As seems to be the case more and more lately, China is the gloomy exception. Blue chip shares slid to a two-month low on Thursday and are on track for their fifth weekly loss in a row, and the yuan slumped to its weakest level against the dollar since November. ( read original story ...)
Coco Gauff Headlines USA Tennis 2024 Olympic Roster After Missing Tokyo Games
Coco Gauff missed the Tokyo Games due to a positive test for COVID-19. Three years later, however, she will participate in this summer's Paris Olympics, per ( read original story ...)
Elderly woman fatally struck by car in Tokyo’s supermarket parking lot
TOKYO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A woman in her 70s was fatally struck by a car driven by an elderly driver on Thursday in the parking lot of a supermarket in Tokyo area, according to local police department. ( read original story ...)
U.S. finds no currency manipulation in 2023, Japan added to monitoring list
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said no major trading partner appeared to manipulate its currency last year, but it added Japan to a foreign exchange "monitoring list," alongside China, Vietnam, Taiwan, ... ( read original story ...)
US Adds Japan to Currency Watchlist as Trade Partners Struggle With Stronger Dollar
The US Treasury Department added Japan to its “monitoring list” for foreign-exchange practices, but stopped short of labeling it or any other trade partner as a currency manipulator.While noting that ... ( read original story ...)
Coco Gauff to lead US tennis team at Paris Olympics after missing Tokyo
Coco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after missing the Tokyo Games because she tested positive for COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Yen’s Six-Day Slump Puts Spotlight on Risk of Japan Intervention
The yen is on track for its longest losing streak since March and poised to close at a 34-year low, ramping up the risk that Japanese officials will once again step in to prop up the currency. ( read original story ...)
Merli tops Unlimited runners in Pikes Peak qualifying
Qualifying for the 102nd Running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb by Gran Turismo continued Wednesday with the Unlimited and Pikes Peak GT4 Trophy by Yokohama divisions ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Soo-Hyun 2024 Asia Fan Meeting Tour in Yokohama, Japan: Tickets, Location, Dates & More
Queen of Tears actor Kim Soo-Hyun embarked on his second location, Yokohama, Japan, for his 2024 Asia Fan Meeting Tour, EYES ON YOU. Following the global success of the hit tvN K-drama, Kim Soo-Hyun ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan warns of potential hit to lenders from rising rates
Japanese financial institutions' profitability has decreased significantly in the past 25 years, making them vulnerable to potential losses from any sharp rises in interest rates, the central bank ... ( read original story ...)
Japan visitors top 3 mln for third month as yen fuels boom
Japan had more than 3 million visitors for a third straight month in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen helped continue a record pace for inbound tourism. ( read original story ...)
Australia’s Qantas drops Sapporo flight idea over labor shortages
TOKYO/SAPPORO, Japan -- Australia's Qantas Airways has joined a number of carriers dropping tentative plans for flights to and from regional Japanese airports as an acute fuel shortage looms over the ... ( read original story ...)
Poland’s preparations for Expo 2025 in Osaka enter key phase
With less than 300 days until the start of the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, preparations for Poland's participation are entering a critical stage. ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea sound alarm over Putin-Kim military pact
Pledge to provide mutual defence replaces cold war-era treaty and marks one of Moscow’s strongest commitments in Asia ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor race kicks off with birth rate pledges
Campaigning began in Tokyo's gubernatorial election on Thursday, with veteran incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho -- two prominent women in Japan's heavily male-dominated ... ( read original story ...)
Lydia Jacoby, after surprise Tokyo Olympic gold, misses out on Paris: ‘It hasn’t quite hit me yet’
Jacoby was just 17 when she stunned the world and won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. But at these Olympic trials, she came up just short. ( read original story ...)