Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index barely changed on Friday, with investors gravitating towards profit-taking but also cheered by a weaker yen.
Signature Dish: Sapporo II serves up sushi
After finding success at the first iteration of Sapporo in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, owner Eyijin "Chris" Song opened Sapporo II in downtown. The Japanese restaurant offers an array of fresh sushi and ... ( read original story ...)
Drink Up, Japan Tells Young People. I’ll Pass, Many Reply.
The country’s tax agency, hoping to reverse the alcohol industry’s pandemic doldrums, is holding a contest to encourage more drinking among the young. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Accelerates Further Beyond BOJ’s 2% Target
Japan’s inflation accelerated further beyond the central bank’s 2% target in July, complicating Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s task of explaining his insistence on the continued need for ...
Assessing Japanese M&A deals in a turbulent period
Japan’s JERA, a 50-50 joint venture between Tokyo Electric ... to include big deals worth billions of dollars in the banking industry. M&A deals light up property market in first half of 2022 Since ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares reverse gains, investors await Fed symposium
Japanese shares reversed morning gains to close flat on Friday as stocks that powered a recent rally slipped, while investors awaited next week's Federal Reserve symposium. The Nikkei share average ...
Japan’s sober youth gives its brewers a headache
There’s always a trade-off between improving a country’s health and its national income. Japan’s tax agency, fretting about falling revenue, is trying to plump up receipts by encouraging younger ... ( read original story ...)
Virat Kohli, Naomi Osaka and Deepika Padukone: The lonely battles with depression and anxiety
Former Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli's admission of mental health issues has reopened debates about highly successful sportspersons' battles with depression. ■ Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 sponsor Aoki Holdings accused of bribery
Aoki reportedly paid just 500 million yen (3.69 million U.S. dollars) to secure the Tokyo Olympic sponsorship deal, informed sources said, amid a bribery scandal leading to the arrests of Haruyuki ... ( read original story ...)
Is Crypto Crime Really Down?
There's a new crypto report out and the results might be kind of surprising. According to Chainalysis, overall crypto crime has fallen and scams are 65% lower ...
Tokyo Film Festival Adds Venues as a Full-Scale, In-Person Event
The Tokyo International Film Festival is to add new venues at this year’s event. It will be the festival’s first-full-scale edition since the COVID pandemic. The festival relocated to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic official accused of corruption
A former member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee has been arrested on suspicion of corruption.Haruyuki Takahashi, 78, is accused of taking payments totalling $380,000 (£315,000) from a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Want this (mystery) to end in my lifetime’: Netaji’s daughter to approach India, Japan for DNA test of ashes at Tokyo temple
Provided by Times Now 'want this (mystery) to end in my lifetime': netaji's daughter to approach india, japan for dna test of ashes at tokyo temple . Kolkata: Anita Bose Pfaff, ... ( read original story ...)
Aoki reduced arrested executive’s consulting fees after Tokyo Games
NHK has learned that business suit retailer Aoki Holdings sharply reduced the consulting fees it paid to a former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee after the Games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation holds above BOJ target, price pressures broaden
Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated in July to its fastest in seven-and-a-half years, driven by fuel and raw material prices and adding to the costs of living for households yet to see ...
Japan Inflation Continues to Accelerate Beyond BOJ’s 2% Goal
Japan’s inflation accelerated further beyond the central bank’s 2% target in July, complicating Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s task of explaining his insistence on the continued need for ...