The latest view is in an upgrade from the government's previous assessment that the economy is "showing signs of picking up." As for private consumption specifically, the government upwardly revised ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raises economic view, signals broader recovery
Japan upgraded its overall view on the economy for the first time in three months in July, signalling a broader recovery in economic activity as the drag from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to fade. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Police Raid Home Of Tokyo Olympics Executive: Reports
Japanese police on Tuesday raided the home of a 2020 Tokyo Olympics board member who allegedly received money from a sponsor he signed a consulting contract with, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage in 2008
Japan on Tuesday executed a man who killed seven people in a vehicle crash and stabbing rampage in a crowded Tokyo shopping district in 2008 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Emperor Emeritus diagnosed with heart failure, condition improved
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, father of the current emperor, received a diagnosis of heart failure last month but his condition has improved under treatment, an official at the Imperial Household ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines To Shift Thousands Of Employees To Subsidiary Businesses
Rather than losing employees, Japan Airlines is farming out around 3,000 of them to non-aviation-related business units and subsidiary airlines. ( read original story ...)
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) Stock Passes Above 50 Day Moving Average of $63.77
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ – Get Rating) passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $63.77 and traded as high as ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Emperor Emeritus diagnosed with heart failure but recovering – media
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, father of the current Emperor, has received a diagnosis of heart failure, media said on Tuesday, but is taking medication and the condition is improving. ( read original story ...)
Vancouver’s Japan Market Summer Festival returns this August
Taking place at the same location as this summer's June edition, the Japan Market Summer Festival will return on Saturday, August 13. ( read original story ...)
Gilat and Intelsat Expand Their Strategic In-Flight Connectivity Partnership in Japan
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT), a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that the Company is further expanding its ... ( read original story ...)
Boomi Accelerates Global Expansion With Further Investment in Japan
To meet growing global demand for its category-leading solutions, Boomi expands its cloud data center footprint in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s corporate service prices hit two-decade high on soaring freight cost
An index measuring prices Japanese firms charge each other for services hit a more than two-decade high in June, data showed on Tuesday, a sign the economic impact of rising global fuel and commodity ... ( read original story ...)
ESR announces over US$1 billion first close of inaugural Data Centre Fund
APAC's largest real asset manager powered by the New Economy, today announced the first close of over US$1 billion in equity commitments for its inaugural vehicle, Data Centre Fund 1 ("ESR DC Fund 1" ... ( read original story ...)
Lionel Messi: PSG star looked back near his best in 6-2 win vs Gamba Osaka
Paris Saint-Germain signed off their pre-season tour of Japan with a 6-2 thrashing of Gamba Osaka. The team currently sitting 16th in the J1 League table simply couldn’t handle the star-studded ... ( read original story ...)
Why investing in Japan’s smaller and more nimble companies could pay off
Typically, these are companies that are founded and run by a management team of founding families themselves – and they tend to have a large stake in the business, so there's very strong alignment,' ... ( read original story ...)
Japan moves toward releasing Fukushima nuke plant wastewater into sea
The plan to filter and dilute millions of tons of water from the plant crippled by the 2011 quake and tsunami and pipe it out to sea has drawn both foreign and domestic opposition. ( read original story ...)