ASIA Tokyo reopens to S&P 500 record, yuan down

The yuan ended at its low for the day at 7.09 per dollar, also its lowest since Sept 19. It is down about 1% against the dollar since Sept. 24, when the People's Bank of China kicked off China's most aggressive stimulus measures since the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The nine best games I played at Tokyo Game Show 2024

From a hack-and-slash game where you take on the role of a lone warrior against a thousand foes and a brutal soulslike title where you seek revenge, to a tower defense game where you play as a bee, I managed to take a deep dive into all sorts of genres during the convention. ( read ...

You can score a $350 flight from the U.S. to Tokyo (but you have to act fast)

With increased interest in Japan from American tourists, a number of airlines have been competing for routes to both Tokyo and smaller cities such as Kyoto and Osaka. Locally, Japan Airlines  (JPNRF)  subsidiary Zipair Tokyo (often shortened to just Zipair) just announced a new route between Tokyo’s Narita Airport (NRT) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport ...

4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Japan’s Chiba, east of Tokyo: JMA

TOKYO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 struck Japan's Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, the weather agency said on Monday. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor occurred at 7:46 p.m. local time at a depth of 70 km, measuring 3 on Japan's seismic intensity scale which ...