TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised spending on plant and equipment in the July-September quarter, Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday ... following a preliminary estimate that Japan's ...
Capital spending by Japan firms gains 9.8% in July-Sept
Capital spending by Japanese companies jumped 9.8 percent in the July-September period from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said ...
Japan factory activity shrinks for first time in nearly 2 years
Manufacturing will stay under pressure as global demand softens and China grapples with a renewed spike in Covid-19 cases. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says ‘deeply saddened’ at death of ex-Chinese leader Jiang
(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday he is "deeply saddened" by the news of the death of former ... making an official visit to Japan in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory activity shrinks for first time nearly 2 years -PMI
Japan's manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in November, a private survey showed, as a slump in ... ( read original story ...)
Where’s Jack Ma? Alibaba founder discovered living in Tokyo since China’s tech crackdown
Jack Ma, the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. founder and once the richest business leader in China, has been living in central Tokyo for almost six months, amid Beijing’s continuing crackdown on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan factory output falls for second month
Japan’s factory output fell for a second consecutive month in October, as stalling global demand and lingering supply bottlenecks put a lid on Japanese manufacturers’ production plans. ( read original story ...)
Japan held off from forex market intervention in Nov – ministry
Japan stayed away from intervening in the currency market in Nonvember for the first time in three months, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, as speculation grows for the U.S. Federal Reserve to ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi Pref. to open Japan’s 1st public integrated school for truant children
In the future, it plans to select a school in the Nishimikawa district in central Aichi Prefecture to be same type of integrated junior high and high school, catering to children with foreign roots. ( read original story ...)
Japan may tap forex account for defence spending
Japan’s government is considering tapping funds under an account set aside for foreign exchange intervention to pay for an expected increase in defence spending, according to the Kyodo news agency. ( read original story ...)
Football: Make every World Cup test a positive, Moriyasu tells Japan
After a World Cup of highs and lows for Japan, manager Hajime Moriyasu said Wednesday he has been instructing his players to make sure they turn every experience into a positive that will benefit the ... ( read original story ...)
The latest victims of Crypto Winter? Nearly one-third of Kraken employees
Kraken announced on Wednesday that the crypto exchange is laying off 30% of its workforce, about 1,100 employees, as a cost-cutting measure amid Crypto Winter. CEO Jesse Powell wrote in a Wednesday ...
Bitcoin jumps to a 2-week high of $17,000, but crypto experts say don’t cheer the rally as FTX contagion is far from contained
Industry experts told Insider their crypto market outlook after FTX's sudden downfall, which has brought down other ailing firms.
Why Custodial Crypto Wallets Trending Again — Are They The Best Way To Store Cryptocurrencies?
Even though 2021 was the best year for digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), 2022 has been a washout in comparison and has seen cryptocurrency prices fall to ...
Alibaba founder Jack Ma living in Japan after China tech crackdown: Financial Times
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for almost six months after disappearing from public view following China's crackdown on the tech sector, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, ...
Tokyo Court Says Japan’s Lack of Legal Protection for Same-Sex Marriage Is Unconstitutional
A Tokyo District Court found on Wednesday that Japan’s lack of legal protection for same-sex marriages violated the constitution but said the government’s lack of legislative action on the matter was ... ( read original story ...)