Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday, led by weak technology shares, with a surge in coronavirus cases in China fueling concerns over a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 120. ( read original story ...)
Kyushu, Chugoku Electric say they will cooperate with Japan probe
Japan's Fair Trade Commission has issued no notice of antitrust fines to Kyushu Electric Power Co and Chugoku Electric Power Co , the two utilities said on Monday, following a report they were in ... ( read original story ...)
Delta Air Lines runs new campaign at Nagoya and Kanayama stations featuring Kanoa Igarashi
Delta Air Lines has recently launched an adverting campaign at Meitetsu Nagoya Station and Kanayama Station to promote Delta's service between Chubu International Airport (NGO) and Detroit ... ( read original story ...)
New tech to capture CO2 from air set for Japan trials
Nagoya-based NGK Insulators is working on direct air capture of CO2 using Honeyceram, a ceramic catalyst used mainly in vehicles to clean auto emissions. Direct air capture involves using chemical ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Studies Plan to Extend Life of 60-Year-Old Nuclear Plants
Japan will consider keeping some nuclear reactors operating beyond a current 60-year limit as the country focuses increasingly on atomic power as a solution to an ongoing squeeze on energy supply. ( read original story ...)
Japan successfully propels steam-powered spacecraft
PLUS: Criminal probe of Singapore crypto exchange; Bosch invests in China R&D; $2B APAC datacenter fund formed; and more Asia In brief Japan's space agency has successfully used water to propel a ...
Europe: FTX-style crypto crash won’t happen here
The cryptocurrency world is reeling after the collapse of crypto exchange FTX — but EU policymakers are patting themselves on the back. FTX was the world's third-largest exchange where people could ...
Lawyers see crypto regulation coming in 2023 because industry needs to rebuild trust
Given the scale of the damage from the bankruptcies of FTX, Celsius and Voyager, legal frameworks for the crypto industry could come next year.
Japan’s Nikkei sinks as China COVID worries weigh; tech shares slide
Japan's Nikkei share average slid for a second day on Monday, as protests in China over renewed COVID-19 clampdowns hurt investor sentiment, while tech stocks fell in line with Wall Street peers. The ...
Japan’s Kishida rules out changing policy agreement with BOJ
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday brushed aside the chance of adding wage growth as a new monetary policy goal the government and the central bank should pursue to underpin a fragile ...
Tokyo stocks fall in morning on weak tech, China slowdown fears
Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning, weighed down by weak technology shares and concerns over a slowdown in the Chinese economy fueled b ... ( read original story ...)
‘Our Man in Tokyo’ Review: Watching the Rising Sun
Ahead of war, the U.S. ambassador to Japan saw reason to hope for rapprochement. FDR’s advisers saw Japanese militarism and perfidy. ( read original story ...)
Media: Tokyo prosecutors raid ad agencies Hakuhodo, Tokyu Agency in bid-rigging probe
Tokyo prosecutors on Monday raided the offices of advertising agencies Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc and Tokyu Agency in connection with possible bid-rigging ... ( read original story ...)
NPB’s Yokohama BayStars To Sign J.B. Wendelken
The Yokohama BayStars have signed right-hander J.B. Wendelken, the New York Post's Jon Heyman reports (Twitter link). The contract is ... ( read original story ...)
Sources: MLB pitcher J.B. Wendelken signs with Yokohama Baystars
Yokohama Baystars of Nippon Professional Baseball have signed former MLB pitcherJ.B. Wendelken, who spent the 2022 season with the Diamondbacks. Right-handed pitcher J.B. Wendelken and the Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Hansi Flick reverses roles after Japan loss as substitutes save Germany against Spain
If substitutes were Germany’s nemeses against Japan, a replacement turned their rescuer against Spain. Hansi Flick was outwitted as Hajime Moriyasu’s changes conjured a famous win for the Japanese. Flick could at least savour the sense of a role reversal when Niclas Fullkrug lashed a shot past Unai Simon after a move that involved another ...