Bankman-Fried's friends, colleagues, and investors spoke to Insider for an in-depth profile of how he built his fortune and the challenges he faces. ( read original story ...)
China FAW plans to sell high-end electric SUV in Japan
China FAW Group is targeting Japan's passenger car market with electronic vehicles, Nikkei has learned, as the state-owned company gears up to sell its high-end electric SUV in the country from next ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.79%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.79%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares end lower on rate hike worries, Omicron
The Nikkei share average lost 1.79 per cent to close at 28,545.68, after rising more than 2 per cent on Thursday. The index edged up 0.38 per cent for the week. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Central Bank Shuns Tightening Trend, Citing Lack of Inflation
Japanese consumers have seen little of the price pressures hitting Americans, with overall consumer prices rising just 0.1% in October compared with the same month a year earlier. ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank scales back Covid funding support
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday announced its decision to scale back Covid-19 funding support for large companies while maintaining its monetary policy and support for small and midsize firms. The ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan not headed for normalization like US, Europe: Kuroda
The Bank of Japan is not headed toward policy normalization like the U.S. and European central banks as its 2 percent inflation targe ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: 27 people feared dead after blaze at psychiatric clinic in Japan
At least 27 people were feared dead after a fire in a psychiatric clinic in Osaka, western Japan, with police reportedly investigating arson as a possible cause. The blaze started on the fourth floor ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan govt’s end to suit over bureaucrat’s suicide seen as attempt to hide truth
The Japanese government has made a turnaround and fully accepted a compensation claim filed by the widow of a bureaucrat who killed himself after bein ... ( read original story ...)
More than 20 feared dead in building fire in Osaka
More than 20 people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, and police are investigating arson as a possible cause ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hotel offers meals to guests shielded under lanterns
In a setting looking both traditional and futuristic, a Japanese-style hotel in Tokyo is offering maskless course meals to guests who are enclosed and shielded by lantern-style partitions. Hoshinoya ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business lobbyist backs Myanmar coup, urges investment
A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan’s top companies to Myanmar has urged Japan to endorse its military regime, saying the nation's ... ( read original story ...)
Up to 27 dead in suspected arson in Osaka, Japan
Police suspect arson in a fire that potentially killed 27 people after breaking out Friday in Osaka, western Japan's largest city. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida speaks with Pfizer CEO on speeding vaccine boosters – media
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday spoke with the country's biggest supplier of COVID-19 vaccines amid media reports he will seek to speed up the booster shot programme. Chief government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: 19 killed in Osaka building fire — reports
At least 19 have died after suffering a cardiac arrest from a fire that broke out in a building in the western Japanese city. Police are investigating arson as a possible cause. ( read original story ...)
27 people feared dead after fire break out in a building in Japan’s Osaka
Twenty-seven people are feared dead after a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan, fire department officials said ... ( read original story ...)