Japan averted a technical recession as revised official data on Monday showed the economy returned to growth in the the October-December period last year. Japan's gross domestic product expanded 0.4% ... ( read original story ...)
Asia shares slip, yen firms as Japan GDP data revised up
Asian share markets followed Wall Street lower on Monday while the dollar looked vulnerable ahead of a reading on U.S. inflation that could hasten, or delay, the start of global rate cuts. The yen ... ( read original story ...)
A new economic dawn in Japan could spell trouble for the West
I nvestors are beginning to ask whether a new economic dawn is breaking in the Land of the Rising Sun. Japan, for decades a watchword for the dangers of price deflation and a fall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Avoids Recession One Week Before BOJ Meeting
Japan revised economic data higher, reversing a quarterly contraction into positive growth and thereby avoiding a technical recession, an outcome that supports the case for the central bank to end its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Expanded in Fourth Quarter on Capital Spending Boost
Japanese gross domestic product in the final quarter of 2023 was revised upward to show a modest growth thanks to stronger-than-initially-estimated capital spending ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wins First Best Visual Effects Oscar for ‘Godzilla Minus One’
And more history was made, as "Minus One" is the first film in Godzilla's 70-year franchise to win or be nominated for an Oscar, period. ( read original story ...)
Japan Blames North Korea for PyPI Supply Chain Cyberattack
Japanese cybersecurity officials warned that North Korea's infamous Lazarus Group hacking team recently waged a supply chain attack targeting the PyPI software repository for Python apps. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya elementary school students caught defrauding classmate for nearly ¥1 million
There’s a lot of talk about how seniors in Japan are a frequent target for scammers, but we shouldn’t overlook the dangers that prepubescent fraud also poses. Although admittedly much rarer, it can ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Japan Boosts Reliance on Allies Australia, US for Long-Term LNG Supplies
TOKYO (Reuters) - Resource-scarce Japan is shoring up long-term supplies of liquefied natural gas from close allies Australia and the United States as key contracts from providers including Russia are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan GDP Data On Tap For Monday
Japan will on Monday release Q4 numbers for gross domestic product, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In ... ( read original story ...)
Indian Wells 2024: Naomi Osaka’s Rapper Boyfriend Cordae Shares ‘GOAT’ Message; Puts Her on the Same Pedestal as Serena Williams
Naomi Osaka‘s boyfriend, rapper Cordea was spotted in the stands when she secured her second victory at the BNP Paribas Open. She defeated No. 14 seed Liudmila Samsonova with a score of 7-5, 6-3 in ... ( read original story ...)
US and Japan discuss defence cooperation which may help Ukraine
The US and Japan are reportedly discussing defence cooperation with the goal of providing Ukraine with a larger quantity of ammunition and extending the possibilities for maintenance of American ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan weigh ramping up military aid to Ukraine amid ammunition crunch
The United States and Japan are discussing strengthening military cooperation to increase the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, news outlet Yomiuri reported on March 10. Strengthening cooperation will ... ( read original story ...)
US and Japan ‘mulling defence cooperation that could help Ukraine’
The allies are trying to plan an arrangement in conjunction with an April summit between PM Kishida and US President Biden, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. ( read original story ...)
Ando achieves first career marathon victory in Nagoya
Yuka Ando became the first Japanese winner in three years at the Nagoya Women’s Marathon, taking the title in a PB of 2:21:19 at the World Athletics Platinum Label road race on Sunday (10). ( read original story ...)
Indian Wells: Naomi Osaka ‘grateful’ to be back after Liudmila Samsonova win – ‘I’m just enjoying my time a lot more’
Naomi Osaka said she is enjoying her time a lot more on the court and is “grateful to be back” as she continued her return with victory at Indian Wells. ( read original story ...)