The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Opens First Funding Round of Location Production Incentive Scheme
Japan's first round of location production incentives for large-scale film and TV projects has been announced. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Idemitsu joins study on U.S. ammonia project
Japanese oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan agreed with trading house Mitsubishi Corp and Swiss firm Proman to study a fuel ammonia production project in the U.S., the three companies said on Tuesday.Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin surpasses $56,000 benchmark, uplifts crypto market in latest rally
Crypto investing and software firm MicroStrategy disclosed a purchase of about 3,000 bitcoins for $155 million on Monday.
Call Japan rally the ‘end of deflation’ market, says JPMorgan strategist
The current bull market that has seen the end of Japan’s lost three decades should be called the “end of deflation” market, says JPMorgan’s top Japan strategist. The note from JPMorgan’s Rie Nishihara ...
Tokyo saying no to ‘customer harassment’
In Japan, long known for politeness, a form of abuse called 'customer harassment' has become such a problem that the labor ministry has even produced a video about the issue. In it, customers berate ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho Courting India Elite Shows Japan Banks’ Global Ambition
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.’s showcase of its business ties at Mumbai’s luxury St Regis hotel this month underscored its growing foothold in India, a market that has lately been endorsed by Wall ...
Number of births in Japan hits record low in 2023
The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda partners with India’s Biological E. to boost dengue vaccine production
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical will scale up production of its dengue vaccine Qdenga through a partnership with Indian vaccines maker Biological E., the companies said on Tuesday. These doses will be ... ( read original story ...)
Record-breaking projections light up Tokyo skyscraper
The imposing towers of Tokyo's city government headquarters are now home to the world's largest permanent projection mapping display, which officials hope will become a new tourist draw.Soaring birds, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks mixed on US optimism, selling to lock in gains
Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning, as buying of a wide range of issues on continued optimism over the U.S. economy was offset b ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida to Discuss AI With Meta’s Zuckerberg on Tuesday, Fuji TV Reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to exchange views on artificial intelligence, Fuji Television reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei slips from record high as chip stocks lose ground
TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, slipping from a record high scaled earlier in the session, as heavyweight chip-related stocks changed course, but gains in steel ...
Japan’s Consumer Prices Grow at Slowest Pace in Nearly Two Years
Japan’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in nearly two years in January, but came in above expectations, backing views that the central bank will exit its negative interest rate policy, albeit ...
Japan inflation falls to BoJ target of 2%
Japanese inflation slowed less than expected to two percent in January, data showed Tuesday, hitting the central bank's target and firming expectations of an end to its outlier negative rates policy.
Japan’s Second Transition Bond May See Tepid Demand on Risk of Rate Hike
(Bloomberg) -- Japan will sell sovereign transition bonds for the second ... Dies at 87 Poland’s Famously Frank Top Diplomat Lands a Blow With Rebuff of Russia The finance ministry is planning to ...