Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street. Investor sentiment was lifted by growing expectations of early interest rate cuts by the US Federal ...
Tokyo Gas expects net profit to nearly double in FY26
Tokyo Gas aims to nearly double its net profit in the 2026 fiscal year and plans to expand in the United States, Japan's biggest city gas provider said in a medium-term management plan released on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies
The weeklong festival of all things baseball highlights how Shohei Ohtani has created myriad business opportunities on both sides of the Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Siemens Energy sells most of Indian wind business to TPG-led investor group
Siemens Energy will sell 90% of its wind business in India and Sri Lanka to an investor group led by the climate investment arm of buyout group TPG , it said on Wednesday, in a push to focus on what ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rises as Trump signals flexibility in new US tariffs
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday as investors held on to hopes that U.S. President Donald ...
Tokyo frets about durability of US alliance ahead of Hegseth visit
While Tokyo is worried about Trump imposing tariffs on Japan on April 2, officials are also nervous because of comments from the administration about burden sharing. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court hands 2-year sentence to FSA employee, former judge for insider trading
Tokyo District Court judge Masaru Nomura says that former judge and Financial Services Agency (FSA) employee Soichiro Sato’s insider trading abuse has “greatly damaged” market soundness and the “trust ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lawmaker says yen undervalued, eyes steps to reverse outflows
Japan's economic fundamentals suggest the yen's real value is closer to 120-130 per dollar rather than the current 150 levels, senior lawmaker told Reuters, as the ruling party considers steps to help ... ( read original story ...)
Thai AirAsia launches third Fifth Freedom route from Chiang Mai-Taipei-Sapporo
Thai AirAsia announces the launch of a new route connecting the northern city of Chiang Mai to Taipei and onto ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka High Court rules country’s same-sex marriage ban ‘unconstitutional’
Japan's Osaka High Court ruled Tuesday that the country's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, following similar rulings in the high courts of Sapparo, Tokyo, Fukuoka and Nagoya. ( read original story ...)
OUE partners Tokyo Century to develop new hotel at Changi Airport’s T2
SINGAPORE] Property developer OUE has formed a joint venture with Japanese non-banking financial services company Tokyo Century to develop the new 255-key hotel located at Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Core Reit acquires 20% stake in Osaka data centre for 13.2 billion yen
SINGAPORE] Digital Core Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) acquired a 20 per cent interest in an Osaka data centre for about 13.2 billion yen (S$117 million), the Reit’s manager said on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Core REIT acquires 20% stake in Osaka data centre from Mitsubishi, launches US$750 mil euro medium-term note
Separately, Digital Core REIT also announced the establishment of a US$750 million ($1 billion) euro medium-term note programme (EMTN) and has appointed Mizuho Securities (Singapore) as the sole ... ( read original story ...)
JR East to open 1st phase of Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo
East Japan Railway on Thursday will open the first phase of one of Tokyo's largest urban redevelopment projects. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Coincheck Launches Corporate Crypto Custody Service
Coincheck, the Japanese, NASDAQ-listed crypto exchange, has unveiled a new cryptoasset custody services platform for corporate users.
Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture to launch stablecoin
Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial crypto venture will launch a dollar-pegged stablecoin, it said in a statement on Tuesday, after raising more than half a billion dollars from selling a separate digital token.