SoftBank Group Corp. shares surged as much as 10% after the company said it would buy back as much as 1 trillion yen ($8.8 billion) of its own stock, reverting to a strategy that founder Masayoshi Son ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 0.9% On Year In October
The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 0.9 percent on year in October, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday - coming in at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s September real wages fell for first time in 3 months as inflation bites
TOKYO: Japan's real wages declined in September for the first time in three months as inflation picked up faster than growth in nominal pay, the government said, a sign of global cost-push inflation ... ( read original story ...)
WTA Finals 2021: Why isn’t Naomi Osaka playing in Guadalajara?
While she has been one of the best tennis players from the last five years, it’s safe to say that 2021 hasn’t been exactly an easy year for Naomi Osaka. The four-time Grand Slam champion won’t be ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open in positive on record Wall St. highs, earnings
Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight record levels on Wall Street, as positive earnings from some Japanese companies helped support the market. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Tokyo’s retail property market is still mired in uncertainty
The slight increase in rents was only due to listings of previously unavailable prime locations. Tokyo’s retail market has continued to suffer from the dragging pandemic up until the second half of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sept real wages fell for first time in 3 months as inflation bites
Japan's real wages declined in September for the first time in three months as inflation picked up faster than growth in nominal pay, the government said, a sign of global cost-push inflation starting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wages Eke Out Gains for Seventh Month in September
Japanese wages eked out gains for a seventh straight month in September, an indication that pay is continuing to increase at a gradual pace as the pandemic eases. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Wages Eke Out Meager Gains as Kishida Eyes Tax Breaks
Japanese wages eked out meager gains for a seventh straight month in September, the latest indication that pay isn’t getting a major recovery boost as the pandemic eases.Most Read from BloombergWhere ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.1 quake hits 89 km northeast of Miyako, Japan in the morning
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Miyako, Miyako-shi, Iwate, Japan, was reported only 10 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), considered ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Data Due On Tuesday
Japan is scheduled to release a numbers of reports on Tuesday, headlining a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are ... ( read original story ...)
Jim Cramer: Crypto Gaining Credibility
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer said on a recent episode of the Mad Money TV show that in all of his years, he's never seen people get excited about stocks the way they get excited about the likes of Bitcoin, ... ( read original story ...)
IRS reporting requirement: Why crypto and NFT fans are worried about the infrastructure bill
Industry groups are concerned about a “digital assets” provision that may require reporting cryptocurrency transactions to the Internal Revenue Service. ( read original story ...)
Shinsei Bank poison pill defence wins backing of another proxy adviser
TOKYO (Reuters) -Proxy advisory firm ISS followed rival Glass Lewis & Co in recommending shareholders of Japan's Shinsei Bank Ltd vote for the lender's plan for a poison pill defence against an ... ( read original story ...)
Deepest earthquake ever detected should have been impossible
Scientists have detected the deepest earthquake ever, a staggering 467 miles (751 kilometers) below the Earth's surface. That depth puts the quake in the lower mantle, where seismologists expected ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Japan reopens to business travel, students; Australians search for fake vaccination certificates
Singapore begins quarantine-free travel for vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland, and Australia starts rolling out vaccine booster shots. ( read original story ...)