Japan's Honda Motor pledged to double its electrification and software investment to about $65 billion over the 10 years running through the 2030 business year, it said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top rugby competition bucks trends, continues to grow as the game faces headwinds elsewhere
As professional rugby teams and tournaments around the world contend with tough financial headwinds Japan continues to buck the trend, experiencing historic growth both in teams and crowds. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Biggest Insurer Moves Deeper into Foreign Credit Despite Higher Domestic Yields
Nippon Life Insurance, the largest insurer in Japan by asset size, is planning to invest more in foreign credit markets, looking to diversify its portfolio even as key domestic yields hover at decade ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy skids, clouding BOJ’s rate hike plans
Japan's economy fell faster than expected in the first quarter as the weak yen continued to batter consumers, throwing a fresh challenge to the central bank's push to get interest rates further away ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy contracts in first quarter
Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter, squeezed by weaker consumption and external demand and throwing a fresh challenge to policymakers as the central bank looks to lift interest rates away ... ( read original story ...)
Birds to launch Tokyo office targeting Japanese outbound M&A
UK-headquartered Bird & Bird has announced plans to launch a Tokyo office to be led by newly hired corporate partner Hiro Iwamura. Iwamura joins from Ashurst, where he headed the firm’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy shrinks on weak consumer spending, auto woes
Japan has reported that its economy contracted at an annual rate of 2% in the first quarter of the year, as spending and exports declined ... ( read original story ...)
Two Vietnamese arrested near Tokyo in robbery investigation
They are investigating whether the two men were involved in a series of robberies that have taken place over the past month in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, and the nearby prefectures of Nagano, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks mixed in Thursday morning
Tokyo stocks were mixed Thursday morning, as buying on growing hopes for interest rate cuts in the United States, reported Kyodo News.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 283.84 points, or 0.74 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q1 GDP shrinks annualized 2% on sluggish consumption
TOKYO -- Japan's economy shrank an annualized 2% in the January-March period from the previous three months, according to preliminary government figures released on Thursday, marking the first ...
Asian stocks up on CPI cheer; weak Japan GDP, China caution limt gains
Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks rose on Thursday tracking overnight record highs on Wall Street after some soft consumer inflation readings ramped up bets on interest rate cuts in 2024. The strong ...
Japan’s Nikkei rides tech rally higher amid US inflation optimism
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday as technology stocks tracked their overseas peers higher after U.S. consumer prices boosted market expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut rates in ...
Japan economy suffers worse-than-expected contraction of 0.5%
Japan's economy suffered a worse-than-expected contraction in the first quarter, official data showed Thursday, in further bad news for its unpopular government. In the previous quarter, from July to ... ( read original story ...)
This underground art installation near Tokyo is also a steam sauna
Step inside Japanese artist Takashi Kuribayashi’s ‘Genki-ro’ in Utsunomiya for a rejuvenating herbal steam spa ... ( read original story ...)
Palestinians rally in Tokyo to mark 76 years of displacement
About a thousand people, including Palestinians and their supporters, rallied in Tokyo on Wednesday to commemorate 76 years since Pal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s value push will turn into a shove
Shareholder meetings in Japan are usually dull affairs. But when companies hold their annual gatherings next month investors around the world will be paying closer attention than usual. The outcomes ... ( read original story ...)