Yokohama F Marinos coach Kevin Muscat will leave the club at the end of the season, the former J.League champions announced on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower as yen surges on belief BOJ will end easing
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday as sentiment was dampened by the prevailing view that the Bank of Japan is likely to end its monetary easing policy while the related surge in the yen hurt exporters. ( read original story ...)
Japan Q3 GDP revised down to 2.9% annualised contraction
Japan's economy contracted at an annualised clip of 2.9% in July-September from the previous quarter, worse than the initial estimate of a 2.1% drop, government data showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economic Contraction Deepens as Recovery Stalls
Japan’s economy contracted more sharply than initially estimated as private consumption figures were revised to show a decline, an outcome underscoring the fragility of the post-pandemic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Shrank More Than Estimated in Third Quarter
Japan’s economy contracted at a faster pace than initially estimated in the July-September quarter due to weak consumer spending, revised government data showed. ( read original story ...)
24-year-old woman arrested over attempted murder of boyfriend in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, said Thursday they have arrested a 24-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of attempted murder after she stabbed her boyfriend in the back at his apartment. The incident ... ( read original story ...)
Electric eels alter fish DNA through electric discharge, study finds
These eels have been the subject of a study at Nagoya University in Japan. Scientists found that electric eels possess the capacity to discharge adequate electricity for the genetic alteration of ... ( read original story ...)
Yen jumps on possible Bank of Japan shift, stocks bounce
The Japanese yen surged on Thursday as monetary policymakers hinted the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may shift away from its ultra-low interest rate plan and a gauge of global stocks rose after three straight declines as investors assessed the latest round of U. ( read original story ...)
US takes steps to jump start overseas SMR deployments
The EXIM financial tools aim to support SMR deployments and help US exporters compete in this global market and will help potential clients secure large-scale, flexible financing to turn projects into ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Eatery Where People Pay To Get Slapped By Waitresses Stops Bizarre Service
The service started in 2012 and revived the establishment's business, attracting an increasing number of patrons willing to try the experience. ( read original story ...)
Soccer-Muscat to stand down as Yokohama F Marinos coach
Yokohama F Marinos coach Kevin Muscat will leave the club at the end of the season, the former J.League champions announced on Thursday. Muscat, who replaced Ange Postecoglou at the helm in July 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Yen roars, bonds flinch as Japan teases rates shift
Japan's long-suppressed yen surged and global bond and stock markets flinched on Thursday, as Tokyo's monetary policymakers gave their clearest hints yet that the exit from ultra-low interest rates was approaching. ( read original story ...)
BOJ talk fuels bets on Japan exiting negative rate policy this month
Traders are increasingly betting on the Bank of Japan ending its negative interest rate policy at its Dec. 18-19 meeting sooner than expected, pushing the Japanese yen up ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges $4.5B more in aid for Ukraine, including $1B in humanitarian funds
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in humanitarian aid to help support the war-torn country’s recovery efforts ( read original story ...)
To the moo-n: cow dung fuels Japan’s space ambitions
Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful local source: cow dung. ( read original story ...)
Kevin Muscat to leave Yokohama F. Marinos at the end of the season
Australian coach Kevin Muscat has resigned as manager of J1 League powerhouse Yokohama F. Marinos, seeking his next challenge. ( read original story ...)