Japan's wholesale inflation remained near record-high levels in March as the Ukraine crisis and a weak yen pushed up fuel and raw material costs, data showed on Tuesday, adding strains to the resource ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cancels purchase of 40 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses
Japan has canceled the purchase of 40 million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, citing a lack of need. ( read original story ...)
Japan detects first case of XE strain of Omicron
Japan's health ministry has confirmed the country's first case of the XE strain of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Ahead of US inflation data, Asian stock market unsteady with Japan’s Nikkei down 1.5%; US dollar up
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.3%. Australian shares were down 0.65%, while Japan's Nikkei stock index slid 1.5%. ( read original story ...)
Wholesale prices in Japan surge 7.3% in FY 2021, fastest pace on record
Wholesale prices in the year to March jumped 7.3 percent from a year earlier, the fastest pace on record, driven by surging crude oil and commodity prices as well as a weak yen, Bank of Japan data ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Moves in Downward Step With Stock Market
Cryptocurrency prices were sliding Monday, moving in the same direction as the major stock indexes. Bitcoin was down 6.4% to $40,416 at last check, according to CoinGecko, while ethereum was dropped 8 ... ( read original story ...)
Want to be paid in crypto? Here are the rewards — and the risks
Offering cryptocurrency as salary has enabled companies to draw young talent, but what are the rewards and risks for employees? ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin: Closely communicating with U.S. on FX moves
TOKYO — Japan will communicate closely with the United States and other countries to respond to currency moves appropriately, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday as the yen fell to a more ... ( read original story ...)
Backlash in Osaka as ‘Dream Island’ leads race to open Japan’s first casino
Citizens’ groups concerned about development costs for ‘integrated resort’ as well as crime and gambling addiction ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March wholesale prices rise 9.5 pct yr/yr
Japanese wholesale prices rose 9.5 percent in the year to March, Bank of Japandata showed on Tuesday.[JPCGPY=ECI]The rise in the corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price companies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Russia start salmon, trout fishing talks amid Ukraine crisis
Japan and Russia started negotiations Monday over Tokyo's fishing quota of salmon and trout spawned in Russian rivers, a move seen as ... ( read original story ...)
Biden hints in-person Quad summit in Japan to be held around May 24
U.S. President Joe Biden indicated Monday that a planned in-person summit of the "Quad" group in Japan will be held around May 24. The members of the Quad, which also involves Japan, Australia and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Needs a Taiwan Contingency Plan—and Fast
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a brutal reminder that authoritarian countries may wreak violent havoc on their smaller, democratic neighbors at any time. For China, that means Taiwan. And Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Tearing Down an Iconic Building. That’s a Good Thing.
Demolition starts today on Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower, an iconic but increasingly disheveled piece of 1970s architecture that was a darling of the architectural scene and, pre-Covid, a must-see for ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine evacuees to get up to $19 a day as living allowance in Japan
Japan will provide up to 2,400 yen ($19) per day in living allowances to evacuees from Ukraine who have fled their country following ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese investors remain big sellers of overseas bonds in March
Japanese investors were big sellers of overseas debt in March, as prices of overseas bonds declined on concerns over inflation and aggressive tightening measures by major central banks. ( read original story ...)