The figure was less than the 3.6 trillion yen estimated by Tokyo money market brokers for Japan's first dollar-selling, yen-buying intervention in 24 years to stem the currency's sharp weakening. The ...
Japan spent record $19 billion in intervention to stop yen plunge
Japan's currency intervention last week cost 2.84 trillion yen ($19 billion), the largest-ever amount spent to stem the yen's sharp s ...
Security situation in Indo-Pacific is relevant to Germany, officials say in Tokyo
German warplanes are deployed to NATO’s eastern flank to make clear to Russia that the alliance’s territory is a red line, said Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz, who leads the country’s air force. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Pam Shriver advises on climbing back up tennis world rankings
It’s been another tough year for Naomi Osaka, who has not won a tennis tournament since the Australian Open in 2021. The former world number one has struggled with multiple injuries over the last 18 ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan and S. Korea hold anti-sub drills amid N. Korean missile threat
The United States, Japan and South Korea conducted a trilateral anti-submarine training exercise on Friday near the Korean Peninsula for the first time in five years amid a flurry of North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s digital minister says he’s ready for a fight
Japan's media-savvy digital minister said Friday he's ready to take an iron-fisted approach to speed up the nation's slow embrace of online services at government offices and workplaces. ( read original story ...)
Contrary To Trump Claim, White House Ordered USS McCain Hidden During His 2019 Japan Trip
Some "well-meaning person" didn't request the name be hidden; the White House did, confirm emails newly released under the Freedom of Information Act. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s data surprises on the upside
Stronger-than-expected industrial production and solid labour market data suggest Japan's economy continued to recover in the current quarter. A ...
UPDATE 1-Bank of Japan boosts bond purchases in Oct-Dec quarter to curb yields
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday boosted its planned purchase of longer-ended government bonds in the next quarter, extending efforts to curb elevated yields against a global tide of rising yields.
Yokohama quitting karting tyre business
Yokohama Rubber has announced it will cease supplying karting tyres at the end of this year. The tyre maker says its management team reached this decision “after careful consideration of various ... ( read original story ...)
Uyghur leader urges Japan to join call for UN debate on alleged abuses in China
Japan needs to do more than make an "empty promise" to stop human rights abuses in China, the leader of the largest ethnic Uyghur group in exile said in Tokyo on Friday. ( read original story ...)
SkyDrive Unveils SD-05 Flying Car Design, Aiming to Begin Air Taxi Service in 2025
"This is another big step towards the realization of flying cars and sky roads," said Takumi Yamamoto, SkyDrive design director. "Two years have passed since the announcement of the SD-03, which ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to pay up to $320M for US company’s chip production
Japan is providing a major U.S. chipmaker a subsidy of up to 46.6 billion yen ($322 million) to support its plan to produce advanced memory chips at a Hiroshima factory, the Japanese trade minister ... ( read original story ...)
Ray Parks sparks Nagoya in Japan B.League opener
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. made an impressive 2022-23 Japan B.League season debut as the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins trounced SeaHorses Mikawa, 101-86, on Thursday at Dolphins ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index ends at 3-month low on sluggish tech shares
Tokyo's Nikkei stock index ended at a three-month low Friday on sluggish technology shares that tracked a plunge of the Nasdaq index ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police to arrest president of sushi restaurant chain operator
Tokyo police officials have obtained an arrest warrant for the president of a company that runs the Kappa Sushi restaurant chain. He is alleged to have unlawfully acquired the trade secrets of a rival ... ( read original story ...)