank of Japan’s Ueda sees firms more actively raising prices, wages
BANK of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday companies were becoming more active than before in raising prices and wages, signalling his conviction the country was making progress towards ...
Tokyo ward cancels gender forum after speaker’s mutant fish comments on Fukushima water
A forum hosted by Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward was canceled after a researcher slated to speak at the event made remarks contributing to harmful rumors about the release of treated water from the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise on tech, exporter buying amid weak yen
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Thursday, with gains driven by tech stock buying tracking gains in their U.S. counterparts and a weak yen b ( read original story ...)
Japan minister defends $232 mil. wooden structure for 2025 Osaka Expo
Japan's minister overseeing the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has defended the 35-billion-yen (approx. $232 million) cost for a wooden struc ... ( read original story ...)
Performance coach gets brutally honest on Naomi Osaka’s post-pregnancy targets
Performance coach Florian Zitzelsberger claims Naomi Osaka is "super motivated" to return to winning Grand Slams and get back to the world No 1 ranking post-pregnancy. Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gets a new island after undersea volcano erupts
New landmass about 100 metres across pops up above the waves near Iwoto island after eruptions began last month ( read original story ...)
New island emerges off Japan after volcanic eruption – video
The tiny island south of Tokyo could grow larger and change shape if the eruptions continue ( read original story ...)
From oil to crypto, AI chips and interest rates – these are the 13 policymakers who matter in markets
When she was confirmed by the Senate in a close 2022 vote to fill an unexpired term, Fed Governor Lisa Cook became the first Black woman to have a seat ...
UPDATE 2-Mizuho set to invest $600 mln in Rakuten’s securities unit -source
Japan's Mizuho Financial is set to purchase $600 million worth of shares in Rakuten Group's securities unit, a person familiar with the matter said - a move that will help the e-commerce giant's ...
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds on earnings boost, Nintendo extends rally
TOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday rebounding after two sessions of losses, as strong earnings helped propel energy and consumer-product shares. The Nikkei added ...
Japan’s Nikkei reverses course as investors sell value stocks
TOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average closed lower on Wednesday, giving up early gains as investors sold value stocks, although gains in growth stocks limited losses. The Nikkei closed ...
BOJ may end negative rates in January, ex-central bank executive says
The Bank of Japan may end its negative interest rate policy as early as January, and keep raising short-term borrowing costs if the economy can weather risks from overseas uncertainties, said former ...
‘Curious About New Paths’: Inside Osaka’s Business Ventures
Naomi Osaka has given an insight into her life off the court as the American tennis star has taken on several business ventures away from tennis recently.
World’s newest island forms in Japanese archipelago
The world’s newest island has risen from the sea off the coast of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)