Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower Thursday on weak tech shares and concerns about the impact on corporate profits of a continued rise ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo has a new Covid-inspired art installation made of flyers from cancelled events
The work at the National Art Center, Tokyo transforms paper waste into a record of the pandemic – and it’s free ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2021: COVID and Less Fun at the Games
Whenever the world’s best athletes meet to participate in the Olympics after four years, they do much more than competing in their various sports. ( read original story ...)
Japan princess overcomes money scandal, PTSD to marry college sweetheart
Japan's Princess Mako will marry a commoner in a subdued ritual on Tuesday after a three-year engagement plagued by scandal and media speculation, which has left the 29-year-old niece of the emperor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Princess Mako’s long road to marriage nears its end
Japan's Princess Mako, the emperor's niece, will be married next week after years of criticism over her fiance that led to their marriage being postponed for three years and resulted in her being ... ( read original story ...)
Kerevi out of Australia’s lineup to face Japan in rugby test
Samu Kerevi has been ruled out of Australia's rugby test against Japan in Oita on Saturday and will be replaced by Hunter Paisami in one of four changes to the Wallabies' starting XV. Kerevi was ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: A court battle raises the question – how far will Japan swallow poison pills?
The fate of future hostile takeover bids in Japan could rest on an upcoming court ruling that will decide whether the country's top maker of newspaper printing presses can move forward with a poison ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Weak yen morphs into new threat to Japan with surging energy costs
A weak yen typically serves as a boon to the export-driven Japanese economy. But when combined with surging crude oil and raw material prices, it leaves the economy facing a double-whammy that is set ... ( read original story ...)
Australia should change laws to accommodate crypto, its Senate committee says
Australia needs to introduce new regulations for digital asset miners, such as tax discounts and a licensing regime for crypto exchanges, a Senate report said. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin hits record high after crypto investment fund debut
Bitcoin has climbed to its latest high atop a tide of pandemic-era liquidity, speculative bets and expectations of wider adoption by institutional investors. ( read original story ...)
Republican SEC commissioner criticizes agency’s approach to crypto
A Republican member of the Securities and Exchange Commission criticized the agency’s approach to regulating the cryptocurrency industry, which Chairman Gary Gensler, a Democrat, has likened to the ... ( read original story ...)
Vita Coco Prices IPO Below Range at $15 a Share
Coconut beverage maker Vita Coco Co. priced its $173 million initial public offering below a marketed range, while a Chicago-area hamburger and hot dog chain sold its shares at the top of its target.M ... ( read original story ...)
Newly-launched ESR Japan Income Fund set to acquire US$2.1 billion initial portfolio with a target of US$10 billion GAV by 2026
ESR Cayman Limited ("ESR" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries as the "Group"; SEHK Stock Code: 1821), the largest APAC focused logistics real estate platform, today announced the initial ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks lower in morning on weak tech shares, oil price rise
Tokyo stocks were lower Thursday morning, as overnight losses on the technology-heavy Nasdaq index pushed down high-tech shares, while rising crude oil futures stirred concerns over domestic corporate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling bloc seen to cling to majority in Oct 31 election
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party will likely lose some seats in the Oct. 31 lower house election, but the ruling coalition it forms with the Komeito party is expected to maintain a majority, several ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mount Aso volcano spews plumes of ash, people warned away
A volcano erupted in Japan on Wednesday, blasting ash several miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn against the threat of lava flows and falling rocks, but there were no reports of ... ( read original story ...)