The Japanese government now expects the economy to grow 4.0% in price-adjusted real terms in the next fiscal year starting April 2021. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 near flat ahead of Bank of Japan rate decision in a mixed Asia-Pacific session
Pacific traded mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan’s rate decision and monetary policy statement expected later in the day. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 dipped 0.05% in morning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks edge lower as COVID-19 woes weigh on sentiment
Japanese shares inched lower on Friday as investors fretted over the risks that surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo could pose to recovery prospects in the world's third-largest economy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Consumer Prices Fall at Fastest Pace in Decade, Stoke Deflation Fears
Japan's core consumer prices dropped in November at their fastest pace in a decade as the coronavirus pandemic hit demand, stoking fears of a return to deflation and wiping out the benefits former ... ( read original story ...)
Zōjōji: Buddhist Temple to Shōguns at the Foot of Tokyo Tower
Zōjōji is an ancient Buddhist temple in the middle of Tokyo. During the Edo period, it served the Tokugawa shōguns, and many of the buildings and monuments on the grounds speak to this rich historic ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake of magnitude 4.3 just reported 28 km southeast of Iwaki, Japan
A intermediate magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported in the morning near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan. According to NIED, the quake hit on Friday 18 December 2020 at 8:03 am local time at an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to trade lower; BOJ rate decision ahead
Shares in Japan were set to trade lower at the Friday open as investors look ahead to the Bank of Japan's rate decision and monetary policy statement expected later ... ( read original story ...)
Daiki Axis’ Business Strategies and Earnings Reviewed by KCR
In this report, KCR provides analysis of the company's business model and earnings. Daiki Axis Co., Ltd. (4245. First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange) promotes its corporate slogan, "Protect and change" ... ( read original story ...)
80 Photos from the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show
Traditions are a big deal at this time of year—and to hot rodders all the time. One of the coolest December traditions in this hobby is the annual Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show in Yokohama, Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FY2021 budget to be around ¥106.61 trillion
Japan's initial budget for fiscal 2021 will total about 106.61 trillion yen ($1.03 trillion), a record high for the ninth straight year, as it plans to add 5 trillion yen to reserve funds for future ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Hits All-Time High, Surging Past $20,000: deVere Crypto Exchange
Bitcoin reached an “all-time price high” by surging past $20,000 on Wednesday afternoon on the deVere Crypto exchange, it is revealed. Just after 1 pm GMT, the ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Moons, Crypto Orbits, Celebrities Struck by NFTs
Few financial institutions have been supportive of crypto but some forward-looking banks are positioned to ride bitcoin’s rally. RIPPLE NABS: Sandie O’Connor, a JPM ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Stocks Gain as Bitcoin Price Sets New Record
Companies and funds with direct exposure to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency witnessed price gains as Bitcoin set a new price record. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Expected to Extend Covid Programs Amid Virus Surge
The Bank of Japan is widely expected Friday to extend its special funding measures for pandemic-hit businesses amid a resurgence of the virus that earlier this week forced the government to suspend ... ( read original story ...)
Russia banned from Tokyo Olympics and 2022 World Cup after Cas ruling
Russia's ban from all major sporting events after a doping scandal is cut to two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. ( read original story ...)
Takashi Oka, Journalist Who Interpreted Japan for U.S., Dies at 96
A former war crimes trial interpreter, he was the first native-born Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times and a longtime correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor. ( read original story ...)