Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded from a three-month low on Thursday as chip-related stocks rallied in line with U.S. peers, but gains were capped as hawkishness from global central banks clouded ...
212-kg bluefin tuna sold for $273,000 at Tokyo market’s 1st auction of 2023
A 212-kilogram bluefin tuna fetched 36.04 million yen (about $273,000) in the first auction of 2023 at Toyosu market here early on the mornin ( read original story ...)
Tuna fetches ¥36m at New Year auction in Tokyo
TOKYO: A bluefin tuna fetched 36.04 million yen (US$273,000) on Thursday at the New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, more than double the top price last year, as the restaurant and food industries look to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japanese government offers Tokyo residents ¥1 million to leave
Recipients will need to live outside the city for at least 5 years, with plans of working full-time or operating a business ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets set to climb, shrugs off Fed’s commitment to more rate hikes
Asia-Pacific markets are set to climb as investors shrug off the U.S. Federal Reserve's commitment to higher interest rates in tackling inflation.
Don’t Pay People to Leave Tokyo. Make More Tokyos
Trying to arrest rural depopulation, Japan wants people to quit its greatest metropolis. How about creating new ones instead? ( read original story ...)
Western Digital, Japan’s Kioxia Restart Merger Talks – Bloomberg News
Kioxia, which was spun off from Toshiba Corp, and Western Digital operate a joint flash memory chip plant in central Japan's Yokkaichi. When asked about the report, Kioxia said that it does not comment on market rumours or speculation, ( read original story ...)
Japan to Tighten COVID Border Controls for Travellers From China
Japan will toughen its COVID-19 border control measures for travellers from China from Sunday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in response to a surge of infections. Additional measures will require negative coronavirus tests taken within 72 hours of passengers boarding direct flights from China, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s beloved slow-motion train
In Japan, the line between the creative and curious is a fine one, and that morning at 08:49, my train was running late. Late by Japanese standards, if only three minutes in real time. As absurd as it sounds, ( read original story ...)
Crypto plaintiffs’ firms pin hopes on key ruling in government’s Ooki case
It’s been scarcely two weeks since a California federal judge issued a groundbreaking decision that said a crypto collective called the Ooki DAO is not immune from being sued simply because it ...
MIMEDX Announces Commercial Launch of EPIFIX® in Japan with Exclusive Distribution Agreement with GUNZE MEDICAL LIMITED
MIMEDX aligns with a leading distributor of wound care products in Japan to capitalize on first-mover advantage for EPIFIX MARIETTA, Ga. and OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- . (Nasdaq: ...
Miss 2022? Buy last year’s air online from Japan
Source] Although we've entered 2023, those who really miss 2022 can purchase last year's air online. The selling and purchasing of air from the past isn't new to Japanese consumers. In 2019, cans of ...
Crypto had a catastrophic 2022. Here are 3 reasons it will bounce back again, according to analysts.
Even after perhaps the most catastrophic year for crypto on record, the space can still rebound, say analysts. One thing that could help: regulation.
Japan’s Kishida eyes deeper defense alliance with US
President Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House next week as Japan boosts its defense spending amid growing security risks in East Asia regarding North Korea and China. ( read original story ...)
‘We cannot wait any longer’: Japan seeks stronger defense alliances
Japan’s new defense policy will include stronger alliances with other G-7 countries, a departure from Japan’s historical self-defense-only practices. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the alliances ... ( read original story ...)
Japan offering families 1 million yen per child to leave Tokyo for rural areas
Japanese lawmakers have boosted an incentive program that will now provide 1 million yen, $7,500, per child to families who leave Tokyo for rural areas. ( read original story ...)