Japan's Osaka Gas Co said on Monday it has entered India's urban gas distribution market by investing in the local unit of Singapore-based AGP International Holdings (AG&P) as part of its overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan enacts record extra budget to boost virus-hit economy
Japan's parliament enacted a record supplementary budget worth over $300 billion on Monday as part of measures to bolster the world's third largest ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Steel product prices unchanged in January for second month
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd, Japan's top electric-arc furnace steelmaker, on Monday said it will hold steel product prices steady in January to ensure an increase implemented in November would be ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese intelligence agency warns of Chinese security threats
A Japanese intelligence agency has warned of economic security threats emanating from China which it says is heading to acquire technology that can be used for ... ( read original story ...)
【2018 Edition】Top 10 Things to Experience in Japan from Spring to Early Summer
Spring to summer is the time in Japan when numerous plants, including cherry blossoms, bloom, and a variety of traditional events are held. This article introduces 10 seasonal events around the ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron and Manchin deliver a one-two punch to global stock markets—crude, crypto and equites plunge
Crude, crypto, Treasury yields and global equities are taking a pounding on Monday. The culprits? D.C. politics and a new wave of pandemic lockdown measures. The first jolt for investors landed ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Barrels Toward 2022 After Adding $1.5 Trillion in Value
Cryptocurrencies were peerless conduits of greed and fear in 2021, alternately minting and wiping out fortunes as they swung wildly while adding some $1.5 trillion in overall market value along the ... ( read original story ...)
Carlyle to have 20th exit in Japan, selling Sunsho Pharmaceutical
Carlyle has agreed to sell its entire investment in Sunsho Pharmaceutical, a Japanese contract manufacturer of health and nutrition products. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 dives 608 points, U.S. dollar in demand
Stocks in Asia recorded solid falls on Monday with futures trading suggesting sharp falls on Wall Street will follow. ( read original story ...)
Kanda Sayaka, Japanese Actor, Dead in Hotel Fall at 35
Japanese actor and musician Kanda Sayaka died on Saturday evening in Sapporo, Hokkaido. She was 35. Her sudden death was confirmed by her agency and on her official website which removed all other ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Confirms 11 New Coronavirus Infections
News; Tokyo Confirms 11 New Coronavirus Infections; Tokyo Confirms 11 New Coronavirus Infections. News from Japan. Society Health Dec 20, 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
2021 flashback: Ravi Dahiya, Bajrang Punia kept India’s flag flying high in wrestling at Tokyo
CHANDIGARH: Sportspersons gave India a reason to cheer with best-ever medal hauls at the Olympics and Paralympics, held in Tokyo under a cloud of Covid-19. Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan parliament approves record extra budget to secure post-pandemic growth
Japan's parliament on Monday approved the first extra budget of the 2021 fiscal year, with a record spending of $317 billion, to help the economy withstand the fallout of COVID-19, further straining ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus cluster linked to U.S. base in Japan grows to at least 180
A cluster of coronavirus infections linked to a U.S. military base in Japan has grown to at least 180, Japan's government said on Monday, raising fears over the spread of the virus in the community. ( read original story ...)
Suspect of Japan deadly clinic fire bought gasoline in Nov -police
A 61-year-old man suspected of starting a fire that killed 24 people last week in an Osaka clinic bought 10 litres of gasoline at a petrol station last month, but it was not known whether the fuel was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s billionaire space tourist gives away money as he returns to earth
Yusaku Maezawa promised he'd give away funds on his inaugural 12-day trip to space and has granted gifts of between 500 Japanese yen ($4.40) and 1 million yen ($8,814.) ... ( read original story ...)