One impact of the coronavirus crisis is that it has exposed the deep economic disparities in Japanese society. And with the race now on to replace Pri ... ( read original story ...)
Evergrande woes hit Japan’s toilet, air-conditioner and paint manufacturers
Concern that China Evergrande may default on its mountain of debt hit shares of toilet maker Toto and other Japanese firms that are seen vulnerable to a further slowdown in China's property ... ( read original story ...)
World Business Watch: Japan’s Honda Motor Company hit hard by chip crisis
Honda Motor has said its car factories in Japan have been operating at 40 percent of capacity in August and September. It is because of shortages of semiconductors and other components which was ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends with biggest fall in 3 months on China property fears
Japan's Nikkei stock index ended sharply lower on Sept. 21 with its biggest one-day point decline in three months, in a global market rout on concerns that a potential default by a giant Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum-Based Fantasy Sports Platform Sorare Raises $680 Million, Second Largest Round In Crypto
Rumors of Sorare raising a record amount of funding have been swirling for months, and they turned out to be true. The Paris-based fantasy soccer game and non-fungible token (NFT) trading platform has ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends with biggest fall in three months on China property fears
The Nikkei ended down 660.34 points, at 29,839.71, on concerns that a potential default by a giant Chinese property developer could lead to a slowdown in the world's No. 2 economy. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan policy meeting begins as supply disruptions, Suga resignation loom
The Bank of Japan on Tuesday began a two-day policy-setting meeting to assess economic risks from an extended COVID-19 state of emerg ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese finance minister says meeting budget target may take more time
Japan may need more time to meet its budget target of achieving a primary balance surplus by fiscal 2025, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday, while stopping short of abandoning the elusive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo man arrested for threatening vaccination venue ‘bloodbath’ in fax to police
A man suspected of threatening a "bloodbath" at a COVID-19 vaccination venue in a fax sent to a police station in Tokyo's Adachi Ward has been arrested, law enforcers said. Shuji Kamibayashi, 38, a ... ( read original story ...)
A pair of 107-year-old sisters from Japan has set a new record as the world’s oldest identical twins ever
Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama, born in 1913, surpassed the previous record holders, who became celebrities known as "Kin-san" and "Gin-san." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei drops more than 2% on Evergrande contagion fears
Nippon Steel down 3.39%, Panasonic 2.19% and Sony slipped 0.79% in early trading.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Of Magnitude 6.0 Rocks Northeast Japan, No Tsunami Warning
The 6.0 magnitude earthquake shook at a depth of approximately 10 kilometres and at a distance of nearly 1593 kilometres northeast of Tokyo, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
JETRO Partners with Premier US Accelerators to Promote Rising Japanese Startups in the Global Market
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will host an online acceleration program in partnership with the Cabinet Office of Japan from October 2021 to March 2022. In this program, JETRO will ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei stock index down 2% on China property fears
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei sinking over 2 percent at the outset, as concerns over a potenti ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 rocks Japan
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Japan at 1:55 am (IST) on Tuesday, said National Center for Seismology (NCS). ( read original story ...)
What Can We Learn From Today’s Crypto Market Crash?
The global asset markets suffered a broad sell-off today. Interestingly enough, cryptocurrency prices declined along with those of stocks and commodities. Will this price correlation continue? ( read original story ...)