Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two years in April, data showed on Friday, raising the odds of another interest rate hike by year-end. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation climbs to 3.5%, highest in more than 2 years
The core inflation figure was higher than expectations of 3.4%. Headline inflation climbed 3.6% from a year ago. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 3.5% in April, government data showed on Friday, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan minister wants rice on shelves for under 3,000 yen, Jiji reports
Japan's new Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Friday he aimed to get rice on store shelves for under 3,000 yen ($20.86) for a 5-kg bag, Jiji reported. ( read original story ...)
ANA plane wrongly enters closed area at Hiroshima Airport
An All Nippon Airways plane wrongly entered a closed area at Hiroshima Airport after landing there late Thursday, resulting in passengers having to disembark on mobile boarding stairs. The incident ... ( read original story ...)
Wildlife Studios signs Naomi Osaka and other stars for Tennis Clash
Wildlife Studios and Winners Alliance today announced a major licensing partnership, bringing Naomi Osaka and other stars to the hit mobile game Tennis Clash. Tennis Clash has been played by more than ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo senior day cares offer cooking classes to enhance self-esteem, retain abilities
Adult day service facilities usually look after seniors requiring care during the day to give caregiver family members a break. In Tokyo, how ... ( read original story ...)
Investors have been rattled by a rising U.S. bond yield. They should be more worried about Japan.
Treasury yield has grabbed the lion’s share of attention lately when it comes to signaling how the U.S. fiscal outlook is rattling investors. Yet there’s another less-talked-about factor weighing on sentiment that is coming from overseas: the tumultuous rise in the bond yields of Japan. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin price surges to fresh record ahead of Trump’s crypto dinner
Price move gives renewed hope that the digital token can achieve a kind of escape velocity against almost any economic backdrop.
‘Major Wake-Up Call’: How $400M Coinbase Breach Exposes Crypto’s Dark Side
Coinbase said 69,461 customers were initially impacted by the breach, but fears remain over the threat of real-world robberies.
It’s Time to Worry About Japan and the Yen Carry Trade Again
It’s time to worry about Japan again. While investors may have expected better times for stocks now that the market has more or less recovered from April’s tariff shock, some strategist see reason for ...
From Tokyo To Your Wallet: How Japan’s Monetary Shift Is Shaping Your Financial Future
Japan's historic shift away from negative rates and yield curve control marks a turning point, ending decades of ultra-expansionary monetary policy. Read more about it here.
Yokohama buys idled Romanian OTR plant assets
Yokohama bought the OTR plant in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania, for $35 million after previous owner Eurotire Inc.'s bankruptcy. ( read original story ...)
Scientists create ‘virtual sorting nanomachines’ using electron beams to manipulate graphene oxide
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed an interface that creates "virtual sorting nanomachines" without the need to manufacture actual devices. ( read original story ...)
Trevor Bauer Is Putting Up Laughably Bad Numbers In Japan’s NPB As He Clings To Comeback Hopes
Disgraced former Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer is still clinging to hopes of a Major League Baseball comeback. But the 34-year-old's numbers in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s rice crisis: Prices soar, supplies dwindle and a minister resigns
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the ... ( read original story ...)
Europe and Japan See Drops in Business Activity as U.S. Rebounds
Business activity in Europe and Japan declined in May, while the U.S. saw a rebound as changes in tariffs continued to have unpredictable consequences for the global economy. ( read original story ...)