Japan's Nikkei share average eked out gains to end higher on Monday, as sentiment improved after data showed China's manufacturing activity in February expanded at the fastest pace in more than a ...
Crypto Chapter 11 Proceedings
The prolonged cryptocurrency market turmoil has triggered several high-profile bankruptcies, and more filings are anticipated. Market participants therefore must understand the key issues that may ...
Japanese Banking Giants Bump Up Graduate Starting Salaries in Talent War
Japanese banking giants are raising starting salaries for new graduates by as much as 30% as competition for fresh talent intensifies and the cost of living soars.
Tokyo stocks end higher as solid China data lifts machinery, others
Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday, as the release of stronger-than-expected Chinese economic data lifted machinery and other manufacturing sectors with relatively high exposure to the world's second-largest economy. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM: Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country's ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to foster global cooperation at G7
In May 2023, the G7 Summit will be hosted in Hiroshima against the severe backdrop of a global energy crisis and supply chain disruptions that are stoking the fires of inflation, shaking consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan foreign minister to skip G20 meeting in India -official
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will skip a meeting of G20 foreign ministers due to take place in New Delhi, India, this week, a Japanese government official said. ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to buy 400 Tomahawk missiles from US to deter threats from China, North Korea
The government of Japan is nearing an agreement to purchase 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the U.S. to help the country's Self-Defense Forces deter threats from China. ( read original story ...)
S.Korea’s Yoon says cooperation with US, Japan key to overcoming N.Korea threats
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan has become more important than ever to overcoming North Korea's growing nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign minister to skip G20 meeting in India – official
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will skip a meeting of G20 foreign ministers due to take place in New Delhi, India, this week, a Japanese government official said. ( read original story ...)
Japan factory activity shrinks the most in 2-1/2 years; PMI hits 47.7 in January
The final au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index released on Wednesday fell to 47.7 in February from January's 48.9. ( read original story ...)
Surge In Cryptocurrency Prices Renders Crypto-Market More Fragile, Not Less Fragile
High sentiment-to-market cap ratios are major contributors to financial fragility; and this is why I contend that the recent rise in the value of global cryptocurrencies has made the crypto-sector more fragile in the long-term.
Japan can achieve 90% clean power share by 2035, US study finds
A decline in the cost of solar, wind and battery storage means Japan can get 90% of its power from clean electricity by 2035, a study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, backed by the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan factory activity shrinks the most in 2-1/2 years
Japan's factory activity shrank in February at the fastest pace in over two years, a private survey showed, highlighting companies' struggles amid a global economic slowdown, raw material inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists reveal secrets of mysterious ‘mermaid mummy’ discovered in Japan
Japanese scientists have solved the mystery of the “mermaid mummy” that has long been an object of worship at a temple in Okayama Prefecture. After a year of scientific analysis, researchers concluded ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic, global ed, STEAM focus push Tokyo junior high entrance examinees to record high
The number of children taking private and national junior high school entrance exams in the Tokyo metropolitan area hit an all-time high in 2023, at an estimated 52,600.According to the Shutoken Moshi Center regional junior high exam organization, ( read original story ...)