The Japanese Bankers Association said on Tuesday a glitch at its online payment clearing network system is preventing some domestic transfers at 11 banks including MUFG Bank and Resona Bank. There was ...
Tokyo stocks jump as U.S. rate hike fears recede
Tokyo stocks jumped Tuesday as fears of further interest rate hikes in the United States receded and energy-related stocks were bough ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to delay $15.5bn plan to extend bullet train to Sapporo
The Japanese government is likely to postpone further plans to extend a bullet train line to Sapporo, capital of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, by the spring of 2031. ( read original story ...)
Man pulling festival float in Osaka dies after guardrail collision during test run
A man pulling a festival float died on Oct. 8 after it crashed into a guardrail here during a test run prior to an autumn festival.The accident occurred at around 6:10 p.m. on a street in Osaka's ... ( read original story ...)
Kokusai Electric trims indicative IPO pricing about 3%
By Sam Nussey, Makiko Yamazaki and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese chip equipment maker Kokusai Electric on Tuesday trimmed the indicative pricing for its $730 million initial public offering ...
UPDATE 1-Kokusai Electric sets indicative IPO range of 1,830-1,840 yen per share -filing
Japanese chipmaking equipment maker Kokusai Electric set an indicative initial public offering (IPO) price range of 1,830-1,840 yen ($12.32-$12.39) per share, lower than the previous indicative price ...
Japanese Market Sharply Higher In Post-holiday Trading
In post-holiday trading, the Japanese stock market is sharply higher on Tuesday, recouping the losses in the previous session, with ...
Japan to chair G7 finance ministers meeting at IMF conference on Oct 12
Japan will chair a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced nations on Oct. 12 to discuss the war in Ukraine and the world economy, Finance ...
Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000
The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to over 2,000, a Taliban government spokesman said Su ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks jump in morning as US rate hike fears recede
Tokyo stocks jumped Tuesday morning, as fears of further interest rate hikes in the United States receded and energy-related stocks s ... ( read original story ...)
Kokusai Electric sets tentative IPO price of 1,830-1,840 yen per share -filing
Kokusai Electric will set a tentative initial public offering (IPO) price of 1,830-1,840 yen ($12.32-$12.39) per share, lower than the previous of estimate 1,890 yen, according to a regulatory filing ...
Why attracting BlackRock’s Larry Fink is not enough for Japan
After hosting a gathering of the world’s biggest investors in Tokyo last week, BlackRock founder Larry Fink compared the current global interest in Japan to the time when the world was fascinated by ...
Nikkei stock index up 2% as oil issues gain amid Middle East conflict
At 9:40 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 662.92 points, or 2.14 percent, from Friday to 31,657.59. Japanese financial markets were closed Monday for a national holiday.
Japan logs current account surplus of 2.28 tril. yen in August
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.28 trillion yen ($15 billion) in August, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. The current account balance is one of the widest gauges of ...
Goldman Sachs says Japan is a ‘bright spot’ right now and reveals some top stocks
Goldman Sachs says one Japanese sector looks particularly good value, and its top picks include one stock on its conviction list. ( read original story ...)
The idea of ‘indulgent food’ in Japan is different from what you might expect in the US. It helped me finally become healthy.
Indulgent food and healthy food aren't mutually exclusive, and treating ourselves doesn't need to be an act of shame. ( read original story ...)