About 100 kilometres from Tokyo, the frenetic capital of Japan, in the mountain village of Nanmoku, elementary school principal Keiko Kato, points to a graph that lays out the dilemma facing her town. ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll climbs to more than 150 in Japan after devastating flooding
... in Japan after severe rains The landslides and flooding across much of western Japan have killed at least 155 people, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. Some of the tho... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rally on weak yen
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks rose for a third straight session on Tuesday, backed by gains on Wall Street and the yen’s downwards trend, as concerns over a US-China trade war receded. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to 1.5 week high on boost from deals, Wall St
The broader Topix advanced 0.3 per cent to 1,716.13. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 1-1/2-week high on Tuesday as deals news added to a solid Wall Street performance, with oil refiners ... ( read original story ...)
‘Life or death’: Tokyo pub owners fear impact of tougher smoking laws
a step forward in a country where the tobacco industry has long thrived thanks to the political clout of tobacco farmers and behemoth Japan Tobacco Inc. — of which more than a third is owned by the Fi... ( read original story ...)
Tokai Tokyo Financial : Announces the New Management Team of Tokai Tokyo Securities
Note: This English translation is for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese original and this English translation, the Japanese original shall prevail. We assum... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as deadly flooding strikes Japan
At least four people are dead, several others missing and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes as major and historic flooding struck Japan. More lives and property can be threatened as heavy ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank tightens grip on Yahoo Japan via $2 billion deal with Altaba
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan through a $2 billion, three-way deal with U.S. firm Altaba to deepen ties with the internet heavyweight ahead of an IPO of its t... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan Buys Back $200 Crore Worth Of Shares From Softbank Group
The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 percent in morning Tokyo tr... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan buys back $2 billion of shares in 3-way deal with SoftBank, Altaba
The news comes as SoftBank prepares to list its domestic telecoms unit in what could be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades. Yahoo Japan shares were up nearly 12 per cent in morning Tokyo t... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets add to gains, led by Nikkei
Banks, along with factory-automation and nonferrous-metal stocks, led Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.66% 1% higher. Higher Treasury yields and the prospects of strong near-term U.S. GDP growth helped sectors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan picks Endo as top financial regulator, signals bank reforms to continue
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s government on Tuesday appointed career bureaucrat Toshihide Endo as its top financial regulator, a move widely seen as a sign that reforms to make the banking sector more pro... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | SoftBank raises stake in Yahoo Japan in purchase from Altaba
TOKYO — Japanese internet company SoftBank Corp. is investing ... It offers online auctioning, film listings and the news. Altaba was ordered earlier this year to pay a $35 million fine to resolve fed... ( read original story ...)
Flood exposes Japan’s fragile infrastructure
TOKYO -- The most damaging rainfall in three decades has killed more than 120 people and brought businesses and transport to a halt in western Japan, laying bare just how weak the nation's infrastruct... ( read original story ...)
IN PHOTOS: Incredible images show sheer devastation following deadly Japan flooding, mudslides
The death toll increased to 126 on Monday after days of rain caused massive flooding and landslides that destroyed homes and roadways, cutting access to many communities, Japan’s Kyodo news agency rep... ( read original story ...)
Japan hunts for survivors of floods that killed at least 114
The economic impact was being assessed. "I'm worried there could be a significant impact on production, consumption and tourism," Toshiro Miyashita, a Bank of Japan branch manager, told a news confere... ( read original story ...)