Japan's Nikkei index fell 1.01 percent in early trading, while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 1.1 percent, dragged lower by Australian shares, off 1.29 percent, and ... ( read original story ...)
Peaking Tokyo Heatwave Sees Residents Urged to Save Power Again
Businesses and homes in Tokyo were asked to curb electricity use for a third day as a heatwave is set to reach its zenith for now, driving power margins to razor-thin levels.Most Read from BloombergRu ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy parents in China are paying as much as $63,000 a year to send their kids to school in Japan as China clamps down on Western education
Chinese President Xi Jinping pressured international schools in China to adopt state-approved curricula so as to instill patriotism. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elite descends on Tokyo for bargain property buys
Investors join luxury real estate tours as yen hits record lows and Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-loose policies ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto crash threatens North Korea’s stolen funds as it ramps up weapons tests
The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank caught in a bind
The Bank of Japan, the country's central bank, is putting itself in a bind by sticking to its monetary easing. The yen has fallen sharply after the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes since March ... ( read original story ...)
Will Osaka Titanium Technologies Co’s price keep rising?
Studies by leading experts into the power of price momentum show that stocks with the strongest price trends can potentially keep up the pace for anywhere up ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea rages at ‘Asian NATO’ amid US, Japan and South Korea’s ‘sinister aim’
NORTH KOREA has raged at what it argues are steps towards a "Asian NATO" and the "sinister aims" of the US, Japan and South Korea towards Pyongyang. ( read original story ...)
Japan May Retail Sales Rise Faster Than Expected as COVID Curbs Ease
Retail sales rose 3.6% in May from a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, slightly higher than the median market forecast for a 3.3% gain. It followed an upwardly revised 3.1% increase ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Kuroda Vows to Keep Easy Policy as Japan Less Affected by Global Inflation
Japan's core consumer inflation hit 2.1% for two straight months in May, but the increase was due almost entirely to soaring energy prices, Kuroda was quoted as saying in a video recording of a ... ( read original story ...)
Compass opens new flexible office space in Tokyo
Compass Offices, a leading flexible office space provider in Asia Pacific, will open the Yotsuya N Club business center on July 1 to expand its serviced offices network in Tokyo. The brand new 8-floor ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and LeBron James New Media Company Mocked for Vulgar Name
Naomi Osaka had pure intentions when naming her new media company. Osaka tapped into her Japanese heritage when coming up with the name "Hana Kuma." ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo heat wave adds to sweltering temperatures in Northern Hemisphere
Heat records have fallen on every continent in the Northern Hemisphere in June — a worrying trend given that the hottest months of the summer are still to come. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo suffers under worst heatwave in Japan since 1875
Japan is baking under scorching heat as temperatures in the country’s capital, Tokyo, broke 150-year-old records for June. ( read original story ...)
Bankman-Fried: Some Crypto Exchanges Already “Secretly Insolvent”
After throwing lifelines to troubled digital currency exchanges BlockFi and Voyager Digital, Sam Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old billionaire founder of FTX, warns that many crypto exchanges will soon ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama releases Tire Tips video series
Yokohama Tire Corp., in conjunction with the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association's Tire Safety Week June 27-July 3 initiative, is launching a "fast-paced" seven-part Tire Tips video series. The ... ( read original story ...)