The Nikkei 0.9% to 39,935.24 by the midday break. Chip-making equipment giant Tokyo Electron was up 3%, adding roughly 114 points to the Nikkei's 336.53-point gain. Chip-testing equipment maker ...
Japan’s 2-year bond yield hits 13-year high on rising bets on BOJ policy shift
Japan's two-year government bond (JGB) yield hit a 13-year high on Friday amid growing speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could exit from its negative rate policy. The two-year JGB yield, highly ...
Big Japan Trade Springs Back to Life as BOJ Rate-Hike Bets Grow
Markets are reckoning with the very real chance that the Bank of Japan will exit the world’s last remaining negative-rates regime and increase borrowing costs as soon as this month. Most Read from ...
Japan current account balance swings to ¥438 billion surplus in January
The dollar averaged ¥146.57 in January, sharply higher than ¥130.20 a year earlier, as the interest rate differential between the United States and Japan remained wide. The Bank of Japan has been an ...
Thursday Tennis: Rain suspends play again, Osaka wins in return, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic addresses media
It was another jam-packed day of tennis and more in Indian Wells on Thursday. Unfortunately, rain suspended play in the evening session yet again. #breakingnews Rain coming down in Stadium 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo subway officials pledge safety on 24th anniversary of fatal derailment
Tokyo subway officials have renewed their pledge for safety on the 24th anniversary of a fatal derailment. A train on the Hibiya Line derailed near Nakameguro Station and collided with an oncoming ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Xanadu New Project announced for console
Falcom has announced the tentatively titled action RPG Tokyo Xanadu New Project for unspecified console(s) in celebration of the series’ 10th anniversary. A release date was not announced. Get the ... ( read original story ...)
Revised Japan Q4 GDP data to show economy likely avoided recession
Revised data for Japan's fourth-quarter gross domestic product will likely show that the economy avoided a technical recession thanks to companies' stronger-than-expected spending on plants and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending logs biggest drop in 35 months in January
Japanese consumer spending in January fell by the most in 35 months, data showed on Friday, although a government official blamed one-off factors and played down the impact on broader consumption ... ( read original story ...)
Missing disease-related gene identified in generalized pustular psoriasis
A team from Nagoya University in Japan has identified previously unidentified gene variants that are associated with the development of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP). The team's findings, ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to ban smoking in public parks
The Japanese port city of Yokohama has drafted a measure to ban smoking in more than 2,700 public parks from April next year. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise in morning on gains in tech, bank issues
Tokyo stocks rose Friday morning, as technology issues tracked gains on Wall Street and bank issues were bought as Japanese long-term ... ( read original story ...)
S Jaishankar meets late Shinzo Abe’s wife in Tokyo: ‘Recalled his contribution…’
Sharing pictures with Abe's wife on X, S Jaishankar said, “Being my first visit to Tokyo after the demise of PM Shinzo Abe, met with his wife, Mrs Akie Abe. Recalled PM Shinzo Abe’s invaluable ... ( read original story ...)
Dragon Ball: Japan manga creator Akira Toriyama dies
The creator of Dragon Ball, one of the most influential and best-selling Japanese comics of all time, has died at 68. Akira Toriyama succumbed to acute subdural hematoma, a type of bleeding near the ... ( read original story ...)
China and Japan gave TSMC over $1.5 billion in subsidies to build and equip new fabs as US CHIPS Act payouts stall
China and Japan have aggressively increased subsidies in the past year for chipmakers in general and TSMC in particular. The company's 2023 annual report indicates that the grants it received from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rises as tech shares rally, banks gains on BOJ bets
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday, as technology stocks rallied tracking gains in Wall Street peers overnight and banks advanced on expectations that the country's central bank could exit ...