The Tokyo Stock Exchange is considering a relaxation of the rules to list actively managed exchange-traded funds to attract more investors seeking the increasingly popular products.Most Read from ...
Tokyo issues first alert for bacterial disease common among children
Health authorities in Tokyo are sounding the alarm about a type of bacterial disease commonly spread among children. They are calling on people to take precautionary steps such as washing hands and wearing masks. ( read original story ...)
Samsung to open semiconductor lab near Tokyo
The Japanese government is continuing to ramp up the country's semiconductor industry. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says Samsung Electronics will get subsidies to open an advanced chip lab near Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
My family moved to Japan when I was 6. Now, as an adult, I realize the move was harder on my parents than me.
Her family moved from Seattle to a city near Tokyo when she was a kid. She now sees how the experience was probably harder on her parents than her. ( read original story ...)
You might have missed your best chance to visit Japan
One US dollar can now buy about 143 yen, as compared to nearly 152 yen last month — and the yen may strengthen further in the coming months. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.62%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Power, Gas&Water and Warehousing sectors led shares lower.At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.62%.The best performers of ...
Japan to unveil US$784 billion budget, adding to debt burden
JAPAN is set to propose an annual budget that keeps spending at historically high levels after factoring out the impact of reduced pandemic-related outlays. Read more at The Business Times.
Active ETFs May See Looser Listing Rules at Tokyo Stock Exchange
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is considering a relaxation of the rules to list actively managed exchange-traded funds to attract more investors seeking the increasingly popular products. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi and Nippon Steel Ordered to Compensate Korean Wartime Forced Laborers
South Korea’s top court sided with its contentious 2018 verdicts that caused a huge setback in relations between the two countries. ( read original story ...)
S&P places Nippon Steel on negative credit watch after U.S. Steel deal
Ratings agency S&P on Wednesday placed its 'BBB+' long-term issuer credit rating on Nippon Steel Corp on negative credit watch after it clinched a deal to buy U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion in cash. The acquisition is likely to result in a significant deterioration in Nippon Steel's financial position because of a sharp increase in ...
Operator of Tokyo Disney Resort-linked hotel told to return $5M for alleged COVID subsidy fraud
The Chiba Labor Bureau has ordered the operator of a hotel affiliated with Tokyo Disney Resort to return roughly 737.98 million yen (about $5･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Think your bank’s interest rates are bad? Just take a look at Japan
MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho — hiked 10-year deposit rates to 0.2% from 0.002%. ( read original story ...)
South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate more of their wartime Korean workers for forced labor, as it sided Thursday with its contentious ... ( read original story ...)
The Beatles created a painting together while on tour in Japan. Now it’s up for auction
Created in Tokyo hotel and now expected to sell for up to $600,000, “Images of a Woman” is believed to be the only painting jointly made by all four Beatles. ( read original story ...)
Japan protests South Korean Supreme Court ruling on forced labour compensation
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld rulings ordering two Japanese companies to compensate South Koreans who were forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation, a decision that ... ( read original story ...)
‘Abot Kamay na Pangarap’ cast is the happiest family in Japan
The “Abot Kamay na Pangarap” cast is all smiles during their Japan trip! In Ken Chan’s Instagram post, he posed with his co-stars Jillian Ward, Carmina Villaroel, Richard Yap, and Kazel Kinouchi at ... ( read original story ...)