The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.67 percent or 200.31 points to end at 29,639.40, while the broader Topix index fell 1.02 percent or 21.00 points to 2,043.55 ... ( read original story ...)
Full moon lights up Tokyo during moon-viewing festival
A full moon hangs above the Tokyo skyline as Japan marks moon-viewing festival 'Tsukimi' on Tuesday. Japan celebrates Tsukimi on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinsei files to issue new shares in battle with SBI
Japan's Shinsei Bank on Wednesday said it filed to issue new shares to thwart an unsolicited bid from shareholder SBI Holdings, a move that paves the way to it launching a 'poison-pill' defence. TOKYO ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate governance is ‘really the critical issue’ in Japan, says UBP
Zuhair Khan of UBP Investments discusses how ESG concerns factor into the LDP leadership race as well as Japan's corporate landscape. ( read original story ...)
Sisters from Japan become world’s oldest identical twins at 107. See pics
Guinness World Records took to Instagram to share about world’s oldest identical twins.GWR) on their official Instagram page has created a buzz among netizens. The post is about two siblings who ... ( read original story ...)
Centuries old Kishiwada Danjiri Festival held in Osaka Pref. after 1-yr pandemic hiatus
The annual Kishiwada Danjiri Festival was held in this Osaka Prefecture city on Sept. 18 and 19 for the first time in two years, w ... ( read original story ...)
teamLab is opening a vegan ramen restaurant in Tokyo
The brains behind digital art collective teamLab wear many different hats. Aside from running two must-visit art museums in Tokyo, they’ve also got an interactive bathhouse, a restaurant, and various ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cycling crash investigators named
An engineer with experience in plane crash investigations will be part of the AusCycling probe into Alex Porter's shock crash at the Tokyo Olympics.Porter was riding in the qualifying round of the men ... ( read original story ...)
77-yr-old Tokyo woman arrested over sister’s death, claims she asked to die
A 77-year-old woman was arrested without a warrant on Sept. 20 on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly strangling her sister in Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan maintains stimuli over vaccination, moderate recovery
The Bank of Japan decided Wednesday to keep its monetary policy unchanged, after positively evaluating the country’s moderate recovery and the advance of the Covid-19 vaccinations for the ... ( read original story ...)
Kuroda: Japan’s Economy Remains In Severe Situation, Economy Picking Up As A Trend
Japan's Economy Remains In Severe Situation Economy Picking Up As A Trend ... ( read original story ...)
Sister of Sri Lankan who died in Nagoya detention to leave Japan over mental stress
The younger sister of Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan who died in March while detained at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau, wil ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police search for owner of $17.5K in cash found in recycling center trash
An envelope containing 192 10,000-yen notes -- for a total of 1.92 million yen (about $17,500) -- was found among paper trash at a recycling ... ( read original story ...)
Mitch Langerak: Nagoya Grampus´ star goalkeeper shattering J1 League records
Former Borussia Dortmund and Australia goalkeeper Mitch Langerak has taken the J1 League by storm since joining Nagoya Grampus in 2018. If making history for most clean sheets in Japan’s top flight ... ( read original story ...)
While The LDP Battles Intensify In Tokyo, Washington Barley Notices
American President Joe Biden will host a much touted first time in-person summit meeting of the leaders of the Quad – the U.S., India, Australia and Japan – at the White House on September ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo daily cases fall to 3-month low
Find the latest Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading on FintechZoom ... ( read original story ...)