Tokyo confirmed 15,501 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, up by about 820 from a week before. The seven-day average of new cases came to 11,805.6, compared with 10,827.0 a week earlier. New COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
15,501 new COVID cases reported in Tokyo
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 15,501 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Tuesday. That figure is up 821 from a week ago. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.24%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Retail, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.24%. The biggest ...
Japanese shares end higher as chip stocks, exporters gain
TOKYO: Japanese shares closed slightly higher on Tuesday, supported by gains in chip-related stocks and as exporters advanced after the yen weakened against the dollar overnight. The Nikkei share ...
Japan’s Rising Defense Budget Is Now Nearly on Par With Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered a sharp defense spending hike that could see his long-pacifist country’s defense budget balloon to near the levels spent by Russia.
Japan finmin vows to respond to rapid yen strength if necessary
Japan will respond to sharp yen moves appropriately as needed, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, when asked whether the country would intervene in the currency market to stem sharp yen ...
Man arrested for sending kidnap threats in Tokyo
Tokyo police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of threatening to kidnap preschoolers and female students. ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans Defense Spend That Could Put It on Par With Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered a sharp defense spending hike that could see his long-pacifist country’s defense budget balloon to near the levels spent by Russia. ( read original story ...)
FTX Japan would let customers withdraw funds … if only anyone could log in
Add a busted tech platform to the list of the company's sins FTX's Japanese outpost has teased good news for investors in the collapsed and disgraced trading platform – then dashed their hopes.… The ...
Exclusive-Goldman Sachs on hunt for bargain crypto firms after FTX fiasco
Goldman Sachs plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy or invest in crypto companies after the collapse of the FTX exchange hit valuations and dampened investor interest. FTX's implosion has ...
Legal advisers wade into crypto contagion
Lawyers are grappling with fallout from the collapse of FTX and its domino effects in the cryptocurrency sector ...
Tokyo stocks end up on weak yen as US rate hike fear persists
Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday as the weakening yen against the U.S. dollar helped lift exporter issues despite concerns about a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks edge up on weak yen, U.S. monetary tightening fears
Tokyo stocks were slightly higher Tuesday morning as buying of exporter issues on a weaker yen helped offset concerns about a negative fallout from prolonged U.S. monetary tightening. The 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)
Citizens groups petition Tokyo gov’t to secure lodgings for the needy over holiday season
Citizens groups have filed an urgent petition with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government calling for it to secure lodgings for those in need to s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks edge up on weak yen, US monetary tightening fears
Tokyo stocks were slightly higher Tuesday morning as buying of exporter issues on a weaker yen helped offset concerns about a negativ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy will probably enter a recession in 2023, economist says
Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics says the recession will be mostly driven by a drop in exports, and it would be “very brave” to tighten monetary policy under such conditions. ( read original story ...)