Japan’s life insurers are likely to gradually buy more domestic bonds in the fiscal second half, while awaiting clarity on the central bank’s interest-rate-hike timeline, strategists say.
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 2.7% On Year In September
The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.7 percent on year in September, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday - coming in at ...
Japan stock market may rebound as Ishiba revises economic policies
Shigeru Ishiba's election as the ruling party leader triggered a plunge in Tokyo shares late last month, but conditions may be on a recovery track as he has revised his market-shaking pledges since ...
Corpses of hanged man, stabbed woman found in Yokohama hotel
KANAGAWA (TR) – A man was found hanged and a woman fatally stabbed inside in a hotel in in Yokohama City’s Konan Ward on Monday, police have revealed. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale inflation rises in September
Japan's wholesale prices rose 2.8% in September from a year earlier, data showed on Thursday, accelerating from the previous month in a sign of lingering inflationary pressure from raw material imports. ( read original story ...)
He moved into a 194-square-foot apartment in Japan — and found that downsizing boosted his productivity
"Living with intention actually makes life so much better because I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything," LaJuan told BI. ( read original story ...)
1-year-old boy dies from intra-abdominal bleeding in Osaka
Police in Osaka are investigating the death of a one-year-old boy who died of intra-abdominal bleeding. According to police at around 12:05 p.m. on Monday, a woman in her 20s called 119, and said her ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-crypto super PAC becomes largest spender in Ohio Senate race
Pro-crypto super PAC Defend American Jobs has rolled out a $40.8 million TV ad blitz designed to boost Bernie Moreno’s image among Republicans and undecided voters.
Yokohama lighthouse has guided ships for 130 years
Yokohama: For over a century, a lighthouse standing near the tip of a breakwater has offered safety as a beacon for incoming and outgoing vessels to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She’s ‘Not as Involved’ on Social Media Anymore and ‘Began to Feel Like It Was Very Negative’
Mental wellness was a major topic during a recent interview that Osaka had with People to promote her Brave Together campaign with Maybelline . As a Brave Together ambassador, Osaka's mission is to ... ( read original story ...)
Hilton Grand Vacations acquires first property in Kyoto, Japan
Vacation ownership and travel experiences company Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) has acquired Citadines Kyoto Karasuma Gojo in Kyoto, Japan. This marks the company's first foray into the city of Kyoto ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Close Higher, Tracking Wall Street’s Gains
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.9% to close at 39277.96, tracking Wall Street's gains overnight. Market participants are likely "taking the chance to load up on risks," said Yeap Jun Rong, market ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps 2.5% as yen weakens
Markets in mainland China will remain closed until Oct. 8 for a week-long holiday and South Korea will be shut Thursday for National Foundation Day.
“Next Restaurant” a unique one stop multi bands plant-based restaurant opens in Tokyo, and announces its domestic and international expansion plans
Japanese master franchisee of an American hamburger restaurant, Wayback Burgers opens the first multi brand plant-based restaurant, "Next Restaurant" in Tokyo and announces its domestic and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s private sector urges political leadership as election nears
Japanese business circles have expressed hope for more accountability and stronger leadership to ensure economic growth, as Prime Min ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Still Pushing China for Explanation of Schoolboy’s Killing
Japan’s new foreign minister asked China’s government to provide a proper accounting of the facts in the stabbing death of a schoolboy in China last month, in a sign the new government in Tokyo will continue to push Beijing to explain the attack. ( read original story ...)