TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn walked out of a Japanese jail for a second time late on Thursday, freed on $4.5 million bail after agreeing to curbs on contacting his wife as he ... ( read original story ...)
In bail reprise, ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn leaves Tokyo jail, agrees to limit contact with wife
After a Tokyo court rejected an appeal by prosecutors against his release, Ghosn left the Tokyo detention center on 10:22 p.m. (1322 GMT), dressed in a dark suit and white shirt with no necktie, a ... ( read original story ...)
6 Things in Japan that Shocked a Thai Girl
Conversely there has been an increase in the number of Thais coming to Japan on business and for pleasure. What do Thais expect and what are their impressions when they come to Japan? To answer that, ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire, Subaru And Travis Pastrana Are Taking Another Lap Of America
Bilko show, courtesy of Yokohama Tire and Subaru of America. Yokohama is sponsoring the two drivers in the contest, which runs May 4-11, and Subaru Motorsports USA will provide a pair of WRX STI ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.5 mag strikes near Nago in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 153 km ESE of Nago, Japan (95 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 12:23:14 / 12:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4 quake has struck near Chichi-shima in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 178 km WSW of Chichi-shima, Japan (111 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 140.5687 East, latitude 26.4497 North, depth = 403.11 km. ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters in Japan Rally After Accused Rapist Found Innocent by Criminal Court
Distrust against Japan’s criminal justice system has intensified after a Nagoya district court ruled a father was innocent — despite acknowledging the defendant raped his daughter more than once. ( read original story ...)
Osaka breezes past Hsieh to reach Stuttgart last eight
BERLIN (Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka made a winning start to her claycourt season by beating Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei 6-4 6-3 on Thursday to move into the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis ... ( read original story ...)
Hsieh sets up rematch with Osaka in Stuttgart
Osaka beat Hsieh on the way to her Australian ... Download The Times of India News App for Latest Sports News. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GLP Plans $3 Billion IPO of U.S. Warehouses
The Wall Street Journal reported the IPO plan Wednesday in New York ... Its Japan assets are listed in Tokyo under GLP J-REIT, which has risen about 7.8 percent this year. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Finance Minister Urges Reporters to Adopt New Legal Term ‘Crypto Assets’
Japan’s Minister of Finance and deputy prime minister Taro Aso has urged reporters to stop using the term virtual currencies and switch to the newly-proposed legal name crypto assets. Aso ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Zozo sees profit recovering this year after bodysuit blunder
But the company said it expects business to pick up as Japanese consumers were just beginning to buy clothes online. It forecast a 24.7 percent rise in operating profit to 32 billion yen for the ... ( read original story ...)
One Sentence From the Bank of Japan Leaves Traders Perplexed
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan today said it may introduce a lending facility for its exchange-traded fund buying program, which would allow it to temporarily lend ETFs to market participants. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Shares on Holiday Even Before Golden Week
That’s the longest such stretch of low volumes since December 2017. As traders digest the Bank of Japan’s latest policy announcement Thursday, with one eye on the Narita Express, it remains to be seen ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan cuts inflation, economic growth forecasts
Japan will fail to reach its two-percent inflation target even by 2022, the central bank predicted on Thursday as it also revised down its estimate for growth in the world's third-largest economy. In ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan commits to very low rates at least through spring 2020, keeps policy steady
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and clarified its intention to keep interest rates very low for a prolonged period, committing to do so at least through around the spring of ... ( read original story ...)