Japan's stock rally is driven by big tech, while weak IPO demand limits funding for smaller firms and narrows market growth ...
Earthquake shakes northern Japan a week after ‘mega-quake’ warning
Earthquake shakes northern Japan a week after ‘mega-quake’ warning - The quake occurred on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rocked by 6.2 magnitude earthquake just days after ‘megaquake’ warning
A huge 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan early on Monday, a week after a 7.7-magnitude quake prompted the country to warn of a slightly elevated risk of a megaquake ... ( read original story ...)
Why Tokyo is the most important tech destination of 2026
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 has four tightly defined technology domains, each backed by live demonstrations, dedicated exhibit floors, and sessions featuring the people actually building and funding these ... ( read original story ...)
6.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Japan week after huge tremor sparked tsunami and megaquake warning
Japan has been struck by a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s IPO market struggles as AI stocks lure investors
Japan's IPO market remains sluggish despite strong first-day performances from Umenoyado Brewery and Inuneko-Seikatsu, as retail investors chase gains in AI stocks. Stricter Tokyo Stock Exchange ...
Japan’s dour IPO market unlikely to improve despite sizzling debuts of sake, pet food firms
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Sparkling debuts on the Tokyo bourse by a sake brewery and pet food maker last week are unlikely to revive a moribund market for new stock listings in Japan ...
Asian indexes trade mostly higher, Nikkei touches fresh record
Asian indexes traded mostly higher on Monday, and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index hit a fresh record Monday after U.S. stocks ended last week with new highs. Japan (NKY:IND) gained 1.8% setting new all-time ...
Ex-worker of Tokyo Electron gets 10-year jail term in TSMC trade secrets case
By Wen-Yee Lee NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 27 (Reuters) - A Taiwan court fined the local unit of Japan's Tokyo Electron T$150 million ($5 million) on Monday, and handed jail terms of up to 10 years to ... ( read original story ...)
6.2 earthquake jolts Japan’s Hokkaido
A strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Japan's Hokkaido island Monday, but the country's weather agency did not issue a tsunami warning, Kyodo News Agency reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan rocked by M6.2 earthquake
Tokyo, Japan–A strong earthquake rattled Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, US and Japanese meteorological agencies reported, the latest in a series of powerful tremors to hit the island nation. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Tokyo Electron worker gets 10-year sentence for TSMC leak
A Taiwanese court sentenced a former Tokyo Electron Ltd. employee to 10 years in prison for stealing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s proprietary data, highlighting growing alarm over ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami survivor battles wildfire to protect hometown in Japan’s northeast
By Kentaro Okasaka and Tom Bateman OTSUCHI, Japan, April 27 (Reuters) - Ryota Haga was in high school when the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan triggered a deadly tsunami and swept away his ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei faces war risk as China expands economic tools
Japan’s record-breaking stock rally is colliding with risks from the Middle East conflict, which threatens oil supplies and corporate earnings, while China uses its trade truce with the U.S. to ...
Tokyo Electron cuts executive over China semiconductor links
Tokyo Electron has removed veteran executive Jay Chen following reports of his links to investment vehicles backing emerging Chinese semiconductor competitors, according to the Financial Times. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s record bull run under threat as Mideast war clouds earnings season
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - As Japanese companies begin earnings season with rosy reports of results past, investors are watching out for signs of the Middle East conflict upending ...