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 ...)
Number Of Elderly People Dying Alone Is Growing In Japan
By Alimat Aliyeva In the first quarter of this year, about 22 thousand people diedfrom loneliness at home in Japan, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP shrinks in Q1 on sluggish consumption
In this year's first quarter, private consumption, which is GDP's biggest component, dropped by an annualized 2.7% from the previous three-month period. Corporate investment fell 3.2%. Exports fell 18 ...
Tokyo stocks open higher on cooling US inflation data
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday, spurred by record high closes on Wall Street overnight after the U.S. consumer price index for April showed inflation is cooling which fueled ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy skids, complicating BOJ’s rate hike plans
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 ...)
Japan Q1 GDP shrinks annualised 2.0% on weak consumption, exports
Japan's economy contracted at an annualised clip of 2.0% in January-March from the previous quarter, weighed by sluggish private consumption and exports, government data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan GDP Fata Due On Thursday
Japan will on Thursday release preliminary Q1 numbers for gross domestic product, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic ... ( read original story ...)
The US and Pacific ally Japan are teaming up to defeat new hypersonic missiles that right now are basically unstoppable
Plans for the co-development of a GPI were originally announced in August 2023 during a Japan-US summit. The US Missile Defense Agency will lead the development of the GPI, while Japan will contribute ... ( read original story ...)
‘Still Early’—Sudden $6 Trillion Fed Inflation Flip Predicted To Unleash A Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP And Crypto Price Boom
Ahead of the key inflation data, one bullish bitcoin investor predicted there's "$6 trillion in cash on the sidelines" that could power the bitcoin price to $150,000 this year—calling the latest ...
Exploring Three Japanese Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership On The Tokyo Stock Exchange
Amidst a backdrop of modest weekly declines in Japan's major indices and ongoing discussions around potential interest rate adjustments by the Bank of Japan, investors remain attuned to shifts within ...