Tokyo shares opened lower on Monday as worries mounted over a tightening of US monetary policy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.21 percent or 335.37 points to 27,104.62 in early trade and the ... ( read original story ...)
News Navigator: What is baseball spring training and how is it operated in Japan?
Yokohama DeNA BayStars pitcher Shota Imanaga is seen training in the city of Kochi. (Photo provided by the team) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks lower in morning on looming Fed policy tightening
Tokyo stocks were lower Monday morning on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will tighten its monetary policy amid ongoing concerns about inflation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open down on global inflation worry after oil price surge
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday on concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve will tighten its monetary policy, as well as worries over inflation and the impact of higher fuel costs on the global economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan telework rate lowest since start of pandemic
The non-profit Japan Productivity Center conducts polls on workstyle roughly every three months. For the latest one, they contacted 1,100 people via the Internet in mid-January. Just under 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida calls for doubling booster shots to 1 mln a day – NHK
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday he wants to speed up the country's COVID-19 booster shot programme to 1 million shots a day by the end of the month, about double the current pace, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Premier Pushes for a Million Daily Shots as Support Sags
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida set a target of speeding booster vaccinations to a million shots a day by the end of the month, as two new polls showed his support falling. Kishida told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considers allowing Shionogi’s COVID oral tablets this spring -Mainichi
TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan is considering allowing Shionogi & Co Ltd (4507.T) to start selling its COVID-19 antiviral oral tablets as early as this spring after giving the pharmaceutical company ... ( read original story ...)
Korean micromobility startup Swing grabs $24M for growth, expands to Japan
Swing, a South Korean electric scooter and micromobility startup, announced today it has raised $24 million in a Series B round to spur its growth and expansion to Japan. The funding was led by White ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks poised for lower start; mainland China markets set to reopen after Lunar New Year holidays
Futures pointed to a lower open for Japanese stocks. Mainland China markets are set to return to trade on Monday after being closed last week for the Lunar New Year holidays. Investors will continue ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange boss tells Japan to embrace activist investors
TOKYO -- The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange urged companies to open a dialogue with activist investors instead of trying to shut them out, saying they can add urgency to decision-making that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan top medal standings at Judo Grand Slam in Paris
Japan ended the International Judo Federation (IJF) Paris Grand Slam on top of the standings with seven gold medals while France and Mongolia made up the podium with three and two golds, respectively. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Crash 2022: Top 10 Losers in January
In this article, we discuss the 10 cryptocurrencies that performed poorly during the crypto crash of 2022. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of the crypto market heading into 2022, go directly ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto derivatives data signals improving investor sentiment and a possible trend reversal
Money is trickling back into the crypto market and derivatives data suggests that investor confidence is improving as the market forms a bottom. This week the total crypto market capitalization ... ( read original story ...)
Tire prices likely to extend climb this year
Last week, Yokohama announced another price hike for consumer and commercial truck tires in the U.S. “in response to the continued rise in operational costs.” The company previously hiked prices Nov. ( read original story ...)
How Crypto Can Power the Future of Work for People of Color
As adoption among communities of color deepens, there will be greater demand for trusted crypto-specific solutions that could be linked to a stablecoin to offset concerns around price fluctuations of ... ( read original story ...)