Japan will reduce its issuance of super-long bonds starting in July, taking a step to calm a bond market rattled by recent surges in yields.
Japan’s LDP Suffers Bruising Loss in Tokyo Before National Vote
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffered its worst-ever result in a Tokyo metropolitan election, losing its spot as the biggest political force on the assembly less than a month before voters ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Markets in Asia Take Tensions in Stride
An extended Middle East war and disruption in oil supplies would hit the oil-importing nations of East Asia, but stock investors don’t appear too worried. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average closed down 0.1% ...
Iran tensions push up energy, defense stocks in Japan while yen falls
TOKYO -- Shares in energy and defense companies shot up in Tokyo and other Asian markets Monday morning as Israel-Iran tensions escalate in a conflict that the U.S. has now entered after striking key ...
Japan’s top investors have a duty to back a clean energy future
Japan faces another scorching summer, but the country's biggest investment companies are stalling the shift to clean energy with the risk of making global warming-fueled disasters worse by pouring ...
Japan to cut super-long bond issuance amid demand slump
Japan's Finance Ministry plans to cut this year's issuance of super-long government bonds amid slumping demand for debt instruments with maturities of over 10 years.
Deputy Speaker Duke Frasco joins President Marcos at World Expo 2025 in Osaka
DEPUTY Speaker and Cebu 5th District Representative Duke Frasco accompanies President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to visit the Philippines' pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan as he reaffirms ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling party suffers record low result in Tokyo poll
Japan’s ruling party has suffered its worst result in local assembly elections in Tokyo, as residents of the capital used the vote to protest against soaring food prices and low wage growth. ( read original story ...)
Japan Prime Minister Ishiba to skip NATO summit, source says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to cancel his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in the Hague, a source with direct knowledge said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Investors wooed with freebies at Japan’s shareholder meetings
TOKYO] More Japanese companies are giving gifts at annual general meetings (AGMs) in a practice that could increase the ranks of loyal retail investors as pressure from activist investors grows. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s comeback exposes uneven playing field
Naomi Osaka is mostly comfortable with being the poster girl for motherhood in sport. What she is less comfortable with is the women’s tennis tour branding itself as a leading supporter of mothers in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo voters deal blow to ruling LDP in key poll ahead of national vote
Voters in Tokyo decisively knocked Japan’s ruling party from its position as the largest group in the city assembly, results showed Monday, a warning sign ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says No US Demand for Defense Spending Worth 3.5% of GDP
Japan denied a report that the US directly asked Tokyo to raise its defense spending to 3.5% of annual gross domestic product, with its top government spokesman saying that the amount of spending was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for de-escalation of Iran conflict
Japan called on Monday for de-escalation of the conflict in Iran and said U.S. strikes demonstrated Washington's determination to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin briefly sinks below $99,000 as U.S. strikes on Iran trigger crypto market sell-off
Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in over a month after U.S. airstrikes on Iran, fueled by inflation fears, institutional pullback, and forced liquidations.
Japan PMI Pickup Points to Front-loading Ahead of US Tariff Jump
Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in more than a year in June in a likely sign of front-loading of output ahead of a scheduled increase in US tariffs next month.