The married couple behind bubble tea chain Nayuki look set to become billionaires as the company prepares to go public in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 3% as Asia-Pacific stocks bounce back
Japanese stocks led gains among major Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 jumping more than 3% on the day. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei bounces 3.1%
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surged 873.20 points, or 3.12%, to 28,884.13. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange spurted 60.08 points, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 3.12%
Japan Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 3.12%. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese gov’t releases ‘tell-all’ file on tampering scandal to wife of late bureaucrat
The Japanese government on June 22 disclosed a document file that a Finance Ministry bureaucrat compiled detailing the background to the tamp ... ( read original story ...)
Govt. reveals land sale file by regional official
The Japanese government has disclosed a file left by a regional Finance Ministry bureau official who committed suicide. The disclosure was in response to his widow's request. ( read original story ...)
Government discloses Abe-linked ‘Akagi file’ scandal documents
The documents appear to show a local finance bureau's resistance to instructions from the Finance Ministry to alter public records on the sale of a state-owned land plot. ( read original story ...)
Japan to offer financial aid for Asian decarbonisation projects
Japan’s government has pledged to offer $10bn in financial aid for decarbonisation projects in Asia to support the continent’s energy transition. Reuters reported that the aid will be provided to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan starts minting redesigned ¥500 coin
The government has started minting a newly designed ¥500 coin for circulation beginning in November. It is the third generation of the country’s ¥500 coin that was first issued in 1982. It was last ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s public safety commission head to run for Yokohama mayor
TOKYO, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The chairman of Japan's National Public Safety Commission Hachiro Okonogi on Tuesday announced he will run in the election for mayor of Yokohama in August. While opting not ... ( read original story ...)
Public safety commission chief Hachiro Okonogi to run for Yokohama mayor
The election bid will see the 56-year-old resign from his Cabinet post, though he did not specify when he plans to do so when asked at a news conference. ( read original story ...)
Isetan S’pore stocks Tokyo Banana, sold out within two days
Tokyo Banana, a Japanese banana-shaped sponge cake with cream filling, is arguably the most popular souvenir to bring back from Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan Police Probe Uber Eats for Suspected Breach of Immigration Law – Kyodo
Japanese police on Tuesday filed a notice of investigation against the local office of food delivery service Uber Eats and two representatives for suspected breach of immigration law, the Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Kubo and Yoshida in Japan squad ‘aiming for gold’ at home Olympics
Former Southampton defender Maya Yoshida and Real Madrid youngster Takefusa Kubo were on Tuesday named in an 18-man Japan football squad "aiming for gold" at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes up 3.12 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed up 3.12 percent at 28,884.13 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 3.16 percent at 1,959.53. TOKYO, June 22 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)
How China Rivals Elon Musk in Rattling Crypto Markets
Not much moves cryptocurrency markets like Elon Musk tweets -- except, perhaps, the idea of another crackdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy. From a trading ban on domestic exchanges to ... ( read original story ...)