Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs ramped up his preparations for the Paris Games by breaching the 10-seconds mark twice on Tuesday to win gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.The Italian ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘beat poet’ Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93
Shiraishi shot to fame when she was just 20, freshly graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo, with her “Tamago no Furu Machi,” translated as “The Town that Rains Eggs” — a surrealist portrayal of Japan’s wartime destruction. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports surge 13.5% in May, helped by cheap yen and strong demand in US, Asian markets
TOKYO — Japan's exports surged 13.5% in May, faster than expected growth helped by a weak yen and strong demand in the U.S. and Asia. Finance Ministry data reported Wednesday showed that the trade ... ( read original story ...)
Zheng Qinwen has message for Naomi Osaka after beating her twice in last month
World No. 8 Zheng Qinwen made a good start to the grass season by beating Naomi Osaka for the second time in a row but afterward had only positive words about the Japanese four-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Bank to Overhaul Investments as Wrong-Way Rate Bets Trigger Bond Losses
Norinchukin Bank, Japan’s biggest agricultural bank, will diversify its investment portfolio after selling roughly 10 trillion yen ($63 billion) in US and European sovereign bonds. Most Read from ...
Japan’s FinMin urges government to issue shorter term debt to reduct interest-rate risk
Having reviewed a draft proposal, Reuters reported that the Japanese Finance Ministry panel is likely to urge the ... but more specifically by the Bank of Japan’s policy, the differential between ...
Zheng overpowers Osaka in Wimbledon tuneup with salvo of aces
World No. 8 Zheng served 23 aces, the most on the WTA Tour this season, to start her Wimbledon preparations with a win. ( read original story ...)
Will the large influx of new supply in 2025 disrupt Tokyo’s office market?
The Takanawa submarket will receive a large amount of attention, given the anticipated TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY project slated for completion from 2025. The first stage of the project, THE LINKPILLAR I ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s weak yen lifts exports, but falling volume highlights soft demand
Japan's weak yen sharply boosted the value of exports in May but the volume of sales shrank for the fourth consecutive month, highlighting that global demand is still relatively soft and complicating ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May Exports Rise on Boost From Weak Yen
Shipments rose 13.5% year-on-year in value terms in May, data from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) showed on Wednesday ... U.S.-bound shipments, Japan's ally and key market, grew 23.9% year-on-year in ...
Japan May Exports Rise on Boost From Weak Yen
Shipments rose 13.5% year-on-year in value terms in May, data from the Ministry of Finance (MOF) showed on Wednesday ... U.S.-bound shipments, Japan's ally and key market, grew 23.9% year-on-year in ...
Japan’s Exports Grow Most Since 2022 on Boost from Weak Yen
Japan’s exports grew at the fastest clip since late 2022 as the weak yen boosted their value, a positive development for the nation’s manufacturing sector.Most Read from Bloomberg‘I Live in Hell’: ...
Japan’s May exports rose 13.5% from a year earlier, led by cars and chips
TOKYO -- Japan's exports grew in value terms for the sixth month in ... according to preliminary figures released by the Ministry of Finance.
Japan’s May exports rose 13.5% from a year earlier, led by cars and chips
TOKYO -- Japan's exports grew in value terms for the sixth month in ... according to preliminary figures released by the Ministry of Finance.
Japan’s exports rise for sixth straight month, thanks to cars and chip equipment
Japan’s exports rose for a sixth straight month in May, propelled by higher demand for cars and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment, government data ...
Japan’s exports rise for sixth straight month, thanks to cars and chip equipment
Japan’s exports rose for a sixth straight month in May, propelled by higher demand for cars and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment, government data ...