Japan's Nikkei share average posted its steepest drop in nearly six weeks on Tuesday, as elevated U.S. Treasury yields drove a heavy sell-off in Advantest and other chip-related stocks. The benchmark ...
Japan Q3 GDP seen contracting at slower pace on capex: Reuters poll
Japan's economy likely shrank slightly less than initially estimated in July-September, reflecting an expected upward revision in private sector capital investment, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday.
Japan to issue $11 billion in climate transition bonds in February -sources
Japan plans to issue 1.6 trillion yen ($11 billion) worth of climate transition bonds with five- and 10-year tenors in February, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The first ...
Japan to issue $11B in climate transition bonds in Feb -sources
The move highlights efforts to seek alternative sources of energy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine illustrated the risk associated with Japan’s heavy reliance on fuel imports. The Ministry of ...
Tokyo Olympics Sullied by Bid-Rigging, Bribery Trials More Than 2 Years After the Games Closed
The bid-rigging trial around the Tokyo Olympics is playing out in a Japanese courtroom — more than two years after the Games closed — with advertising giant Dentsu and five other companies facing crim ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall on tech selling, caution ahead of US data
Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday, with the Nikkei ending at a three-week low on selling of technology shares amid a cautious mood ahead of U ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo taxi driver arrested for allegedly running into and killing pigeon
A taxi driver in Tokyo has been arrested on suspicion of driving into a flock of pigeons and killing one of the birds in Shinjuku Ward in November. Tokyo police officials arrested 50-year-old Ozawa ... ( read original story ...)
Would You Try It? Japanese Bar Allows Waitresses To Slap Customers For A Fee
One restaurant in Nagoya, Japan, gained popularity after servers slapped customers in the face while serving their food. The slap only happens when customers pay an extra fee for the experience. ( read original story ...)
Soil remediation work starts at MGM Osaka site
Work to guard against the risk of soil liquefaction and to deal with other land issues at the site of the planned MGM Osaka casino resort in Japan began on Monday, according to an ... ( read original story ...)
‘Roads are for people’: Tokyo taxi driver arrested for allegedly running over pigeon
TOKYO -- A taxi driver has been arrested here after allegedly running over a pigeon and killing it, police announced on Dec. 5. Cab driver Atsushi Ozawa, 50, of Tokyo's Nakano Ward is suspected of ... ( read original story ...)
Tuesday Outlook: Asian stocks slide; Bitcoin rises above $42,000
Asian stocks slide as focus turns to US jobs MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.9% in early trading Oil prices steady amid OPEC+ cut doubts, Mid-East tension Brent ...
World Street: Crypto stocks zoom, gold shines brightest, Spotify fires again, winds of change in Japan Inc, and more
From a rally in crypto stocks driven by a surge in bitcoin to gold prices scaling record highs, and return of layoffs in Spotify to Bill Gates' nuke party with Emirates, here's a look into the markets ...
Tokyo Inflation Slows, Supporting BOJ’s View on Cooling Prices
Inflation in Tokyo cooled to the slowest pace in over a year, a development that supports the Bank of Japan’s view that price pressures are weakening for now and its continued caution over a ...
Teen girl arrested for allegedly slashing classmate in central Japan
A female junior high school student in central Japan was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a classmate was slashed near his ne ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka posts training video hinting at return
Could Naomi Osaka be gearing up for a return to tennis? The new mother recently posted a video of herself training on Instagram. “Training, I’ll let the video speak for itself,” Osaka wrote in the ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan emerges from deflation, banks get wake-up call on interest rate swing
After decades of deflation, Japan's economy looks poised to finally turn a corner. For its biggest banks, however, there's a hitch: a generation of professional front-line staff have little experience ... ( read original story ...)