By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Optimism in Japan's services sector climbed to a 33-year high in the first quarter on booming tourism and rising profits from price hikes, a central bank survey showed ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Fuels Russian Shadow Trade for Weapons Parts
A self-described Russian smuggler in China received a request from the manufacturer of the legendary AK-47 rifle. Russia’s largest maker of small arms, Kalashnikov Concern, needed electrical parts for ...
China shares jump, Japan tumbles with yen pinned near intervention zone
Chinese shares led a rally around most of Asia on Monday amid a broadly optimistic global economic backdrop, but Japanese shares tumbled with the yen pinned near levels that have traders on guard for ...
Digital Core REIT acquires additional 10% stake in Osaka data centre for JPY7.73 bil
The total acquisition outlay is expected to cost the REIT JPY7.83 billion, including fees and the consideration. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Finance Minister says ‘speculative’ moves in currency market impacting yen
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Monday there were some speculative moves in the currency market that did not reflect economic fundamentals, repeating his warning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank survey finds less optimistic manufacturers, but happier service sector
A key Japanese central bank report says that sentiment among big manufacturers has sagged but optimism hit a three-decade high among large business outside the manufacturing sector ... ( read original story ...)
Hollys to open 1st overseas outlet in Japan in H1
Hollys, the coffee business unit of South Korea's KG Group, said Monday it will open its first overseas outlet in Japan in the first half as part of its expansion strategy. Hollys plans to set up a ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets set to rise as China factory activity assessed; Japan business sentiment on deck
China released its official PMI figures over the weekend, while Japan is set to release its Tankan survey, which gauges business sentiment in the country. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suzuki: Rapid FX moves undesirable, speculative moves seen
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki offered some verbal intervention on Monday. Suzuki said that the speculative moves are seen behind the recent weak Japanese Yen (JPY) and he will not rule out ...
Kewell blows up in explosive ‘cheating’ claim as ‘disgraceful’ moment costs Aussie great
Marinos team’s 2-1 defeat to Nagoya Grampus. Defender Katsuya Nagato opened the scoring for Kewell’s Japanese side in the 54th minute, only for Nagoya to claim a controversial leveller. In the 76th ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sector sentiment rises to highest in over three decades
Business sentiment among big Japanese non-manufacturers improved to a more than three-decade high in the first quarter, a closely watched central bank survey showed, offering policymakers hope that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s March factory activity shrinks at slower pace, PMI shows
Japan's factory activity in March contracted for the 10th consecutive month though the downturn was the least pronounced in four months, helped by softer contractions in output and orders, a ... ( read original story ...)
India, Korea and Japan to Stay Busy With IPOs While China Stalls
After the worst quarter in five years for Asia Pacific initial public offerings, a pick up activity is expected from South Korea, India and Japan while Chinese deals are likely to remain sparse. ( read original story ...)
Online high school exam applications in Japanese pose hurdle to foreign students
As more public high schools in Japan are bringing entrance exam application procedures online, there have been cases where children with for･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
‘Absolutely a wake-up call’: Key Bridge tragedy has markings of 1980 Baltimore crash, but worse
Data from the maritime tracking website MarineTraffic suggests the ship that crashed into the bridge in 1980, then known as Blue Nagoya, was about a third of the length and a fraction of the weight of ... ( read original story ...)
New Permanent Monster Hunter Café Opens in Osaka
Following several pop-up cafés throughout the years, CAPCOM and Pasela's "Hunters Bar" (MonHun Sakaba) has finally opened a permanent café in Osaka titled "Hunters Bar WEST." The café opened on March ... ( read original story ...)