Controversial right-wing politician and former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, who made a decades-long career out of baiting China and offending Japan's liberals, has died aged 89, Japanese media ... ( read original story ...)
Booster shot slots to be raised to 5,000 per day at Tokyo mass vaccination center: Japan PM
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has vowed to boost the COVID-19 vaccine rollout at a mass vaccination center here to around 5,000 doses ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SMFG reports flat profit, Mizuho’s earnings dip
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc, Japan's second-largest bank, on Wednesday reported a 3% increase in third-quarter net profit, as it braces for risks associated with COVID-19's Omicron variant ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises almost 2%; multiple Asia markets remain closed for Lunar New Year holidays
Markets in mainland China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore were closed on Wednesday for the Lunar New Year holidays. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end sharply higher on solid Japanese company earnings
Tokyo stocks ended sharply higher on Wednesday to extend their winning streak to four days, buoyed by better-than-expected earnings r ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SMFG reports 44% rise in 9-month profit
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG), Japan's second-largest lender by assets, reported on Wednesday a net profit of 624.8 billion yen ($5.45 billion) in the nine months ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho reports rise of 35% in 9-month profit
Japan's third-largest lender by assets, Mizuho Financial Group Inc, reported net profit on Wednesday of 478.66 billion yen ($4.17 billion) in the nine months through December, up 35% from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nationalist Firebrand Ishihara Shintaro Dies at 89
Former Tokyo Governor and nationalist firebrand Ishihara Shintaro speaks during a news conference regarding the relocation of the world’s biggest Tsukiji fish market to the site of a former gas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes tighter curbs to counter cyberattacks
Japan will consider imposing tighter curbs on companies in security-sensitive sectors that procure overseas software as part of efforts to ramp up steps to counter cyberattacks, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Kishida Vows to Boost Capacity at Tokyo Mass Vaccination Site
Tokyo, Feb. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told parliament Wednesday that a Self-Defense Forces-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Tokyo will boost its daily capacity to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor remains cautious over emergency despite rising hospital bed occupancy rate
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has pointed to the need to closely watch the bed occupancy rate of severely ill patients and those with moderate COVID-19 symptoms. ( read original story ...)
Stocks rally in Tokyo, Sydney, with most other Asian markets closed for holiday
BEIJING — Stock prices in Tokyo and Sydney followed Wall Street higher Wednesday while China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets were closed for the Lunar New Year. New Zealand on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises more than 1%; multiple Asia markets remain closed for Lunar New Year holidays
Markets in mainland China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore are closed on Wednesday for the Lunar New Year holidays. ( read original story ...)
Asia Album: People in Japan’s Yokohama celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year
People visit the China Town in Yokohama, Japan, Feb. 1, 2022. Lanterns with Chinese characteristics are placed at China Town in Yokohama to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka in staggering blow after Aus Open
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have taken huge hits after Ash Barty's Australian Open triumph. Read the details here. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks higher in morning on solid Japanese company earnings
Tokyo stocks were sharply higher Wednesday morning, lifted by overnight gains on Wall Street and better-than-expected earnings results released the previous day by some Japanese companies. The ... ( read original story ...)