Japan's 195 major food makers are slated to raise the prices of 2,105 products in July, up about fivefold from a year earlier, research company Teikoku Databank said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Rankings for Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament
Makuuchi division rankings for the July 13-27 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at IG Arena, released Monday by the Japan Sumo Association ... ( read original story ...)
China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater
China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant. ( read original story ...)
Osaka swindlers: Companies lose ¥1.45 billion in land fraud case
In a so-called "land fraud" case, a person pretends to be the owner, buys and sells a property without permission and winds up pocketing large amounts of money. ( read original story ...)
Is Crypto in a Bubble (Again)?
At the Brooklyn event, hosted by Wire Network (a startup trying to connect different crypto systems, or “blockchains”), the optimism was palpable. “There’s never been a better time to be a crypto ...
NTT seeks up to $864 million in data centre REIT’s Singapore IPO, term sheet shows
By Scott Murdoch and Yantoultra Ngui SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Japanese telecom giant NTT is seeking to raise roughly $864 million in a Singapore IPO for a data centre REIT if an overallotment ...
NTT’s $812 Million REIT Float Set to Break Singapore IPO Drought
Japan’s NTT Ltd. is seeking to raise as much as $812 million in a Singapore listing of its data center real estate investment trust, in what is poised to be the city-state’s biggest IPO in eight years ...
Trump Tells Japan ‘You’re Paying 25%’ As Auto Tariff Standoff Escalates Before Deadline
The U.S. president’s warning comes ahead of a July 9 deadline that could raise tariffs from 10% to 24% if no trade deal is reached, putting auto exports at risk.
Nikkei 225 hits year’s intraday high
Japan's benchmark stock index surged well above the 40,000 level on Monday, hitting an intraday high for the year. The momentum carried over from a Friday rally on Wall Street driven by comments from ...
Japan Warns of Powerful Earthquake Threat in Sea of Japan
A powerful earthquake exceeding magnitude 7 is likely to strike the Sea of Japan within the next three decades, a Japanese government panel has cauti ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis Podcaster Worries About Naomi Osaka’s “Radar for Toxic Men”
During her pre-tournament press conference at Wimbledon on Saturday, David Law of The Tennis Podcast asked Osaka about Mouratoglou's comment. Osaka said she had not heard that comment but was open to ... ( read original story ...)
China lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports, but Fukushima and Tokyo still excluded
China has lifted a ban on seafood imports from most regions of Japan, partially mending a years-long dispute over Tokyo’s handling of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan factory output rises, but slower than expected as US tariffs threat looms
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese factory output rose at a slower-than-expected pace in May, government data showed on Monday, as sweeping U.S. tariffs were threatening to derail the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘death-tainted’ homes gain appeal as property prices soar
The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ago, an elderly woman hanged herself in the bathroom and last year her son ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 expected to trend higher if trade deals are inked
The Nikkei 225 Index Futures, traded in standard, mini, and micro contracts, is a derivative instrument based on Japan’s flagship equity benchmark, the Nikkei 225 Index. Its top three constituents by ...
Japan Factory Output Rose in May, But Tariffs Cloud Outlook
Japan’s industrial production increased modestly in May, but the rebound is likely to be temporary due to the impact of U.S. tariffs and concerns over a global slowdown. ( read original story ...)