A city of liberal ideas like labor unions, women's rights, and democracy. A city of foreign delights like chocolate and cigars. A city about to be destroyed! Buildings collapse crushing hundreds and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan supermarket rice prices fall for first time in 18 weeks
Japanese supermarket rice prices fell for the first time in 18 weeks, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, though they were still double the price from the same period a year earlier. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos to ramp up investment in LNG, SAF while slowing hydrogen
Japan's top oil refiner, Eneos Holdings, plans to increase investment in low-carbon energy such as liquefied natural gas and sustainable aviation fuel, while slowing efforts in cleaner alternatives ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Merchants’ Mood Hits Worst in Three Years on Tariff Woes
Sentiment among Japanese merchants sank to the lowest in more than three years, underscoring deepening concerns over the economic outlook at home and abroad as the impact from US tariffs begins to ... ( read original story ...)
GB to face Japan in BJK Cup quarter-finals
Great Britain will play Japan in the quarter-finals of September's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China. The winners will face either the USA or Kazakhstan in the semi-finals, with the other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s defense buildup rockets up contractors’ bottom line
Defense contractors are reaping the benefits through increased profits from the government’s plan to sharply increase related expenditures in the five years through fiscal 2027. ( read original story ...)
Japanese foreign equity purchases in April hit 20-year high on global market volatility
Japanese investors sharply ramped up their overseas equity purchases in April, shifting away from bonds as they rebalanced portfolios amid global market volatility triggered by U.S. tariffs, and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Beat Holdings Expands Bitcoin ETF Bet, Joins Metaplanet in Crypto Treasury Push
Beat Holdings has raised its Bitcoin investment cap to $34 million, boosting its ETF exposure in a move that echoes Metaplanet's crypto bet.
Liongate Re cat bond on-track for ~$100m Japan quake & German parametric quake limit
We understand the target remains for up to $100 million of collateralized reinsurance limit from the new Liongate Re DAC catastrophe bond that will ... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s Biggest Corporate Bitcoin Holder Buys Another $126M in BTC
Japan’s Metaplanet said Monday it had purchased another 1,241 bitcoin (BTC), bringing total holdings to nearly 6,800.
Metaplanet now holds more Bitcoin than El Salvador
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has increased its Bitcoin holdings and now holds 82 BTC more than El Salvador.
Yes Bank: 20% acquisition by Japan’s Sumitomo group to be completed by Q2FY26, says CEO
SMBC will buy a 20 per cent stake in Yes Bank. Prashant Kumar, MD & CEO, Yes Bank, told CNBC TV18 that there has been an overhang on the Bank thus far and there was a need for a strategic partner. He ...
Japan’s FY2024 current account surplus hits record ¥30 trillion.
In services trade, Japan logged a deficit of ¥2.58 trillion, smaller than the previous year's ¥3.23 trillion. While its travel account surplus hit a record ¥6.69 trillion, the deficit in digital trade ...
G-Dragon heated up Tokyo Dome..All seats sold out, K-pop solo artist records first time
Tokyo Dome, Japan, on the 10th and 11th, and met with 80,000 local fans. This is the first time in about eight years since 'Act III, M.O.T.T.E World Tour' in 2017, and despite an eight-year absence, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to work with Bangkok on city planning, low birthrates
The governors of Tokyo and Bangkok confirmed in their recent meeting that the two cities will work closely together on urban planning and tackling low birthrates. Chadchart Sittipunt, governor of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sentiment worsens in April as US tariffs take toll
Japan's service-sector sentiment worsened in April on concern over the impact of higher U.S. tariffs, a government survey showed on Monday, a sign uncertainty over trade talks with Washington was ... ( read original story ...)