Similarities between the calamity unfolding this week in Turkey and Syria and the triple disaster that hit northern Japan in 2011 may offer a glimpse of what the region could face in the years ahead. They're linked by the sheer enormity of the collective ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Blanketed In Snow
The Japanese capital is blanketed with snow on Friday as an icy low pressure system hits the country's central Honshu island. No more heavy snow is forecast for the weekend - Japan's weather agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen and bond bears delighted by government’s BOJ surprise picks
By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese markets reacted with shock on Friday to news that the government had picked academic Kazuo Ueda to be the next central bank governor, but investors quickly snapped up the yen and sold bonds on expectations he will end years of super-easy monetary policy. Whether, when ...
2 Powerful Quakes Link Turkey, Japan and Syria in Suffering
Powerful Quakes Link Turkey, Japan and Syria in Suffering TOKYO (AP) — Mountains of rubble and twisted metal. Death on an unimaginable scale. Grief. Rage. Relief at having survived. What's left behind after a natural disaster so powerful that it rends the foundations of a society? ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Kuroda’s shock therapy leaves Bank of Japan with mixed legacy
Haruhiko Kuroda leaves a mixed legacy after 10 years running the Bank of Japan (BOJ), achieving prices rises after decades of deflation and anaemic growth but without engineering durable expansion fuelled by domestic demand. ( read original story ...)
Yen climbs on news of likely next Bank of Japan governor
The yen climbed on Friday as investors responded to news of the likely appointment of academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan governor. The Japanese currency climbed 0.5 per cent to 130.9 to the dollar, as markets judged Ueda as likely to mark a ... ( read original story ...)
DoubleDragon taps Sapporo airport builder for Hotel101 project in Japan
DoubleDragon Corp., the listed property developer of tycoons Edgar “Injap” Sia II and Tony Tan Caktiong, tapped the contractor that built the Chitose International Airport near Saporro, Hokkaido for ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy Snow Warning Issued For Tokyo
Tokyo, Feb 10 (IANS) A heavy snow warning was issued for Tokyo on Friday by the weather agency here, with the inclement weather disrupting transportation services. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen and bond bears delighted by government’s BOJ picks
Japanese markets reacted with shock on Friday to news that the government had picked academic Kazuo Ueda to be the next central bank governor, but investors quickly snapped up the yen and sold bonds on expectations he will end years of super-easy monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
From part-time job to BMW: Acquaintance recalls Japan robbery suspect’s shady past
On a snowy night in Sapporo's Susukino entertainment district in Japan's northernmost prefecture some 17 years ago, a young man called out to pedestri ... ( read original story ...)
COVID cases in Tokyo fall to 1,922, health ministry reports
The ministry also reported 15 deaths in the capital. There are 30 seriously ill patients who are on ventilators or ECMO heart-lung machines. ( read original story ...)
Heavy snow warnings issued for suburban Tokyo and surrounding prefectures
Japanese weather officials have issued heavy snow warnings for suburban Tokyo and surrounding prefectures. They are warning of possible disruptions to road traffic and public transport. ( read original story ...)
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts flights and trains, closes roads
Heavy snow across much of Japan on Friday grounded 100 flights, blocked dozens of roads and disrupted train services, government authorities and operators said. ( read original story ...)
Japan govt set to appoint academic Ueda as next BOJ governor, Nikkei reports
A man walks at the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato Tokyo, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japan's government is likely to appoint Kazuo Ueda, an academic and a former member of the central bank's policy board ... ( read original story ...)
Live news: Yen strengthens on reports of Bank of Japan leadership decision
The yen strengthened after Japanese media reported that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had chosen to appoint Kazuo Ueda, a well-respected monetary policy expert who has previously warned against an early exit from Japan’s ultra-loose regime, as the new ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Imperial Couple meet Philippine first couple in Tokyo
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Louise Araneta-Marcos at the Imperial Pal ... ( read original story ...)