Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as the yen's strength against the U.S. dollar encouraged selling while other investors continued to seek out oversold issues while eyeing key economic data due out ... ( read original story ...)
Some Japan buyers agree to pay 24-25% higher Q3 aluminium premium of $185/T
Japan is Asia's biggest importer of the light metal and the ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis – Fellow athletes rally around Osaka after French Open withdrawal
Leading figures in tennis and sport have rallied to support Osaka who withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties. ( read original story ...)
Anxiety over Tokyo Olympics leaves Japanese sponsors counting the cost
Around 60 firms in Japan ploughed a record ¥361 billion ($3.3 billion) into the event, which was postponed for a year due to the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Department stores, cinemas reopen in Tokyo as some restrictions eased
Department stores, large cinemas and amusement parks in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture reopened Tuesday as coronavirus restrictions on some businesses were partially eased under the extended state of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese sponsors count costs as public opposition intensifies
If the Tokyo Games open as planned on 23 July, sponsors can still expect global exposure from international broadcasters. But as Japan battle a fourth coronavirus wave, some are watching the situation ... ( read original story ...)
Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.0 just reported 92 km southeast of Hachinohe, Japan
Japan was shaken near Hachinohe, Hachinohe Shi, Aomori, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 only 11 minutes ago, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster R ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic prompts companies to flee central Tokyo
The COVID-19 pandemic may be helping to halt a trend that many had thought irreversible: the concentration of Japanese businesses in central Tokyo. The number of Japanese companies that have moved ... ( read original story ...)
Dept. stores, cinemas reopen in Tokyo under extended emergency
Department stores, large cinemas and amusement parks in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture reopened on June 1 as coronavirus restrictions on some businesses were partially eased under the extended state of ... ( read original story ...)
5.3-magnitude quake hits east coast of Honshu, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 22:04:42 GMT on Monday, the US Geological Survey said. ( read original story ...)
Plug and Play Japan Selected 91 Startups for its Summer/Fall 2021 Batch
Global Innovation Platform, Plug and Play Japan KK ( Japan office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Phillip Vincent, Hereinafter "Plug and Play Japan") has selected 91 Japanese and international ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May factory activity growth slows as emergency weighs -PMI
Factory activity in Japan expanded at a slower pace in May as growth in output and new orders eased, and though external demand remains strong worries are growing that domestic coronavirus emergency ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s Q1 capex falls for 4th straight quarter
Japanese companies cut spending on plant and equipment for the fourth consecutive quarter in January-March, as the economy struggles to shake off the drag from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
5.3-magnitude quake hits off east coast of Honshu, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 22:04:42 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Department stores, Tokyo government collide over ‘exceptions’ to closure requests
With the decision to extend the coronavirus state of emergency, local authorities including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have eased thei ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Cutting down of trees in Yoyogi raises new frustrations over Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese public has a darkening sense of the unstoppable arrival of tens of thousands of athletes and their teams, says the Financial Times’ ... ( read original story ...)