Japan's ruling party will urge the government to lay out a big, decade-long spending programme to promote green investment, a draft proposal obtained by Reuters showed on Friday, a nod to Prime ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Emperor’s New Year Greeting Cancelled in Japan
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his family will not offer their New Year greetings from the palace balcony due to concerns over the country's struggles with a resurgence of coronavirus infections. ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Fudosan to launch tender offer for Tokyo Dome
Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. has decided to launch a tender offer for ballpark operator Tokyo Dome Corp. in what co ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Mitsui Fudosan to discuss bid for Tokyo Dome, helps push back activist
Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan Co said it will discuss a plan to acquire ballpark operator Tokyo Dome Corp at a board meeting on Friday, in a deal that would reportedly top 100 billion yen ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Lower In Choppy Trade
The Japanese stock market is modestly lower on Friday in choppy trading in the absence of fresh cues from Wall Street, which was closed overnight for a holiday. Worries about the surge in coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
A Millennial Crypto Victory Bigger Than the Price of Bitcoin
The Indian entrepreneurs are like the lemonade-stand kids who beat back Big Government. Their elders will catch up. ( read original story ...)
OECD tax director tips international crypto tax standards are coming in 2021
The OECD and the EU will work in parallel to avoid contradictions between their respective tax reporting standards for crypto assets. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei shares inch higher as vaccine optimism lifts recovery hopes
Japan's Nikkei average inched higher on Friday as investor confidence climbed over prospects of recovery in economic growth and corporate earnings following promising news on COVID-19 vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo core consumer prices suffer biggest annual drop in more than 8 years: report
Core consumer prices in Tokyo suffered their biggest annual drop in more than eight years, data showed on Friday, an indication the hit to consumption from the coronavirus crisis continued to heap ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Travel Campaign Sparks Debate on Links to Covid Spread
Sapporo TV Tower in Sapporo. Japan has removed the Hokkaido capital from a domestic travel promotion campaign. Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg But as the country tackles its largest surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s capital sees prices fall most in over eight years as COVID-19 pain persists
Core consumer prices in Tokyo suffered their biggest annual drop in more than eight years, data showed on Friday, an indication the hit to consumption from the coronavirus crisis continued to heap ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin strikes new deal to sell Australian dairy business
Japan’s Kirin has found a new Australian buyer for its Lion Dairy business after an earlier A$600m ($442m) sale to a Chinese group was scuttled by rising diplomatic and trade tensions between Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Fudosan to discuss bid for Tokyo Dome on Friday
Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan Co 8801.T said it would discuss a plan to acquire ballpark operator Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Fudosan Set to Bid for Tokyo Dome to Ward Off Oasis
(Bloomberg) -- Mitsui Fudosan Co. is poised to make a bid for Tokyo Dome Corp., helping the operator of one of Japan’s largest stadiums push back against activist investor Oasis Management Co. The ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Morioka, Japan
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.0 quake in Japan near Miyako only 15 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Friday 27 November 2020 at 5.54 am ... ( read original story ...)
4 major cities seek shorter business hours to try and contain coronavirus
The city of Nagoya said Thursday it will ask stores that serve alcohol to shorten their operating hours to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, joining the ranks of Tokyo, Osaka and Sapporo amid ... ( read original story ...)