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Japan’s Nikkei sags as Iran attack, Wall Street sell-off sour sentiment
TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Japan's blue-chip Nikkei index dropped on Monday as investors sold equities following an escalation of violence in the Middle East and a sell-off on Wall Street at the end ...
Japan to take all necessary steps amid yen’s fall: finance chief
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is closely watching foreign exchange moves and will take "all necessary steps," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Monday, as the yen fell to a fresh 34-year low versus the U ...
UPDATE 1-Japan’s finance minister watches FX moves closely after dollar surges
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said he was watching currency moves closely, repeating that Tokyo is "fully prepared" to act after the dollar surged to a fresh 34-year high against the yen ...
Japan’s Sapporo sees earliest 25C day since records began
Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo -- famous for skiing -- on Monday passed 25 degrees Celsius at the earliest point of any year on record, a weather agency official said.It is the ... ( read original story ...)
Why Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics failed
Sapporo’s 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics bid failed to garner public support due to factors ranging from the negative impact of the 2020 Tokyo Games to a poor public relations campaign from ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka World Expo 2025: How to win influence with key economic drivers in Japan
Ballooning costs, construction delays, a carpenter shortage—the litany of reported woes besetting the World Expo 2025 in Osaka seems endless. One year out, Japanese media coverage of the Osaka Expo ... ( read original story ...)
OpenAI bids for Japan business as it opens Tokyo office
Microsoft backed artificial intelligence startup OpenAI made a pitch for business in Japan on Monday as it opened its first Asia office in Tokyo. The startup, which has caused excitement among ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Power Producer Jera Considers IPO to Fund Green Push
Japan’s biggest utility, Jera Co., is considering an initial public offering to help fund a massive rollout of renewables. ( read original story ...)
Philippine president: trilateral agreement with U.S., Japan not directed at anyone
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the trilateral agreement signed between his country and the United States and Japan was not directed at anyone, but merely a strengthening of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA creates global renewables-focused unit in Britain
Japan's largest power company JERA Co. has created a global renewable energy business to be headquartered in London, as it seeks to increase low-carbon investments to meet decarbonisation targets, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Posts 7.7% Growth in Machinery Orders
In a striking development that looks set to invigorate Japans economic prospects, a key gauge of capital spending in the country has seen its most significant jump in over a year. According to Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
On Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash
A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most sophisticated financial system. ( read original story ...)
Suspect ‘thought of drinking tea’ using $65,000 gold bowl stolen from Tokyo store
A man arrested for allegedly stealing a pure gold tea bowl priced at around 10 million yen ($65,000) has told police he ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ruling Party Urges ‘Immediate’ Crypto Tax Reform
Japan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, wants the government to carry out “immediate” crypto tax reforms.
Japan’s Nikkei drops 1% as Iran attack, Wall Street sell-off fuel risk aversion
TOKYO: Japan’s blue-chip Nikkei index dropped nearly 1% on Monday as investors sold equities following an escalation of violence in the Middle East and a sell-off on Wall Street at the end of last ...