Naomi Osaka, one of the best tennis players in the world, is making and starring in an anime based on a little known manga. Announced yesterday by Osaka and her production company Hana Kuma ...
Japan finance minister says there is no defence line for dollar-yen
TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that the government had "no defence line" for foreign exchange rates, but that it was necessary to monitor ...
Japan’s Nikkei, After 34 Years, Briefly Tops Record Close in Intraday Trading
TOKYO—Japan’s benchmark stock average briefly traded Thursday above its all-time high close set more than 34 years ago, a milestone in the country’s recovery from a popped bubble that left the economy ...
Japan’s Nikkei surpasses 1989 all-time high on robust corporate earnings, investor-friendly measures
Investors have cheered Warren Buffet's bullish calls on Japan and Tokyo's push to compel Japan Inc to boost shareholder returns.
VIEW Japan’s Nikkei hits record high
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average (.N225), opens new tab hit a record high on Thursday, surpassing its 1989 peak after a year-long rally driven by cheap valuations, corporate reforms and ...
Japan’s Nikkei average surpasses all-time high recorded in 1989
TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average reached 39,029.00 during afternoon trade on Thursday, surpassing the all-time closing high of 38,915.87 as well as the all-time intraday high of ...
Japan’s Nikkei Share Average Crosses All-Time High, Breaking 1989 Record
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average hit an all-time high on Thursday, breaking levels last seen in 1989 during the halcyon days of the bubble economy. The Nikkei rose to as high ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 surpasses its all-time high in intra-day trading
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surpassed its all-time high during intra-day trading on Thursday. The index briefly hit 38,924.88 in morning trading in Tokyo, topping its all-time closing high of ...
Japan’s crazy 1980s bubble a dim memory as Nikkei hits record high
The Nikkei share index (.N225), opens new tab started 1980 at 6,867 and ended the decade at 38,915. It rose every single year that decade, sucking in speculators and culminating in gains of 40% for ...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan’s Nikkei hits record high after Nvidia beat, rest of Asia muted
TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average topped its all-time peak on Thursday, after unexpectedly strong revenue forecasts from U.S. chip designer Nvidia lifted Asian tech stocks.
Japan’s Nikkei nears record peak after Nvidia’s strong forecast
(AP pic) TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed to the cusp of an all-time peak on Thursday after unexpectedly strong revenue forecasts from US chip designer Nvidia lifted Asian tech stocks.
Japan’s Nikkei average surpasses all-time closing recorded in 1989
TOKYO -- Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average reached 39,029.00 during afternoon trade on Thursday, surpassing the all-time closing high of 38,915.87 as well as the all-time intraday high of ...
English Video Shows Japan Regional Banks Opening Up to Investors
A brief video message in English from the head of a small Japanese bank is turning heads, mostly because it’s never been done before. Gunma Bank Ltd. posted a clip on its website this week of ...
Japan’s Nikkei index opens near record high as tech rallies on AI hype
Gains on the Nikkei were driven chiefly by heavyweight technology stocks, as consensus-beating fourth-quarter earnings from AI darling NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) drummed up hype over an AI-led ...
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average jumps after Nvidia beats estimates
TOKYO -- The Nikkei Stock Average rallied on Thursday morning after a strong earnings report by U.S. chipmaker Nvidia raised expectations of a continued boom in semiconductor investment. The Japanese ...
Japan’s Feb Factory Activity Extends Declines as Conditions Worsen – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity extended declines and service sector growth eased in February, surveys showed on Thursday, suggesting business conditions were worsening as the economy ...