Australia's foreign minister said she will travel to Japan to meet counterparts from the "Quad" group of the United States, India and Japan next week to discuss regional security, economic recovery, ... ( read original story ...)
After a long ride, will anyone save this Tokyo carousel?
More than 110 years after its creation in Germany, the future of Toshimaen's El Dorado merry-go-round now seems uncertain. ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator orders Tokyo exchange to report on system glitch: source
Japan's financial regulator has ordered the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and its owner, the Japan Exchange Group, to report on a system glitch that halted trade all day on Thursday, a person familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo markets reopen after glitch halted trade
AFPTV 1. Zoom in Nikkei index screens at reopening of Tokyo stock exchange2. Mid shot screens showing prices on Tokyo Stock Exchange3. Mid shot man at a computer ///----------------------------------- ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August household spending seen falling for 11th straight month: Reuters poll
Japanese household spending is expected to have fallen for a 11th straight month in August, a Reuters poll found on Friday, suggesting the coronavirus crisis is still weighing heavily on consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August household spending seen falling for 11th straight month
Japanese household spending is expected to have fallen for a 11th straight month in August, a Reuters poll found on Friday, suggesting the coronavirus crisis is still weighing heavily on consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s consumer confidence improves in September: government
Japan's consumer confidence improved in September, a Cabinet Office survey showed on Friday, prompting the government to upgrade its assessment on the index while warning the situation remained severe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to order Tokyo stock exchange to report on trading meltdown
Japan’s financial regulator will demand a full report into the technical problems that paralysed the Tokyo Stock Exchange and plunged the world’s third largest exchange into an unprecedented full-day ... ( read original story ...)
Exchange outage latest blow to Tokyo’s financial hub dreams
Today, they failed the markets and investors.” Tokyo Stock Exchange has long sought to position itself as a “we never close” outlet, and a crucial part of the capital’s pitch as a business hub. Unlike ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange resumes after outage debacle, market steady
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) resumed normal trading on Friday, with the main index holding steady a day after the worst-ever outage brought the world's third-largest equity market to a standstill. ( read original story ...)
Japan FSA to order Tokyo bourse to swiftly report on trading system glitch: Aso
Japan's financial watchdog will order the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) to report swiftly on its system glitch that halted trading at the bourse for the whole day on Thursday, Finance Minister Taro Aso ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets mixed in early trade, Tokyo edges up after trading outage
Asian markets were little changed on Friday, as a U.S. stimulus deal remained out of reach and investors waited on fresh U.S. employment data for a read on the economic toll from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares rise as trading resumes after full-day outage
Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange appeared to begin as normal on Friday, after the Japanese bourse was closed for the whole day on Thursday in its worst outage since the dawn of electronic trading. ( read original story ...)
Japan reveals record high budget request eyeing hypersonic tech, F-35s and more
Japan is set to continue its recent trend of setting new records for its annual defense budgets, with the country continuing to cast a wary eye on China’s military modernization and nuclear-armed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s jobs market worsens in August as coronavirus damage persists
Japan's unemployment rate rose in August to its highest in over three years and job availability fell to a more than six-year low, government data showed on Friday, indicating damage caused by the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Is Building a Skyscraper That Looks Like a Torch and Comes With Views of Mount Fuji
Tokyo is set to get another unique addition to its skyline — this one resembling an Olympic torch. Tokyo’s Torch Tower will soar 1,279 feet into the air, making it Japan’s tallest skyscraper when it ... ( read original story ...)