Japan will stop releasing monthly data on spot LNG prices as it has achieved the aim of understanding the distribution dynamics for the fuel, demand for which spiked after the Fukushima disaster, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s restaurateurs rail against alcohol ban as Covid measures bite
Owners of izakayas in the Shimbashi district of Japan’s capital are facing an existential threat ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 1.32 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 1.32 percent at 28,031.22 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 1.02 percent at 1,888.26. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks have US$24 trillion of Libor contracts as deadline nears, survey shows
TOKYO: Japanese financial firms had more than 2,600 trillion yen (US$24 trillion) worth of contracts based on the soon-to-be-obsolete Libor ... ( read original story ...)
Asset Value Investors (AVI) Demands Tokyo Radiator Return Cash on Deposit with its Parent Company, KKR-Owned Marelli Corporation and Strengthen its Independence
Asset Value Investors (“AVI”) announced today that it has submitted shareholder proposals to Tokyo Radiator Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO 7235) to address a con ... ( read original story ...)
JSR to sell elastomers business to energy group
TOKYO—Japan's energy group Eneos Corp. has agreed to acquire JSR Corp.'s elastomers business, which includes the manufacturing and sales of synthetic rubber. As part of the agreement, signed May 11, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Revengers Season 2 release date predictions: Part 2 with 24 episodes confirmed by Blu-Ray?
The Tokyo Revengers Season 2 release date may be on the horizon, but the wait for the second season won’t be too bad since new Tokyo Revengers Part 2 episodes are coming up fast in 2021. It has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to boost spending to promote local chip production -Nikkei
A dds details of draft plan, background on chip supply shortage. TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) - Japan is planning to increase spending to ramp up local production of advanced semicondu ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2021: Doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19
An association of around 6000 doctors in Tokyo has called for the cancellation of the Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic, just over two months before they start. The Tokyo Medical Practitioners ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Don’t hold Summer Olympics, says top Tokyo doctors’ body
A Tokyo doctors' body has recommended cancelling this year's Olympics saying that hospitals in Japan are already overwhelmed due to spike in Covid-19 cases in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Learned almost everything from Rio Olympics: Mirabai ahead of Tokyo Games
India's world record holder weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has learned her lessons from the in Rio meltdown five years ago and is now confident of doing well at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Watch: Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian paddler Manika Batra practices with Belarusian partner Kiryl Barabanov
The Tokyo Olympics will see a four-member Indian table tennis contingent competing in five different events for the first time in history. While Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan will fight it out ... ( read original story ...)
Experienced and evolved Mirabai Chanu eyeing podium finish at Tokyo Olympics
Mirabai Chanu believes she has mentally toughened up since the Rio Games and is now focused on winning a long-pending medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai, who was touted as one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average rises 2.01 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average rises 2.01 percent to 28,384.25 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 1.37 percent to 1,904.61. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Restrictions Tightened To Tackle Surge In COVID-19 Cases Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics
Japan has now enforced tougher measures against the coronavirus in six prefectures amid a surge in infections ahead of the Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy slumps more than expected as COVID-19 hits consumption
Japan's economy contracted at an annualised rate of 5.1per cent in January-March from the previous quarter, government data showed, posting the ... ( read original story ...)