Japan has posted a trade deficit for the first time in two months, with a weak yen making crude oil imports more expensive.
Osaka college student’s boyfriend arrested over her murder
The Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a man on suspicion of stabbing to death a 19-year-old college student, who is believed to have been his girlfriend, in her apartment in the city of Hirakata, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Big Four Advise on Carlyle’s $910 Million Tender Offer for Tokyo-listed KFC Holdings
Big Four Japanese firm Nishimura & Asahi is acting for Carlyle Group on its tender offer for Tokyo-listed KFC Holdings Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan complains about Chinese ambassador’s comment relating to Taiwan
Japan has lodged a protest against the Chinese ambassador's "extremely inappropriate" comments relating to Taiwan, chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese business confidence weighed down by weak yen, price pressures – Reuters poll
Japanese business morale held steady in May, but manufacturers and service-sector firms complained that inflationary pressures driven by the weak yen were squeezing profit margins, a Reuters monthly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 10-Year Government Bond Yield Hits 11-Year High of 1.0%
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to 1.0% for the first time in 11 years on Wednesday, propelled by growing expectations that the country’s central bank may take further tightening steps ...
Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Reaches Closely Watched 1% Level
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s 10-year sovereign bond yield reached a key psychological level of 1% for the first time since the Bank of Japan ramped up unprecedented stimulus measures in 2013, as the focus ...
Bank of Japan won’t exchange old notes for new designs, current bills remain useable
The Bank of Japan (BOJ)'s head office and branches will not exchange old notes for the new designs going into circulation on July 3.The BOJ a･･･ ...
Japan 10-year gov’t bond yield hits 1% for 1st time in 11 yrs
The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond briefly hit 1 percent on Wednesday for the first time in around 11 years, amid ...
Young girl dies after neck gets caught in car window in Tokyo
A 2-year-old girl died on Tuesday after her neck was caught in a car window in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The girl’s mother, 34, called an ambulance at ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-child actor now suspected of murdering Tokyo couple
These traits led to a job offer to deal with a Tokyo couple whose burned corpses were found last month, investigative sources said. Tokyo and Tochigi prefectural police on May 21 rearrested Kirato ... ( read original story ...)
Ray Parks, Nagoya fall short of B1 finals berth in Japan B. League
Ray Parks’ scoring explosion goes for naught as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins drop to the Hiroshima Dragonflies in their do-or-die Japan B. League semifinal showdown MANILA, Philippines – Ray Parks and ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama education board mobilizes staff for trials of teacher indecent act cases
The Yokohama Municipal Board of Education announced on May 21 that it had requested its workers to head to the local court on multiple occasions to prevent third parties from observing trials of ... ( read original story ...)
Ossie Ardiles: Yokohama a ‘wonderful club’ but Hernan Crespo can guide Al Ain to ACL title
League title, a league championship that at that time divided into two parts, one for each half of the season. Their head coach acknowledged the applause and immediately declared: “This is just the ... ( read original story ...)
Passenger apparently holding knife on Tokyo train detained
A passenger was detained on Wednesday morning after police received a report that a person was holding what appeared to be a knife on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan racks up trade deficit as imports balloon due to cheap yen
Vehicle exports jumped 24% and exports of electrical machinery were up 16%. Imports of mechanical parts surged as demand climbed for auto parts and computer chips. Japan's auto production has been ...