TOKYO — Families of Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago urged Japan's leader on Friday to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to help win the abductees' release during a possible summit with North Korea's leader. Trump has said he will meet Kim ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: Yakuza suggested ‘sale of internal organs’ in alleged extortion
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested four persons, including an organized crime member, over the alleged extortion of a male acquaintance in Minato Ward last year, reports TBS News (Mar. 29). In December, gang member Masao Imoto ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo plans underwater screens to improve Bay water quality for Olympics
Tokyo, March 29 (IANS) The organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics on Thursday announced that they will experiment with underwater screens in Tokyo Bay, which is scheduled to host the marathon and triathlon competitions, to improve water ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as yen’s retreat lifts exporters
TOKYO, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday as the yen's retreat against the U.S. dollar lifted exporter issues while eased concerns related to Korean Peninsula issues also added support. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 127.77 ... ( read original story ...)
Sushma Swaraj meets Japanese PM Abe in Tokyo
Tokyo: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral ties. Swaraj, who was here on a three-day visit, also conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Amamiya repudiates view central bank is tapering stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya on Friday rejected market views that the central bank was tapering its bond purchases and seeking to exit its ultra-easy policy. After shifting to a policy targeting interest rates from the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Sapporo sitting pretty in race for 2026 Winter Games
Sapporo's name is expected to be included along with possible ... "What we have heard so far has been very positive," Dubi told Kyodo News. "(The new approach) is highly valued by the cities because they hear directly from the IOC what is expected rather ... ( read original story ...)
5 ways Japanese work culture is drastically different from the US
Americans are more casual in the office than in Japan, Noriyuki Matsuda, founder of consumer-facing software publisher SOURCENEXT, previously told Business Insider. He said Japanese workers would be surprised that everyone calls each other by their first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s defense chief welcomes resumption of U.S.-South Korea military drills
In order to make North Korea respond properly, they play an important role," Japan's Minister of Defence Itsunori Onodera said at a regular news briefing. The one-month Foal Eagle field exercise is scheduled to begin on Sunday, with the computer-simulated ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display eyes $470 million fundraising including new share issue
TOKYO (Reuters) - Embattled liquid crystal display (LCD) maker Japan Display Inc (6740.T) said its board will discuss on Friday a plan to raise 50 billion yen ($470 million), including more than 30 billion yen through a third-party allotment of new shares. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 collapses back to 21,000 as risk aversion swoons Tokyo markets
The Nikkei gives back Wednesday's gains, declining into the 21,000.00 major handle. Japan's macro figures are middling, which is pairing poorly with the Japanese Parliament's ongoing document forgery scandal. The Nikkei 225 is declining in the Tokyo market ... ( read original story ...)
Renewables to form core of Japan’s new long-term energy strategy
TOKYO -- Japan would seek to make renewable sources central to its ... aims to reduce carbon emissions. A draft version seen by Nikkei sets no numerical targets for the energy mix and leaves the door open for the use of nuclear energy while aiming to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.61%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Power and Chemical sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.61%. Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2219 to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as tech shares rebound, but poised for sizable Q1 losses
Japanese stocks rose on Friday morning as technology firms such as Tokyo Electron and Advantest jumped in sympathy with a rebound in their U.S. counterparts, which were battered this week on concerns over possible government regulation. The Nikkei rose 1.0 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as weak yen lifts sentiment; Takeda stumbles
TOKYO, March 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday morning as a weaker yen lifted risk sentiment, but Takeda Pharmaceutical stumbled after it said it was considering a bid for London-listed Shire that could top $40 billion. ( read original story ...)
Asian Equities Mixed; Nikkei Rises on Softer Yen
Overnight, the S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, while the Dow and the Nasdaq fell 0.1% and 0.9% respectively. Japan’s Nikkei 225 outperformed its regional peers and jumped 1% by 9:38PM ET (01:38 GMT), with a weaker yen being cited as supportive. Softbank Corp. (T ... ( read original story ...)