Tag: business

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka set up a clash with Coco Gauff at the China Open after marching into the last 16 with a straight-sets victory on Monday. ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to begin a review of the nation’s cryptocurrency rules, opening up the possibility of lower taxes on digital assets and potentially paving the way for the roll out of domestic funds investing in tokens. ( read original story ...)

BEIJING: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka set up a China Open last-16 clash with Coco Gauff on Monday ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks dropped after Japan’s governing party chose Shigeru Ishiba, a critic of the country’s longstanding ultralow interest rates, as its leader. ( read original story ...)

Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba is poised to call snap elections for October 27, local media reported Monday, as equities plunge on a strong yen and fears that tax hikes are on the ... ( read original story ...)

Asian markets have had a wild start to the week, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index tumbling nearly 5% while Chinese markets soared on news of fresh stimulus for the faltering economy. ( read original story ...)

ANA Holdings Inc said it will not offer a commercial flying taxi service at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, viewed as one of the highlights of the event. Japan Airlines Co is also reconsidering ... ( read original story ...)

JAPAN’S benchmark Nikkei share average tumbled more than 4 per cent on Monday in reaction to a sharply stronger yen after perceived monetary policy hawk Shigeru Ishiba won the contest to become the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's factory output fell 3.3% in August from the previous month, versus a median market forecast for a 0.9% drop, government data showed on Monday. Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to increase 2.0% in September and expand 6.1% in October. ( read original story ...

The financial technology arm of Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines has struck a deal with Tokyo-based financial services conglomerate SBI Holdings, as the latter acquired a minority stake in ... ( read original story ...)

As Shigeru Ishiba prepares to take over as Japans next prime minister, business leaders are hopeful that his administration will implement policies to accelerate the nations economic recovery. With ... ( read original story ...)

Shigeru Ishiba’s unexpected ascendance shakes up the Tokyo political scene — and relationship with Washington. ( read original story ...)

The 67-year-old's successful leadership bid after four failed attempts puts the self-professed lone wolf at the helm of a Liberal Democratic Party that has ruled Japan for most of the past seven decad ( read original story ...)

Speculation is swirling about whom Ishiba will appoint to his cabinet when he forms a government on Tuesday, after winning the race for president of the Liberal Democratic Party. ( read original story ...)

As I detailed yesterday in my PC Gamer at Tokyo Game Show 2024 Day 1 report, PC gaming has been the notable winner at this year's TGS, with game publishers all around the world, but notably now in ... ( read original story ...)

Foreigners pulled out of Japanese stocks for a sixth successive week through Sept. 21, due to lingering concerns over a stronger yen and increased caution ahead of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy ... ( read original story ...)