An electronics retail store in Yokohama, Japan, has six floors filled with home appliances. For three days in spring, we asked customers what they came to buy in this season of new beginnings. ( read original story ...)
Sabalenka extends winning streak, Osaka to play Gauff at China Open
Aryna Sabalenka's dominant hard-court season showed no signs of slowing down as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ashlyn Krueger at the China Open on Monday for her 14th consecutive victory. The three-time Grand Slam winner started her streak with a title at Cincinnati in August and continued with a run to the ...
How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of rail travel forever
Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, shrinking travel times and inspiring a global revolution in high-speed rail travel that continues to this day. ( read original story ...)
Goodman sells large Kent apartment property to Japanese company
Rents have fallen year over year in the Seattle metro but not as fast as in peer cities like Portland and San Francisco. ( read original story ...)
Japan market sell-off is a result of Ishiba’s LDP election win and capital reallocation towards China: Analyst
Mio Kato of Lightstream Research sees the recent Japan market sell-off as an overreaction. He has a constructive view on Japan's IPO pipeline and says the valuations of these companies look attractive ...
Tokyo recovers some losses as most Asian markets rise
Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, recovering some of the losses suffered in the previous day's rout, as the yen weakened against the dollar, while most other Asian markets started the day on a positive note ...
Naomi Osaka’s coach agrees with Roger Federer in recent claim that Swiss shut down
Serena Williams' former long-time coach, who just launched his new partnership with Naomi Osaka in Beijing, had some thoughts on the Swiss' practice court clip from Berlin. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank survey underpins optimism about growth
Business sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers stood unchanged in the latest quarter from the previous quarter, according to a closely watched survey called “tankan” released Tuesday. The Bank of Japan survey put the benchmark index at plus-13 for the July-September quarter, ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin price drops below $64k amid fears of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) rate hike
In recent weeks, Bitcoin price has experienced significant volatility, culminating in a notable drop below the $64,000 mark after a bullish attempt that saw it surge above $66k. Notably, this decline,
Crypto leaders express concern as Trump courts the digital assets industry
Despite the fervor surrounding former president Donald Trump's campaign to woo the crypto community, Ethereum and Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson has criticized the Trump family’s decision to ...
Nikkei’s Message to Japan’s New Leader: Higher Taxes Are Bad for Stocks
The Nikkei Stock Average saw its largest tumble in eight weeks on fears of higher taxes under Japan’s incoming Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as well as on a stronger Japanese yen.
Osaka vs. Gauff Live Stream & TV Channel, October 1
In the Round of 16 at the China Open on Tuesday, Coco Gauff (ranked No. 6) faces Naomi Osaka (No. 73). Catch live tennis on Tennis Channel on Fubo. Osaka vs. Gauff Live Stream and TV Channel Tournament: The China Open Round: Round of 16 Date: Tuesday, ( read original story ...
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida steps down as planned before likely successor Ishiba takes office
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has resigned with his Cabinet, paving the way for his likely successor Shigeru Ishiba to take office. ( read original story ...)
Japan Aug jobless rate falls to 2.5%, job availability tightens
Japan's jobless rate in August fell to 2.5% from 2.7% in July, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate compared with economists' median forecast of 2.6%. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan big manufacturers’ sentiment steady in Q3, BOJ tankan shows
Japanese big manufacturers' business sentiment was steady in the three months to September, a closely watched central bank survey showed on Tuesday, a sign the economy continues to recover despite ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ishiba Set to Become Prime Minister in Parliament Vote
Shigeru Ishiba is set to be confirmed as Japan’s new prime minister on Tuesday, shifting the pressure of managing the nation onto the shoulders of a political idealist who has spent much of his long ... ( read original story ...)