Universal Entertainment Corp’s idea for a stock-market listing in the United States of its Philippine casino resort, Okada Manila, via a special-purpose acquisition company (Spac), could be an ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on profit-taking, logs weekly gain
Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Friday as profit-taking ahead of the weekend trumped optimism over a broad economic recovery, though the index gained for a third straight week. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei drops below 30,000 in morning after Wall Street’s retreat
Tokyo stocks dropped Friday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index falling below the 30,000 threshold for the first time in four days following losses on Wall Street overnight and on concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s stocks have outperformed Europe — but investors are still not seeing its potential, say strategists
Japanese stocks have outperformed their European peers for years, but investors have yet to realize its potential, strategists told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga’s cellphone cut call adds to BOJ’s headaches
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is making life tougher for the Bank of Japan as carriers respond to his calls to cut cellphone charges, a move seen as adding deflationary pressure on the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Ad firm official: Omura recall campaign asked it to copy names
An official at an advertising company in Nagoya admitted the firm was asked to hire workers to ghostwrite scores of signatures for a governor recall petition by an official from the campaign, sources ... ( read original story ...)
Calmer Osaka looking to be role model on court: coach
Naomi Osaka not only wants to win Grand Slams and hoist trophies but also hopes to be a role model in the way she carries herself on court, her coach Wim Fissette said on Friday. Osaka will meet ... ( read original story ...)
Lockdown warrior Brady faces ultimate test against ‘new boss’ Osaka
Jennifer Brady spent two weeks in hard quarantine gathering mental strength for her tilt at a maiden Grand Slam title and will hope there is plenty in reserve when she takes on Naomi Osaka in Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president
A woman has been named president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee TOKYO -- Seiko Hashimoto has appeared in seven Olympics, four in the winter and three in the summer — the most by any ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Japan confirms new Covid strain; rich countries stockpiling 1bn extra vaccine shots
Rich nations stockpiling one billion extra doses; WHO urges against letting guard down amid fall in cases; Japan finds new strain, immigration centre reports infections ... ( read original story ...)
Japan January factory output to rise for first time in three months: Reuters poll
Japan's industrial production likely grew for the first time in three months in January as manufacturing activity picked up globally, a Reuters poll found on Friday, offering a glimmer of hope for an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finds new COVID-19 strain, while immigration centre reports infections
Pedestrians wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk on a street in Tokyo, Japan 2, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Distressed Japan Hotel Chain Unizo Sparks Hedge Fund Battle
A distressed Japanese hotel operator that had been the target of an extended takeover battle is back at the center of a tussle between financial market heavyweights. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finds More Than 90 Cases of New COVID-19 Virus Variant
Japanese health authorities have found more than 90 cases of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the government's chief spokesman said on Friday. The mutant variant, known as E484K, has been found in ... ( read original story ...)
Rugby: Japan’s Top League aims to go out on a high
Japan's Top League will look to put a year lost to the COVID-19 pandemic behind it on Saturday when play returns for the final season in the competition's current guise. Bolstered by the arrival of ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips below 30,000 as rally fizzles before weekend
Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Friday, falling back below the 30,000 mark it has recovered for the first time in three decades earlier this week, as profit-taking ahead of the weekend trumped ... ( read original story ...)