Despite a well-earned reputation for high-tech hardware – think robots, automobiles and high-speed trains – Japan had fallen behind in the digital era. Will their new momentum to digitalize be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tech investor SoftBank sinks into second year of losses
Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group is reporting a loss of 970 billion yen, or $7 billion, for the fiscal year that just ended ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron expects profit dip as chipmakers slow investment
Tokyo Electron Ltd , Japan's leading maker of semiconductor manufacturing tools, on Thursday forecast its profit to dip by more than a third from a record high as its customers slowed investment in new plant. ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges to mobilise $1 bln to help nations around Ukraine accept refugees
Japan will unveil a plan on Thursday to mobilise $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
BoJ’s Ueda: No big problem in Japan’s banking system
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday, “there is no big problem in Japan's banking system.” Financial market, financial system stable for now. Hope to communicate with G7 ...
Naomi Osaka Might Have Unknowingly Revealed THIS About Her Unborn Child
Naomi Osaka is still very much pregnant, and fans seem to have a clue about her unborn baby's gender months before her due date. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sharp tumbles to $1.9 bln loss on hefty writedown
Sharp Corp , the Japanese electronics maker owned by Taiwan's Foxconn, posted on Thursday a full-year loss of $1.9 billion after writing down the value of its panel display business and a swathe of ... ( read original story ...)
Two more get suspended jail terms in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal
Two Japanese businessmen were handed suspended prison sentences on Thursday in the latest convictions in a bribery scandal surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Corruption allegations have spiralled in ... ( read original story ...)
Business urges more green trade with China
Australia is being urged to look at green energy development as it seeks to wean itself off its dependence on China’s demand for bulk commodities. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 index: is it safe to buy Japan stocks in May?
The Nikkei 225 index held steady close to its highest level since September last year ahead of the upcoming Softbank earnings. The index, which tracks the biggest Japan companies, rose to ¥29,200, ...
Japan Funds Ramp Up Treasury Purchases Amid US Banking Turmoil
Japanese investors bought a record amount of Treasuries in the first three months of the year as concern over the US banking sector damped bets on Federal Reserve rate hikes.
Bank of Japan weighed ‘risk’ of premature monetary tightening at April meeting
The Bank of Japan maintained ultralow interest rates at its meeting last month after considering "the risk of missing a chance" to achieve its inflation target by prematurely revising policy, a ...
Japan’s Takeda Pharma says full-year profit rose 6.4%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Thursday its full-year profit rose 6.4% after Japan's biggest drugmaker spent big to replenish its drug pipeline. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Subaru sets out targets for EV push over five years
Japanese automaker Subaru Corp laid out targets for selling and making battery electric vehicles (EVs) on Thursday, aiming for global sales of 200,000 units a year by around 2026 as it seeks to tap into the growing EV market. ( read original story ...)
Marketmind: US debt drama crashes Japan’s G7 party
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is highlighting three core priorities at the start of the G7 finance ministers' three-day meeting in Niigata, ( read original story ...)
South Korea-Japan Deal Helps Counter Pyongyang, Adviser Says
A recent warming of ties between South Korea and Japan will help them share information with their US ally to keep an eye on North Korea, said a top adviser to Seoul who helped draw up a deal to remedy an impasse that hurt security and trade ties. ( read original story ...)