Heavily-weighted component Tokyo Electron helped lift the broader market, jumping 5.5 percent, following the chip equipment maker announcing a record net profit for fiscal 2021 and expectations for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to ban export of hi-tech goods to Russia from May 20 over Ukraine war
The list of the goods, banned for the exports to Russia, includes oil refining equipment, quantum computers, electron microscopes, atomic force microscopes and 3D printers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns again about sharp yen moves, BOJ focuses on speed of change
TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said recent sharp yen ... as it heightens uncertainty and makes it harder for companies to set business plans,” he said on Friday. The remarks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin Suzuki says it’s wrong to assume BOJ will buy bonds indefinitely
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday it was inappropriate to guide fiscal policy on the assumption the central bank will keep buying government bonds indefinitely. TOKYO, May 13 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suzuki: Will continue to watch FX, price moves carefully
When asked about the recent yen price movements, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki reiterated ... the author has no position in any stock mentioned in this article and no business relationship ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis star Naomi Osaka launching her own sports agency
Japanese tennis star Noami Osaka is launching her own sports agency and leaving IMG modeling, she told the sports business publication Sportico. In an interview published Wednesday, In an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Revengers Breaks Out the Water Guns in New Summertime Art
Tokyo Revengers debuts new art of Toman's members enjoying a water gun fight for the series' new collaboration with Tower Records Japan. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka launching her own sports agency
Naomi Osaka is famous for a lot of reasons around the tennis court. And the 24-year-old star is now leaving sports agency powerhouse IMG to start her own representation company, Evolve, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:TOKCF) Short Interest Down 76.1% in April
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo stock opened at $66.25 on Thursday. Tokyo Ohka Kogyo has a one year low of $30.10 and a one year high of $71.00. The business has a fifty day moving average of $66.25 and a ... ( read original story ...)
JERA plans $11 billion capex over 4 years as Russia drives low carbon focus
TOKYO : Japan's biggest power generator JERA said on Thursday ... The company set a goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its domestic business by 60 per cent or more by 2035 versus 2013 levels ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks end lower on U.S. inflation concerns, Wall Street’s slide
Tokyo stocks ended lower Thursday with the benchmark Nikkei stock index dropping to a two-month low as inflation concerns in the U.S. and Wall Street's overnight retreat soured sentiment. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Steel Calling for Faster Nuclear Power Revival in Japan
A major Japanese steel-maker is calling for a quicker restart of nuclear reactors that were idled after the Fukushima disaster more than a decade ago as it grapples with soaring energy costs. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mercari to establish a Centre of Excellence in India
Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, which is expected to leverage Mercari’s network between Japan and India to support international breakthroughs. The centre which will be fully operational in June ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Takes Control of Her Business Interests Off the Tennis Court
which will manage Osaka’s business interests and potentially those of other clients the agency may sign. News of Osaka’s decision to start Evolve was first reported by Sportico. A four-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)
‘When will this weak yen stop?’ Japanese expats, gov’t workers abroad in a pinch
The yen's rapid depreciation has been dealing a serious blow to the livelihoods of Japanese business expatriates and officials at Japanese di ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka to launch her own sports agency in latest barrier-breaking move
Tennis star Naomi Osaka is taking a page out of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James' book and Osaka left her previous agency, IMG, with the intention of starting her own agency, called EVOLVE, ... ( read original story ...)