Japanese third seed Naomi Osaka recorded a dominant 6-3 6-2 win over Czech Republic’s Denisa Allertova in just over an hour to reach her first WTA quarter-final on grass, where she will take on rising Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu. Buzarnescu had her best ... ( read original story ...)
Will US-North Korea deal leave Japan, South Korea vulnerable?
“This is bad news for both South Korea and Japan, as joint exercises form an important part of the US’ deterrence strategy,” Benoit Hardy-Chartrand, an adjunct professor at Temple University in Tokyo, said. South Korea’s defence ministry sought to ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Stock markets rise ahead of Fed rate decision
TOKYO — Global stocks rose Wednesday as investors awaited an expected interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve and looked for hints of further hikes this year. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 was up 0.3 percent at 5,468 and Germany’s DAX rose 0 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dead’ husband returns alive year after Tokyo police misidentified body
TOKYO — A Japanese wife has told police the body she thought was of her missing husband belonged to a stranger after her spouse turned up alive a year later. Tokyo police acknowledged Wednesday that the body found in a river in eastern Tokyo in June 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dead’ husband returns after Japan police send wrong body
TOKYO -- A Japanese wife has told police the body she thought was of her missing husband belonged to a stranger after her spouse turned up alive a year later. Tokyo police acknowledged Wednesday that the body found in a river in eastern Tokyo in June 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Police Investigate Cryptojacking Case Involving Coinhive Monero Mining Software
Japanese police are investigating a case of cryptojacking that involves Monero-mining software Coinhive, sources familiar with the matter told local news outlet Mainichi June 12. Investigators suspect that the alleged culprits are in violation of the law ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as yen weakens
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Wednesday helped by a cheaper ... it was buying back 700 billion yen of it shares after completing the sale of its memory chip business. Nintendo dropped 6.21 percent to 39,120 yen after its presentation at the E3 trade ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes up 0.38 percent
(Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 closed up 0.38 percent at 22,966.38 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.42 percent to 1,800.37. ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.7 quake has struck near Izu Islands, Japan region
A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Event id: us1000epke. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000epke. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:44:53 / 12:44 pm (local ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks drop as investors look towards central bank meetings
Investors have now turned their eyes to the trio of this week's central bank meetings. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.3 per cent in early trading at 22,934.58. South Korea's Kospi was down by less than 0.1 per cent at 2,468.83. ( read original story ...)
VP Kalla: Japan to More Invest in Industrial, Bank in Indonesia
TEMPO.CO, Tokyo - Vice President Jusuf Kalla stated many corporations and banks of Japan committed to making more investment in Indonesia. The plan was delivered to Jusuf Kalla when he attended international conference The Future of Asia in Tokyo, June 10 ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Toyota investing $1 billion in ride-hailing company Grab
TOKYO — Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $1 billion in Grab, the leading ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, the company said Wednesday. Toyota said it reached a deal with Grab Holdings to strengthen the existing partnership to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges higher before Fed meeting; Toshiba jumps
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged higher on Wednesday as the market looked to the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision later in the global day, while Toshiba jumped after it announced a major share buyback. Toshiba Corp (6502.T ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe: ‘I highly praise’ Trump for Singapore summit with Kim
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe commended President Trump ... “I brought it up, absolutely, and they are going to be working on that,” he said at a news conference following Tuesday’s summit. ( read original story ...)
$250K subsidy clears way for Osaka-Guam flights
Jeju Air will offer new nonstop flights between Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, and Guam beginning in late July, subsidized in part by the Guam Visitors Bureau for $250,000. The new service will add 5,700 direct flight seats between Guam and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher after US-North Korea summit
The first-ever summit between sitting leaders of the two foes went "better than anybody could have expected", said Trump. Tokyo stocks gained on Tuesday, extending rallies on Wall Street as investors largely welcomed a historic summit between the United ... ( read original story ...)