Netflix's Japanese same-sex reality show ‘The Boyfriend’ delivers a carefully calculated normality and moves the needle as a result. ( read original story ...)
Japan electronics company: walkie-talkie used in Hezbollah attacks discontinued 10 years ago
Japanese wireless communication equipment-maker Icom said Thursday it cannot confirm whether a walkie-talkie used in the explosive attacks against Hezbollah was related to the company, noting the production and sales of that device and its battery were discontinued about a decade ago. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka To Begin 2025 Tennis Season At ASB Classic In Auckland
Former world no. 1 Naomi Osaka will begin her 2025 season at the ASB Classic in Auckland, as she returns to the city for the first time in eight years. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro, Rigaku set stage for $3 billion Japan IPOs as listings gather pace
Japan's Tokyo Metro and Rigaku on Friday kicked off the processes to launch a combined $3.1 billion in initial public offerings (IPOs) next month, according to term sheets, as the local capital ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan Reached Consensus in Aug on Fukushima Water Discharge, CCTV Says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, Chinese state television CCTV reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to ‘hibernate’ until political dust settles, says strategist
Masahiko Loo of State Street Global Advisors gives his take on how Japanese politics and the Fed's surprise 50 basis point rate cut affects the Bank of Japan's next move. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rigaku aims to raise up to $888 million in IPO, term sheet says
Japan's Rigaku, which makes X-ray testing tools, is aiming to raise up to $888 million in its initial public offering in Tokyo, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters. Rigaku, owned by private equity firm Carlye Group, ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy
The decision came as the central bank seeks to wean its economy off the long-held ultra-easy monetary policy and curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei leads gains in Asia Pacific after Wall Street soars; China holds benchmark rates
Traders in Asia will also look toward August consumer prices index from Japan and Hong Kong, and central bank decisions from Bank of Japan and People's Bank of China. ( read original story ...)
Final preparations underway for China to resume Japan seafood imports, NHK says
Japan and China are making final preparations towards the resumption of imports by China of Japanese seafood and other marine products after regulatory monitoring of radioactive water was expanded, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Eyes Deal to End Chinese Ban on Seafood Imports, Media Say
China and Japan may be close to a breakthrough over Beijing’s ban on seafood imports from Japan, imposed last year in response to the release of treated radioactive water into the sea from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August
Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for ... ( read original story ...)
As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers
Benmou Suzuki's dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Accelerates for Fourth Month as BOJ Meets
Japan’s key inflation gauge accelerated in August for a fourth consecutive month, hours before the Bank of Japan is scheduled to wrap up its latest policy decision meeting. ( read original story ...)
Osaka to start 2025 season in Auckland; moves into 2024 Beijing main draw
By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our use of cookies. Click here to find out more info. Jimmie48/WTA Naomi Osaka will be kicking off the new year in New Zealand. Former World No.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s non-life insurers must cut cross-shareholdings to zero, industry group says
A trade group representing Japan's biggest non-life insurers said on Thursday that its member firms should set a clear deadline to cut their strategic holdings of listed client shares to zero. The ... ( read original story ...)