Category: NEWS

One US dollar can now buy about 143 yen, as compared to nearly 152 yen last month — and the yen may strengthen further in the coming months. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is considering a relaxation of the rules to list actively managed exchange-traded funds to attract more investors seeking the increasingly popular products. ( read original story ...)

South Korea’s top court sided with its contentious 2018 verdicts that caused a huge setback in relations between the two countries. ( read original story ...)

Ratings agency S&P on Wednesday placed its 'BBB+' long-term issuer credit rating on Nippon Steel Corp on negative credit watch after it clinched a deal to buy U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion in cash. The acquisition is likely to result in a significant deterioration in Nippon Steel's financial position because of a sharp increase in ...

Created in Tokyo hotel and now expected to sell for up to $600,000, “Images of a Woman” is believed to be the only painting jointly made by all four Beatles. ( read original story ...)

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld rulings ordering two Japanese companies to compensate South Koreans who were forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation, a decision that ... ( read original story ...)

The “Abot Kamay na Pangarap” cast is all smiles during their Japan trip! In Ken Chan’s Instagram post, he posed with his co-stars Jillian Ward, Carmina Villaroel, Richard Yap, and Kazel Kinouchi at ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA--Authorities trying to crack down on swindlers here face a rather big problem in their investigations: The victims often cannot remember any details of what happened. ( read original story ...)

I visited Shibuya in Tokyo for the first time this year and, like all those who have come before me, I haven’t stopped talking about it since. Chances are you also know an insufferable person like me — heck, you might even be one — and they’ll ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba will be delisted on Wednesday after 74 years on the Tokyo exchange, following a decade of upheaval and scandal that brought down one of Japan's biggest brands and ushered in a buyout and an uncertain future. ( read original story ...)

The troubled industrial conglomerate is transitioning to a private company with a management structure governed by a board of directors ... ( read original story ...)

The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches and urged Pyongyang to engage in "substantive dialogue without ... ( read original story ...)

Facial recognition gates at passport control are seen in the renovated international departure area at Kansai International Airport's Terminal 1 in Os ... ( read original story ...)

The Odyssey is being equipped with the Advan dB V551 in the 225/50R18 95V size, and the Aspec A349 in the 215/60R17 96H size. ( read original story ...)

Former six-time Grand Slam semifinalist Tim Henman says it is "massively exciting" to have Naomi Osaka returning to tennis as the Briton hopes the Japanese returning with a new perspective will ... ( read original story ...)

Cultural translator and freelance writer Yuko Tamura shares why Japanese Millennials and Gen Z workers are passing on promotions — and prioritizing work-life balance instead. ( read original story ...)