Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will step into the ring to face MMA fighter Mikuru Asakura for an exhibition bout. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan to buy out Seibu Oil, shut its refinery -Nikkei
Idemitsu will increase its current 38% stake in Seibu Oil to make it a wholly owned unit, the report said. Japan's UBE Corporation 4208.T and Chugoku Electric Power Co 9504.T also have stakes in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Idemitsu to slash oil refining capacity as cars go electric
TOKYO -- Idemitsu Kosan, Japan's second-largest oil wholesaler, has decided to shut down its refinery in Yamaguchi Prefecture by the end of March 2024, as the rise of more fuel efficient vehicles ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average falls 2.02 pct
TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... news provider reaching more than one billion people every day. Reuters provides trusted business, financial, national, and international ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister says will work with BOJ on possible steps to curb yen slump
TOKYO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday (Jun 14) reiterated his concerns about the recent rapid yen weakening, saying the government will coordinate any appropriate steps with the ... ( read original story ...)
Has the Covid-19 pandemic finally pushed Japan towards flexible work arrangements?
The pandemic has done more to shake up Japan's work system than any reform programme could have achieved, with companies now more open to flexible arrangements While it is unlikely that the ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Race for Japan’s top central-bank job to intensify
The decision over who will be the Bank Japan's next chief will likely focus on two career central bankers whose different policy approaches and track records could affect the timing of an eventual ... ( read original story ...)
G20 Osaka Summit Special
The Green Finance Network Japan (GFNJ) was established late last year with the aim to make green finance mainstream in Japan's financial market. Green finance is a term often used to refer to the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets tumble; Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea drop more than 3%
Shares in Asia-Pacific declined on Monday, as multiple major indexes regionally dropped at least 3% each. Looking out into the rest of the week, a slew of Chinese economic data including industrial ... ( read original story ...)
FUJIFILM Business Innovation and EFI Launch New Fiery Print Servers for the Revoria Press Series
TOKYO and FREMONT, Calif., June 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. and Electronics For Imaging (EFI) announce the launch of new EFI™ Fiery ® print servers and workflow ... ( read original story ...)
Nomura Highlights Japan’s Investment Potential
Yuichi Murao, chief investment officer at Nomura Asset Management, explains why 2022 is a good time to invest in Japan and presents his outlook for the Japanese market, current investment ... ( read original story ...)
Westin opens in Yokohama
The Westin Yokohama. The 373-room new hotel is located in the new central business district of Yokohama, Minato Mirai, offering easy access to popular sightseeing and the renowned Sankeien Garden. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward rejects couple’s marriage registry under separate surnames
A Japanese couple who kept their own surnames when they got married in the United States were told by a Tokyo ward office Monday that their marriage could not be registered using the two different ... ( read original story ...)
Student evacuee from Ukraine enters Tokyo metropolitan high school in 1st
A 16-year-old student from Ukraine who fled to Japan following Russia's attack has become the first evacuee from the country following the in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Companies Lay Off Hundreds as Market Hemorrhaging Continues
BlockFi and Crypto.com are just two companies feeling the hurt, but there’s no real end to what the industry is already calling its summertime “crypto winter.” ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com Lays Off Hundreds of Employees as Market Tumbles
This follows the May collapse of the stablecoin TerraUSD, whose demise caused the cryptocurrency market to lose $200 billion in one day. ( read original story ...)