Tokyo's key Nikkei index ended lower Wednesday with share prices weighed down by a stronger yen and lacklustre earnings reports from some corporate giants. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic official, 3 others held in bid-rigging probe
A senior official with the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and three company executives have been arrested in an ongoing bid-rigging scandal related to the Games ... ( read original story ...)
Little-known Japanese knotweed laws that could land you with £34k bill
A Stoke-on-Trent Japanese knotweed expert has laid bare the financial and legal penalties the invasive shrub can land you with. Japanese Knotweed Expert has been clearing the plant from homes and ... ( read original story ...)
Binance’s dominance of crypto trading grows after FTX collapse
Binance has taken its largest share to date of the market for trading cryptocurrencies after scooping up the majority of the business from defunct rival exchange FTX. The controversial exchange hosted ...
Tokyo’s Nikkei Ends Lower
Tokyo's key Nikkei index ended lower Wednesday as the market was weighed down by a higher yen against the dollar and lacklustre earnings reports from some corporate giants. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ...
Tokyo Olympics ex-official arrested in alleged bid-rigging case, NHK reports
Japanese prosecutors arrested a former Tokyo Olympics organising committee official for his involvement in the alleged bid-rigging of test events for the Games, public broadcaster NHK reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says global communication skills key for new BOJ head pick
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the new central bank governor must have strong communication skills and be able to closely coordinate with global peers, offering his most explicit comment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cancels Mitsubishi SpaceJet, grounding dream of homegrown airliner
After years of delays, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries admits building Japan’s first homegrown passenger jet was too difficult and probably not viable ... ( read original story ...)
World’s 20 deadliest earthquakes to hit this century
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake was the strongest in Turkey for about a century in a region that straddles seismic fault lines. Here is a look at the 20 deadliest earthquakes since 2000. For some, Monday's quake brought back memories of August 1999, ( read original story ...)
Samsung Marks 40th Anniversary of ‘Tokyo Declaration’ on Feb. 8
Feb. 8 marks the 40th anniversary of the "Tokyo Declaration," when Lee Byung-chul, the late founder of Samsung Group and grandfather of Samsung Electronics' chairman Lee Jae-ong, announced in Tokyo a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to Ratchet Up Wage Hike Push With Business, Labor Talks
(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to increase pressure for pay increases by reviving three-way talks among the government, business leaders and labor unions that have been ... ( read original story ...)
Bamboo pole breaks in direction of good fortune in 1,000-yr-old river ritual in Nagoya
Men climbed a bamboo pole erected in a river one by one in an unusual festival held in this central Japan city on Feb. 7 before the bamboo p ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to end blanket COVID testing for Chinese travellers, FNN reports
Japan is arranging to relax border control measures for visitors from China as early as this month, Japanese broadcaster FNN reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan rolls out ‘humble and lovable’ delivery robots
"Excuse me, coming through," a four-wheeled robot chirps as it dodges pedestrians on a street outside Tokyo, part of an experiment businesses hope will tackle labour shortages and rural ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida says global communication skills key criteria for picking new BOJ head
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the new central bank governor must have strong communication skills and the ability to closely coordinate with global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida: New BOJ head must have strong communication skills
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday the ability to closely coordinate with global central banks and "high-quality" communication skills are among qualifications for the next Bank ... ( read original story ...)