And, sadly, that means some of Tokyo’s most popular tourist destinations have had to shut down due to the pandemic and lack of visitors. So as Japan plans to reopen to the world on October 11, you ... ( read original story ...)
Motor racing-Alonso sets wet F1 practice pace in Japan
Alpine's Fernando Alonso set the fastest time in a wet opening practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday. The Spaniard lapped the soaked Suzuka track in one minute, 42.248 seconds ahead ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei set to snap winning streak after tech selloff
Japan's Nikkei share average lost 0.59% and looked on course to snap a four-day winning streak. The index fell through the key 27,000 level when markets opened, but made a gradual recovery and was ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits two-week top amid jump in energy, chip shares
Japan's Nikkei index closed higher on Thursday, after touching a two-week peak during the session, as markets extended their rebound from multi-month lows, helped by energy and chip-related stocks.
Japan’s foreign reserves drop by record on market shakeout, FX intervention
Load Error The reserves stood at $1.238 trillion at the end of September, the lowest amount since the end of March 2017, according to the Ministry of Finance data. The data on Japan's foreign reserves ...
Japan Finance Minister: Japan committed to back restructuring in Sri Lanka debt crisis
Japan remains committed to back Sri Lanka debt restructuring if conditions are met, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday. Suzuki also told reporters financial leaders from the Group of 20 m ...
Japan’s foreign reserves drop by record after dollar-selling intervention
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's foreign reserves fell by a record to $1.238 trillion at the end of September as a result of the government's dollar-selling intervention during the month to arrest a sharp ...
Japan forex reserves drop to $1.24 tril. in Sept. after intervention
Japan's foreign currency reserves fell to $1.24 trillion at the end of September from $1.29 trillion a month earlier, after its first intervention in 24 years last month to arrest the yen's sharp ...
Japan’s Finance Minister Suzuki: I refuse to comment on fx intervention transactions
JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER SUZUKI: THE DROP IN RESERVES WAS CAUSED BY FOREX INTERVENTION.
Japan’s Foreign Reserves Fell at End September
By Megumi Fujikawa Japan's foreign reserves declined by 4.2% to $1.238 trillion at the end of September after the country carried out its first ...
Tokyo stocks open lower on Wall St. losses amid rate hike concerns
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday, weighed down by overnight losses on Wall Street, with sentiment dented by renewed concern over aggressive interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal ... ( read original story ...)
Long lines of people heading to offer flowers for mourning Shinzo Abe’s death in Tokyo, Japan
This footage was filmed and produced 27 September 2022. On 27 Sep 2022, tens of thousands of people were making long lines in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan to offer flowers for mourning Shinzo Abe who is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Aug household spending rises annually on reopening, falls month-on-month
Japanese households increased spending in August compared with a year earlier as the economy continued to recover from COVID-19 restrictions, but rising prices are clouding the outlook for further ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka brothel district stays closed for a day out of respect for deceased PM Abe
To cover various aspects of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral on Sept 27, Weekly Playboy (Oct 24) dispatched reporters to several locations. Part 1 of its coverage involved joining a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tests new armored vehicles in bid for common platform
The Defense Ministry confirmed to Defense News that some photos and videos of the vehicles published on social media were prototypes. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Check: Bitcoin Boosters Come Up With New Phrase
Bitcoin fans have come up with a new phrase for the cryptocurrency that suggests it doesn’t really matter what the coin’s price is in fiat currency.