Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, with the Nikkei index gaining over 2 percent, on renewed hopes for progress in Middle East peace talks aft ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rallies to six-week high as oil prices ease on Iran talks optimism
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rallied on Tuesday to levels not seen since the start of the war in Iran as optimism over negotiations to end the conflict sent oil prices lower. The benchmark ...
Japan’s central bank cools rate hike expectations, removing a key risk for bitcoin’s rally
The BOJ's dovish shift keeps the yen carry trade alive, the same trade whose unwind crashed bitcoin 24% in two days in August 2024.
Japan seeks to reduce saury fishing quotas at annual talks in Osaka
At the ongoing meeting in Osaka, Japan is proposing a 10% quota cut to support stock recovery, but China is expected to oppose it. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 20-Year Bond Sale Sees Strongest Demand Since 2019
Japan’s 20-year sovereign bond auction drew its strongest demand since 2019 as elevated yields attracted investors and the government began its planned cuts in super-long issuance in the new fiscal ... ( read original story ...)
Annual Talks on Saury Fishing Quotas Begin in Osaka
Nine economies, including Japan, Russia and China, began their annual talks on saury fishing quotas in the North Pacific on Tuesday, with Japan seeking to reduce the quotas in light of declining saury ... ( read original story ...)
Kospi, Nikkei 225 lead Asian markets higher as oil eases on Iran hopes
Asian markets opened higher on Tuesday as investors returned to equities after a bruising stretch of geopolitical volatility. The rebound came after a retreat in oil prices following US Vice President ...
Nikkei 225 Forecast: Will the Rally Extend as Oil Prices and Hormuz Risks Rise?
The Nikkei 225 rebounded above key levels despite geopolitical tensions, while rising oil prices are driving inflation and pressuring corporate margins, though the bullish technical structure still ...
Japan finance minister asks trade minister to avoid remarks on BOJ policy
TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday she and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had told the trade minister to avoid commenting on the Bank of Japan's ...
Chinese Embassy intrusion in Tokyo not the first: sources
NHK has learned that the recent intrusion into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo was not the first case that involved a trespasser apparently entering the compound from an adjacent building. The incidents ... ( read original story ...)
Japan panel members urge multi-year budget framework for critical investments
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) - Private-sector members of Japan's key economic advisory panel proposed a new multi-year budget framework on Monday to ensure stable funding for ... ( read original story ...)
SOCCER/ Yokohama reaches Asian Champions League in penalty shootout nailbiter
YOKOHAMA--Yokohama F. Marinos advanced to the Asian Champions League final for the first time on Wednesday after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over against Ulsan HD of South Korea in a dramatic semifinal ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo sees first increase in Japanese births in 10 years
The number of Japanese babies born in Tokyo from January through November of 2025 rose 0.7% year-on-year to 77,375 and the total for the year is expected to surpass that for 2024. It will be the first ... ( read original story ...)
Sudden rent hikes triggering lawsuits in Tokyo
In June 2024, a couple living in a rental apartment in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward received an email from their landlord requesting a rent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MinebeaMitsumi eyes Cambodia as ‘strategic base’ for exports to US
PHNOM PENH -- Japanese precision parts supplier MinebeaMitsumi plans to turn Cambodia into "a strategic base," Chairman and CEO Yoshihisa Kainuma told Nikkei, using its newly built second plant there ...
Centara Hotels & Resorts launches second Japan property
Located in Osaka’s Namba district, the new hotel offers direct access to transportation, shopping, and local landmarks. ( read original story ...)