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 ...
You Can’t Go Wrong With Yokohama GEOLANDAR Tires
When it comes to off-road tires, there are a few brands that have achieved legendary status amongst the community of truck and SUV owners who take the sport seriously. One such brand is Yokohama . The ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin can lead crypto adoption via identity verification, experts say
A roundtable of crypto experts debated blockchain technology’s future, focusing on asset tokenization and universal identity verification.
Coinbase Targets Crypto Demand in $600 Billion Australian Pension Sector
Coinbase Global Inc., the largest US crypto exchange, is zeroing in on potential demand in Australia’s growing self-managed pensions sector.The exchange is developing a service that targets the segment,
LA Times Today: A showcase of Asian and Asian-American-centered art in in Little Tokyo
Thirty years later, what started as a personal hobby has become a showcase of pop culture centering on Asian and Asian-American artists. An art exhibition celebrating the world of Giant Robot is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prison fire: ‘Significant progress’ made in identifying remains of 62 POWs, including Copiague soldier
A Virginia woman wants to keep the deathbed promise she made to her brother to bring home the remains of Sgt. Harry Younge, a Copiague native and one of 62 airmen who died. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US move ahead in co-developing hypersonic weapons interceptor as regional threats grow
Japan and the United States have signed an arrangement to jointly develop a new type of missile defense system as the allies seek to defend against the growing threat of hypersonic weapons ... ( read original story ...)