TOKYO (Reuters) - In a world first ... Regular 10-year Japanese government bonds were yielding 0.755% on Wednesday. Japan's finance ministry plans to sell 800 billion yen of five-year transition bonds ...
Tennis-Osaka hopes for better returns after copying Djokovic style
Naomi Osaka said she had taken a leaf out of Novak Djokovic's tactical playbook and tweaked her return game at the Qatar Open after the former women's world number one earned back-to-back wins for the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka advances at Qatar Open after 1st back-to-back victories in 23 months
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has advanced to the next round at the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open after defeating Croatian tennis player Petra Martic on Tuesday. What happened: Osaka bested ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo couple arrested over poisoning death of daughter, 4
Tokyo police on Feb. 14 arrested a couple on suspicion of murdering their 4-year-old daughter by forcing her to drink poison over a prolonged period. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin falls under $50,000 following hotter-than-expected inflation data
Cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday amid a broader market sell-off following a hotter-than-expected CPI reading. Bitcoin was last lower by 0.8% at $49,658.57 according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it sunk as ...
Japan’s Nikkei slips from 34-year high after Wall Street sell-off
Japan's Nikkei share average retreated from a 34-year high on Wednesday, weighed by Wall Street's sharp declines overnight, however, a weaker yen and hot investor demand are expected to push the ...
Japan warns against rapid, speculative yen falls
Japan's top currency officials warned on Wednesday against what they described as rapid and speculative yen moves overnight when the Japanese currency broke past 150 yen, undermining the trade-reliant ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Noto earthquake: thousands of survivors struggle as accusations of neglect grow
The lives of 14,000 people affected by the New Year’s day disaster remain in limbo, living in evacuation shelters, and surviving hand to mouth ... ( read original story ...)
Japan top FX diplomat Kanda: Will take appropriate actions on forex if needed
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Wednesday the nation would take appropriate actions on forex if needed as authorities see the fall in the yen as fast enough to undermine the ...
Japan will take appropriate actions on forex if needed, Kanda says
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, said on Wednesday that the nation will take appropriate actions on foreign exchange if the authorities come to see the fall in the yen ...
Japan’s Kanda says yen moves are ‘rapid’
Japan's Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda (pictured) said that recent yen movements are "rapid." Kanda stressed that Japan's Ministry of Finance is ...
Japan’s Suzuki: closely monitoring the forex market with increased urgency
JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER SUZUKI IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE FOREX MARKET WITH INCREASED URGENCY. :red_circle: JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER, SUZUKI, EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER UNDESIRABLE RAPID FOREX MOVEMENTS ...
Corridor of 10,000 Girls’ Day dolls dazzles at Nagoya hotel
NAGOYA--Around 10,000 stately hanging “hina” dolls delight tourists from Japan and abroad at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel here. ( read original story ...)
Osaka advances as Gauff, Jabeur dumped out of Qatar Open
Naomi Osaka battled into the last 16 of the Qatar Open on Tuesday but Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur crashed to surprise second-round exits with straight-sets defeats. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Surveillance video shows house move during earthquakes
Security cameras captured the moment a California home was struck by a series of earthquakes, the strongest at a magnitude of 4.8. ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobby chief shows support for separate spouse surnames
The chairman of Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren for first time Tuesday expressed his explicit support for the introduction o ... ( read original story ...)