Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday as investors scooped up battered shares following the Nikkei's sharp decline the previous day, wh ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court orders ex-Fukushima TEPCO bosses to pay $95 billion
The Tokyo District Court ordered four people, including the former chairman of TEPCO, to pay approximately 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in compensatory damages, the highest amount in domestic history ... ( read original story ...)
Sombre farewell: Japan mourns as the funeral of Shinzo Abe held in Tokyo
With prayers, flowers, and flags draped in black ribbons, thousands of mourners gathered yesterday in the streets of Tokyo to bid a final goodbye to Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to expand energy transition support to India
Japan plans to provide support to India to drive the transition to clean energy, expanding a programme it launched last year for Southeast Asian nations, Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda said on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher Ahead Of US Inflation Data
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday ahead of a key US inflation report and with worries growing over rising Covid-19 cases in Japan and abroad. ( read original story ...)
Uniqlo owner’s Q3 results to offer clues on China recovery, Japan inflation
Japan's Fast Retailing , home of Uniqlo, is expected to report quarterly profit grew 11% overall on Thursday, but investors' focus will be on whether China is recovering and how domestic consumers are ... ( read original story ...)
After the assassination of Abe, will Japan tilt right?
With the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, one wonders if Japanese politics will become more like ours. ( read original story ...)
Abe’s killing haunts Japan with questions on homemade guns
The shooting sent shudders through low-crime, orderly Japan: A prominent politician was killed by a man emerging from a crowd, wielding a homemade firearm so roughly constructed it was wrapped in tape ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei buoyed by chips, airlines but drag from energy caps gain
Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded on Wednesday, lifted by chip-related stocks and airlines, but gains were capped by a big drop in energy shares as crude oil fell amid worries about the global ... ( read original story ...)
Two Prominent Crypto-Fund Managers Are on the Lam
The founders of Three Arrows Capital, media-savvy former billionaires with blue-chip credentials, have simply disappeared. ( read original story ...)
New York judge freezes assets of Three Arrows Capital as crypto firm’s founders remain underground
A federal judge in a New York bankruptcy court has frozen the remaining assets of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital. ( read original story ...)
Call crypto out
Given this reality, the bluntness of a recent speech on crypto regulation by Lael Brainard, the Fed vice chair, is almost shocking. True, Brainard didn’t go as far as Jim Chanos, the famous ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Officially Too Hot for Crypto Mining in Texas
Multiple mining operations reported they were voluntarily temporarily reducing operations during spikes in energy demand on a traditionally spotty grid. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei says Nikon to stop making DSLRs, Nikon says it’s still making, selling & servicing them
Business publication Nikkei is reporting Nikon is shutting down DSLR production in favor of mirrorless cameras. Nikon, however, says it's continuing to make, sell and support its line of DSLR cameras. ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Mood Subdued on Chip Shortage, Raw Material Costs – Reuters Tankan
Confidence at Japanese manufacturers in July was subdued, a Reuters poll showed, reflecting pressure from a problematic chip shortage, China's heavy pandemic response and a weak yen that is making ... ( read original story ...)
Funeral for Shinzo Abe Is Held in Tokyo
Crowds mourned slain former leader as car carrying Mr. Abe’s coffin was driven past the places where he spent his nearly 30-year career as a lawmaker. ( read original story ...)