A 53-year-old official at the Nagoya city transportation bureau's operation command office has been given a 10% pay cut for assaulting a rai ... ( read original story ...)
Developers threaten Tokyo’s historic Jingu ball park, UNESCO panel says
A UNESCO panel has issued a "heritage alert" calling for the preservation of Jingu Park, the site of a historic ballpark in the Japanese capital, and about 3,000 trees set to be felled to make way for ... ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asian shares track decline on Wall St as Japan cuts GDP estimate for 2nd quarter
Wall Street is slipping on worries a too-warm economy will push the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei extends losses on US rate jitters, iPhone ban
Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a second session on Friday, tracking overnight Wall Street losses as worries about tighter U.S. Federal Reserve policy and a Chinese iPhone ban weighed on ...
Japan warns of excessive currency moves, says all options on table
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is ready to respond "appropriately" to excessive volatility in the currency market, with all options on the table, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Friday, following the ...
Japan logs record current account surplus in July
TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's current account surplus reached 2.77 trillion yen (about 19 billion U.S. dollars) in July, a record amount for the month, as the trade balance swung to surplus, ...
Tokyo suburban city registers different person’s My Number ID to foreigner
The government of the Tokyo suburban city of Hino announced Sept. 4 that it mistakenly registered a foreigner who had moved in from overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mount Fuji ‘screaming’ from too many tourists
With its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Japan's Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful pilgrimage site it once was.Greeting visitors is a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cuts Q2 GDP on weak spending, wages slide
Japan's economy grew less than initially estimated in the second quarter and wages slumped in July, casting doubt over central bank projections that solid domestic demand will keep the country on ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY gains momentum above the 147.30 mark following Japanese GDP data
USD/JPY edges higher to 147.36 following the weaker Japanese growth numbers. Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Q2 came in at 1.2% QoQ vs.1.5% prior, worse-than-expected at 1.3%. US Initial Jobless ...
Nikkei Falls 0.4%; Electronics Makers, Trading Houses Weigh
Japanese stocks were lower in early trade, dragged down by falls in electronics makers and trading houses as concerns persist about the Fed’s further tightening following recent signs of U.S. economic ...
Asia markets poised for mixed open ahead of Japan’s trade balance; Hong Kong may pause trade
Hong Kong's observatory issued a "black rain" warning, which sees the pre-opening session cancelled and morning trade likely to be limited.
Japan Overall Bank Lending Jumps 3.1% On Year In August
The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 3.1 percent on year in August, the Bank of Japan said on Friday - coming in at ...
Japan logs 2.77 tril. yen current account surplus in July
Japan logged a current account surplus of 2.77 trillion yen ($19 billion) in July, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
Sapporo murder victim previously assaulted Runa, relative says
SAPPORO--A murder case involving a naked, headless body in a love hotel has taken a tragic turn after a relative of three people arrested told The Asahi Shimbun that the victim had earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Wants Her Daughter To Look Up To Coco Gauff For A Really Sweet Reason
Naomi Osaka’s recent remarks about wanting her newborn daughter to one day look up to Coco Gauff will make you teary. During a sit-down interview with ESPN on Wednesday, the four-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)