At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average stumbled 546.97 points, or 1.87%, to 28,708.58. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange retreated 26.86 ... ( read original story ...)
Mayer Brown Picks Up 3 Finance Pros From Barclays, Rivals
Mayer Brown has hired three finance and regulatory experts for its London and Tokyo teams from Barclays, DLA Piper and Haynes and Boone. ( read original story ...)
NHK WORLD-JAPAN Launches “17 Goals for Our World” Campaign to Complement Upcoming COP26 Climate Change Conference
JAPAN, the English-language international service of Japan’s public media organization, NHK, today announced it will present a collection of premiere and encore pr ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Announces Price Increases
The company attributed price increases to the rise in freight and operational costs. The increase goes into effect Nov. 1. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Osaka to ease eatery restrictions Monday
Prefectures in Japan including Tokyo and Osaka are easing restrictions on bars and restaurants as coronavirus cases decline. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo logs 36 new COVID-19 cases, down 26 from a week ago
Tokyo confirmed 36 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 21, according to metropolitan government officials. The latest tally, down 26 from the same day a week ago, brought the daily average of new infections in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus.
For many countries, the goal is balancing life and the coronavirus. Japan and South Korea have been at it for a while. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits eastern Japan, no tsunami threat
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Japans eastern coast to the south of Tochigi Prefecture, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange FTX Reaches $25 Billion Valuation
Investors in new funding round include Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and funds managed by BlackRock. ( read original story ...)
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange handed $25 billion valuation in latest funding round
FTX has raised over $420 million in its latest funding round, putting its market valuation at $25 billion. The fundraising drew in 69 participants, including investors from Sequoia Capital, Temasek ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork Set to Go Public via SPAC Deal, Two Years After Failed IPO
The shared-office company has closed locations, renegotiated leases and cut thousands of jobs to reduce expenses during the Covid-19 pandemic. A planned IPO in 2019 fell apart. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Osaka to lift COVID curbs on eateries Mon. as infections drop
The Tokyo and Osaka governments say they will lift coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and bars from next week as infections continue to decline across Japan. ( read original story ...)
5.8-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Utsunomiya city in Japan's Tochigi prefecture on Thursday.Ac ... ( read original story ...)
Minor magnitude 2.9 earthquake at 93 km depth
Detailed earthquake information - overview map, magnitude, time, depth, source, shake map, list of reports. File an "I felt it" report if you felt the quake! Features interactive map, read user ... ( read original story ...)
M5.8 quake strikes Japan’s Tochigi prefecture: JMA
A magnitude-5.8 earthquake on Thursday struck the Utsunomiya City in the Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). ( read original story ...)
Former Nissan director Kelly could get powerful ally in next ambassador to Japan
Rahm Emanuel, nominated as the next top U.S. diplomat to the longtime Asian ally, says he has ordered a review of Kelly’s legal odyssey in Japan and is making the matter a “top priority.” ... ( read original story ...)