WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has held separate congratulatory phone calls with the leaders of Australia, Japan and South Korea, his transition office said on Wednesday. All ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s machinery orders fall, clouding outlook for capital spending recovery
Japan's core machinery orders fell for the first time in three months in September and at faster than expected pace, denting hopes that a quick pickup in business spending could help the economy stage ... ( read original story ...)
60% of Japan’s major cities lack toilet plans for disaster evacuees: Mainichi survey
A Mainichi Shimbun survey has found that some 60% of Japan's 20 ordinance-designated cities and Tokyo's 23 special wards have yet to formulat ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman, Nomura See Nikkei Rallying More After Crossing 25,000
The pandemic has done what seven years of Abenomics could not: push Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark above the 25,000 mark for the first time since 1991. Now, some prominent market watchers predict the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Set to Trade Higher as Tech Bounces Overnight on Wall Street
Stocks in Japan were set to trade higher following an overnight bounce for tech stocks on Wall Street as a recent rotation into cyclicals paused. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga, U.S. President-elect Biden phone talks start: Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and U.S. President-elect Joe Biden have started their phone talks, Kyodo reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Tiny Noodle Bars Close Up Shop Rather Than Raise Prices
Covid-19 and social-distancing measures are forcing some owners of Japan’s tiny noodle shops to consider either pushing up prices or pulling down their shutters. ( read original story ...)
Twitter brings its Stories feature, Fleets, to Japan
Japan generated $132.4 million in revenue, coming in second behind the U.S.'s $512.6 million. Twitter can be experimental when it comes to new features --- it even once developed a new way to manage ... ( read original story ...)
Hot Property: A Japanese-Inspired Architectural Marvel Near Turtle Creek
Every space in this home is zen, but its third-floor balcony, nestled among the treetops, is on another level. Hear from the legendary architect behind it. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase And Gemini Weigh In On The Business Of Crypto Custody
In order to build trust in crypto markets it is important for crypto custodians to be properly regulated under appropriate regulatory frameworks, including as a New York Department of Finance licensed ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks catch global investors’ eyes
Japan's traditionally overlooked stock market is winning new fans as global investors use the promise of a coronavirus vaccine and a new U.S. administration to hunt for more fairly valued, ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic leaders raise hopes for safe Tokyo Games with fans
Encouraged by progress this week in finding a COVID-19 vaccine and staging sports events in Japan, the IOC is getting “more and more confident” that next year's ... ( read original story ...)
‘You spend your whole career waiting for an Olympic Games’ – Nicci Daly keeping Tokyo dreams alive
"I’d seen Tokyo as being the end for me (so ... What can I do to push anything to do with women in sport and women in business?'" she said. "I think it's down to each and every one of us now to keep ... ( read original story ...)
IOC’s Bach in Tokyo next week for talks with Games organisers
President Thomas Bach will be in Tokyo for three days next week to review preparations for the postponed 2020 Olympics and back organisers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Bach told a news ... ( read original story ...)
NBA to cut season to allow players to compete in Tokyo: IOC
Team owners and the NBA players' association have agreed on a shortened season to allow players from the world's best league to compete in next year's Tokyo Olympic Games, International Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
IOC President: Vulnerable must be vaccinated before Tokyo 2020 athletes
Thomas Bach says the IOC will not buy COVID-19 vaccines for athletes at Tokyo 2020 if vulnerable people haven’t received them first, writes Tom Harle. ( read original story ...)