TOKYO, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average gave up early gains to end almost flat on Thursday, as investors turned cautious about the recent sharp gains of the index. The Nikkei inched ...
Actress Jeanette Aw opens her first chocolate pop-up in Nagoya
Her Once Upon A Time pop-up is part of a chocolate fair that will run until Valentine's Day. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Final call: Gundam Factory Yokohama is closing at the end of March 2024
Don't miss your last opportunity to witness this giant Gundam in person and plan your visit now! Tickets for February are going on sale on January 19 at 10am JST. They are priced at ¥1,650 per adult ... ( read original story ...)
She started as a flight attendant at age 20. Now, she’s just been named Japan Airlines’ first female president.
Mitsuko Tottori's appointment is a major step forward for women in Japan, a country known for a lack of gender equality in the workplace. ( read original story ...)
Can Tokyo’s rental market be made friendlier to foreigners?
Cormac Fagan, 30, found he could share the administrative burden with his co-workers. He moved from Dublin to Tokyo with his wife in August — one of five staff moving to the city after the energy ... ( read original story ...)
Laundromats and VPNs: How China’s Crypto Traders Are Evading the Rules
Small investors in China are using an underground network of brokers and go-betweens to skirt the country’s strict rules on cryptocurrency trading.China is officially one of the world’s toughest ...
Japan’s northern Aomori prefecture offers early sign of broadening wage hikes
Japanese policymakers searching for clues on whether wage hikes will become widespread may find relief in a central bank survey in the northern prefecture of Aomori, which showed a majority of firms planning wage hikes similar or higher than last year. ( read original story ...)
US, South Korea and Japan unite in massive naval drill in show of strength against North Korea
The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted extensive naval exercises off South Korea's Jeju island as a display of strength against North Korea. ( read original story ...)
Conditions deteriorate for survivors of Noto earthquake in Japan
Much has also been made in the press about Japan’s supposed commitment to disaster preparation, but the Noto earthquake has graphically exposed its limitations. ( read original story ...)
Foreign residents in quake-affected areas offered multilingual consultations
Multilingual consultation services have been made available for foreign residents affected by the earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day. ( read original story ...)
Former flight attendant named as first female president of Japan Airlines
Tokyo — Japan Airlines has named its first female president, a former cabin attendant who rose through the ranks to senior management, taking a deeply symbolic step in a country struggling to close a vast gender gap at work. ( read original story ...)
Ireland defeat Japan to set up men’s Olympic hockey qualification finale against hosts Spain
Ireland men joined their women counterparts in the Olympic qualification semi-finals after a tight 1-0 win over Japan to set up a double-header set of matches against hosts Spain on Friday. ( read original story ...)
SHEIN reportedly investigated for data handling practices in China
With its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO), the CAC will be looking into the nature of ... operators of the retail brand SHEIN on 28 December 2023 in the Tokyo District Court. The Japanese ...
Japan’s Nikkei trades higher as weak yen boosts exporters
TOKYO, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average changed course to trade higher on Thursday as a weaker yen prompted investors to buy Toyota Motor and other exporter stocks. The Nikkei was up ...
Mitsuko Tottori becomes first woman president of airline in Japan
Japan Airlines Wednesday promoted former cabin attendant Mitsuka Tottori to become the company's first female president, effective April 1. ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Are Gaining on China as World-Beating Rally Extends
Japan equities are rapidly recovering the ground they lost to their Chinese peers in the early years of the pandemic as global investors continue to seek alternatives to the world’s second- biggest ... ( read original story ...)