The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI was revised upward to 49.8 in August 2024 from flash data of 49.5, higher than July's reading of 49.1, indicating that factory activity moved closer to ...
Ovialand delays anew planned IPO
The Olivares family-led housing developer Ovialand Inc. is still on wait-and-see mode for its P2.2-billion initial public offering (IPO), pushing it back again, this time to 2025 depending on the market conditions.
Japan teen jumps to death, killing pedestrian below
Warning: This article contains details that readers may find distressing Two people have died in the Japanese city of Yokohama after a teenage girl jumped to her death from a shopping centre, hitting ... ( read original story ...)
China warns Japan of retaliation over potential new chip curbs, Bloomberg reports
China has warned severe economic retaliation against Japan if it further restricts sales and servicing of chipmaking equipment to Chinese firms, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people ... ( read original story ...)
Book Review: Predicting Disasters: Earthquakes, Scientists and Uncertainty in Modern Japan
This history of Japanese earthquake prediction provides a compelling account of how disaster policies are made and unmade. It offers interesting insights into Japan’s post-war development and its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is having a hard time convincing employees to take 4-day workweeks
Japan launched an initiative to help people cut back on work. But three years in, few people take a four-day workweek. ( read original story ...)
Two lesser known neighbourhoods to check out on your next Tokyo trip
Visit the ultra-modern Toranomon area or Fuji Speedway, with motorsports, outlet shopping and Mount Fuji views. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
The takeover fight that could reshape Japan
Couche-Tard’s approach to the owner of 7-Eleven could kick-start a wave of M&A activity in a country that has tended to avoid it ( read original story ...)
A US Army vet moved to Japan with his wife and bought an abandoned house for $35,000. They have no plans to leave.
"Before, we were moving every few years, so our walls were never painted and we never hung up pictures," Lawrence Covian told BI. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits 1-month high on Wall Street gains, weaker yen
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday to touch the 39,000 level for the first time since late July, helped by a softer yen and Wall Street's gains at the end of last week. The Nikkei had risen 0 ...
Exploring Japan’s High Growth Tech Stocks September 2024
As Japan's stock markets wrap up a volatile month with gains, the Nikkei 225 Index and the broader TOPIX Index have shown resilience despite earlier sell-offs driven by renewed U.S. growth fears and a ...
Style Edit: We headed to Tokyo for the launch of Aesop’s latest scent Virēre, inspired by the summer memories of nose Barnabé Fillion
Inspired by the summer memories of famous nose Barnabé Fillion, the scent was launched at events across the region, including a collaboration with the Singapore Night Festival ‘Scents of Being’ and in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q2 capex rises strongly, signals solid domestic demand
Japanese corporate spending on plant and equipment rose 7.4% year-on-year in the second quarter, Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday, keeping alive expectations of a domestic-led recovery in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan capital spending in April-June up 7.4% on year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Capital spending by Japanese companies in the April-June quarter increased 7.4 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Monday. Investment in all nonfinancial sectors ...
‘The stars have aligned’ say EA as ALGS Finals head to Japan
For the first time since competitive Apex Legends was born, EA has announced it will be heading to Asia to round off its inaugural multi-regional ALGS. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo inflation for August tops expectations
Tokyo: Inflation in Tokyo picked up speed in August, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to continue raising rates at a gradual pace as the bank balances the need to support the economy. ( read original story ...)