TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Topix index touched a record high on Thursday, tracking strong overnight gains on Wall Street, while solid corporate earnings from domestic firms reinforced expectations of ...
Asian markets open: Nikkei flat on US chip tariff news; Sensex to open down
Asia-Pacific stock markets presented a mixed and somewhat volatile picture at Thursday's open, as investors worked to decipher US President Donald Trump's vow to impose a staggering 100% tariff on ...
Sapporo Holdings 1H Net Y1.79B Vs Net Y6.08B
Dow Jones Newswires is a market-moving financial and business news source, used by wealth managers, institutional investors and fintech platforms around the world to identify trading and investing ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama fireworks event organizer apologizes over fire, wants third-party investigation
The organizing committee of a fireworks festival here that was canceled halfway through after a fire broke out on a barge has apologized a ... ( read original story ...)
Mboko sets up Osaka final after stunning comeback
Teenager Victoria Mboko continues her fairytale run at the Canadian Open by booking a final date with Naomi Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Sony hikes profit forecast seeing smaller trade war impact
Sony raised its full-year operating profit forecast on Thursday by 4% to 1.33 trillion yen ($9.01 billion), citing expectations of a smaller impact from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s comeback rolls on as she reaches first WTA 1000 final since 2022
Osaka dispatched Denmark's Clara Tauson Wednesday in Montreal to reach her first WTA 1000 final in three years. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s top trade envoy back in the US to seek clarity on tariff cuts
Honda Motor raises its annual guidance on the assumption it would get a U.S. tariff reduction next month. CNBC's Lin Lin and Kaori Enjoji discuss if ninth time's the charm for Tokyo's top trade ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing
Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to government data. ( read original story ...)
Japan presses US on auto tariff cut, seeks clarification on other levies
Japan pressed the U.S. to swiftly implement an agreed cut to auto tariffs and sought clarification on levies for other goods, as conflicting interpretations of the bilateral trade deal further ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges US to swiftly implement auto tariff cut
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa urged the U.S. to swiftly implement measures agreed upon in a bilateral trade deal, including lowering automobile and auto parts tariffs, Japan's government ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s ‘100% chip tariffs’ hit Japan’s giants, but Samsung and TSMC rise on U.S. bets
Asia chip stocks fell on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will impose a 100% tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips. ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 80th anniversary of atomic bombing in Hiroshima
As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the country's postwar identity is shifting. ( read original story ...)
Now is a good time to buy property in Tokyo – Japan Today
Foreign investors are, once again, purchasing Tokyo property. According to the 2012 annual report of the global property-consulting firm Jones Lang LaSalle, Tokyo was the fourth most popular place in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron confirms Taiwan unit employee’s involvement in intellectual property case
TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electron Ltd (8035.T), opens new tab said on Thursday a former employee of its Taiwan subsidiary was involved in a case cited by the Intellectual Property Branch of the ... ( read original story ...)
Trump wants more American pick-ups in Tokyo and London. That may be a hard sell
Donald Trump is right that Japan and Europe buy few American-made cars - but it has little to do with trade barriers. From Tokyo to London, many consumers see Detroit's offerings as simply too big and ... ( read original story ...)