Ken Cheung, chief Asian foreign exchange strategist at Mizuho Bank, says that's because the central bank ... and engineering mistakes 'I thought I was going to die': Passengers on Japan plane that ...
UPDATE 5-Japan Airlines counts losses from wrecked Tokyo plane
Japan Airlines on Thursday said it expected losses of more than $100 million after one of its planes was destroyed when it collided with another aircraft on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport this ...
Losses mount along Japan’s western coast after quake kills 84, with dozens still missing
Rescue workers are braving the cold to save people trapped under collapsed buildings in western Japan, which was hit by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake.
Jyoti CNC Automation IPO: ISRO vendor to launch ₹1000 crore issue, price band ₹315-331; check dates
ISRO and Tata vendor Jyoti CNC Automation is set to launch its IPO next week, with the issue size and the price band released.
Japan’s manufacturing activity falls further amid weak demand on market uncertainty
According to a private-sector survey released on Thursday, Japan's manufacturing activity declined at the fastest rate in ten months in December, as output and new orders fell due to market ...
Tokyo stocks start 2024 mixed as yen falls on quake, tech weighs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Thursday ... The broader Topix index finished up 12.40 points, or 0.52 percent, at 2,378.79. Japanese financial markets were closed from Monday to Wednesday ...
Tokyo stocks open sharply lower after Jan. 1 quake, Wall St. fall
Tokyo stocks were sharply lower Thursday, the first trading day of 2024, amid negative investor sentiment after a powerful earthquake ...
Japan stocks: a minute’s silence, then a slide
STORY: It was a somber start to the year on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Before trading began, ministers and officials held a minute’s silence to mark the country’s earthquake and air disasters. Finance ...
Japan’s Nikkei starts 2024 lower as quake, airline collision weigh on sentiment
TOKYO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell as much as 2% on the first trading day of 2024, as airline, construction and utilities reacted to Tuesday's aircraft collision and the ...
BOJ’s Ueda: Hope Japan’s economy can balance rises in wages and inflation
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday that he hopes Japan's economy can balance rises in wages and inflation. “Hopes Japan's economy can balance rises in wages and inflation.” “Wages and inflation rising in a balanced manner could prompt firms to invest in equipment and research and development.”
Japan’s Nikkei tumbles as stocks react to quake, airline collision
Japan's Nikkei share average fell as much as 2% on the first trading day of 2024, as airline, construction and energy firms reacted to Tuesday's aircraft collision and the powerful earthquake that hit ...
Asian shares slip as Japanese markets reopen
Dark-suited officials bowed their heads on a stage, instead of the customary women clad in colorful kimonos. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 1.2%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.6% and the Shanghai ...
Crypto Platform Accused of Blowing Up Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency market participants denounced Thielen's report because his bearish outlook is in contrast to the bullish predictions that have been driving up Bitcoin's price over recent months. Since ...
Asia markets poised to extend losses as investors assess Fed minutes, Japan resumes trading
Japan returns to trade after an extended New Year’s break, with markets expected to react to the New Year’s earthquake and Japan Airlines collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.
Japan Dec factory activity extends declines on market uncertainty- PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity contracted at the steepest pace in 10 months in December as output and new orders slid on market uncertainty, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday. The ...
A jet’s carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe?
The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a collision on a Tokyo runway was made from carbon-composite fibers, and the incident is renewing concern about the challenges of putting out fires ...