In Japan, the Nikkei 225 shattered, losing 841.03 points or 3.11 percent to close Thursday at 26,170.30. The Australian All Ordinaries fell 133.60 points or 1.84 percent to 7,114.50. In late trading, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 2-, 5-year bond yields hit 6-year high on Fed’s rate hike plans
The two-year JGB yield JP2YTN=JBTC jumped 1.5 basis points (bps) to minus 0.055%, and the five-year yield JP5YTN=JBTC gained 1.5 bps to minus 0.010%, their highest since Jan. 29, 2016, when the Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Osaka Steel keeps section prices flat for Feb sales
Osaka Steel, Japan's largest steel sections producer, has decided to keep its prices for February domestic sales unchanged for the third month, to give another month for the spot market to digest the ... ( read original story ...)
Thick fog causes pile-up on expressway near Tokyo, 19 injured
TOKYO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- A pile-up involving 12 vehicles on an expressway in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo amid dense fog injured 19 people, local authorities said on Thursday. The multiple-vehicle ... ( read original story ...)
19 injured in expressway pileup near Tokyo amid fog advisory
Nineteen people were injured on Thursday after a pileup involving 12 vehicles on an expressway in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
How the Mayor of Tokyo Helped Give Citizen Watches Its Name
Unlike Seiko and Casio—the remaining Japanese Big Three—local language and family lineage didn’t play a part. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi, energy body join Gates’ nuclear project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency say they have signed an agreement to participate in a next-generation nuclear energy project with TerraPower, a company started by Bill G ... ( read original story ...)
Only 4% evacuated in northeast Japan area hit by tsunami after Tonga volcanic eruption
Following the massive volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga in the south Pacific Ocean on Jan. 15, only around 4% of residents in coasta ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average falls 3.01 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average falls 3.01 percent to 26,197.29 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 2.42 percent to 1,846.13. TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s favourite snack falls victim to global inflation with first-ever price hike
Umaibo, a crunchy corn snack that means ‘delicious stick’, increases in price from ¥10 to ¥12 – the first rise in the face of higher import costs ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook’s foray into crypto is quietly ending
The Diem Association, the consortium Facebook founded in 2019 to build a futuristic payments network, is winding down and selling its technology to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan $87 Billion Innovation Fund Ramps Up Alternative Focus
Japan’s 10 trillion yen ($87 billion) innovation fund designed to support cutting edge research is boosting its focus on alternative investments as it nears its launch.Most Read from BloombergA ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open mixed on dip-buying, U.S. rate hike concern
Tokyo stocks opened mixed Thursday as dip-buying following the Nikkei index's recent fall was offset by concern that an interest rate hike in the United States could come soon. In the first 15 minutes ... ( read original story ...)
Sushi restaurant in Tokyo serves up a plate of ‘old guy’ for only 200 yen
Such is the case with Oedo, a chain of revolving sushi restaurants found scattered around Tokyo and Chiba. It was just by chance that our reporter Yuichiro Wasai entered his local Oedo and found ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher after mixed US close
Tokyo stocks opened higher in cautious trade today following a mixed close on Wall Street after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signalled an interest rate hike is likely in March. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic, Toyota & Tokyo Uni join forces to further battery circular economy
Panasonic and Toyota have started joint research with the University of Tokyo on battery resources and recycling. In addition to CO2 neutrality, the aim of the project is to reduce production costs in ... ( read original story ...)