The former world No. 1 has not won back-to-back matches on clay since 2019, but put on a valiant effort before exiting the Mutua Madrid Open in three sets. ( read original story ...)
Samsonova outlasts Osaka in Madrid second round
No.15 seed Liudmila Samsonova pulled off a gritty victory over former World No.1 Naomi Osaka in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday, prevailing 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. ( read original story ...)
Russian Military Planes Intercepted in Sea of Japan
Both the Il-20M and the Il-38M are Ilyushin aircraft of Soviet design. The former is known by the NATO reporting name Coot-A and was intercepted by German fighter jets earlier this month in the Baltic Sea. ( read original story ...)
Spurs to jet off to Japan for pre-season
Tottenham Hotspur will head to Japan as part of their preparations for the 2024-25 Premier League campaign. The squad will travel to Tokyo to play reigning J1 League champions Vissel Kobe at the Japan National Stadium on Saturday, 27 July. ( read original story ...)
Mapletree Industrial Trust’s 4QFY2024 DPU of 3.36 cents brings full year payout to 13.43 cents
The REIT achieved positive rental revisions for renewal leases across all property segments in Singapore for the quarter. ( read original story ...)
Now open: Six Senses Kyoto brings IHG’s wellness-focused brand to Japan
Made up of just 81 rooms and suites, Six Senses Kyoto is the first Six Senses property in Japan and part of the wellness-focused brand's push to enter into more urban spaces (a London property is set ... ( read original story ...)
As Institutional ETPs Push BTC Higher, The Crypto Ecosystem Needs A Revival
While institutions have influenced crypto’s mainstream adoption, the crypto industry must build on its core values of inclusion, transparency, privacy and decentralization.
Tokyo Exchange Courts Asian Startups for IPOs
By Kosaku Narioka The Tokyo Stock Exchange aims to attract Asian startups to list on its exchange, leveraging the market's recent ascent to record highs ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end lower after Meta results
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks ended lower on Thursday with investors spooked by Facebook parent Meta’s disappointing business outlook. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 2.16 percent, or 831.60 points, to end ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei tumbles 2.16% on profit taking
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average index fell by 831.60 points, or 2.16%, to finish at 37,628.48. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange stumbled 47.20 points,
Is it Time for Japan’s Seven Samurai Stocks?
Japan’s stock market boomed last year, helped by a surge of interest from foreign investors including Warren Buffett. But will the central bank's decision to scrap its negative interest rate policy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Retail Investors Bought Record Shares as Stocks Plummet
Japan’s retail investors purchased a record amount of domestic stocks last week, as the equity market sank on concerns ranging from tensions in the Middle East and the path of US interest rates to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan brokerage Daiwa’s Q4 profit more than doubles
Daiwa Securities Group , Japan's second largest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Thursday a jump of 131% in quarterly net profit from a year earlier, as its wholesale and asset management ...
Japan committed to act appropriately on weak yen: finance minister
The finance chief has repeatedly issued verbal warnings about ... without giving further details. Japan previously stepped into the currency market to arrest the yen's sharp drop in late 2022. Japan's ...
‘The thrill of escape’: 5 Japan teens referred to prosecutors over false police call
Five high school students in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Kawasaki have been referred to prosecutors for obstructing police officers' d･･･ ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka doing her homework on clay ahead of French Open
Naomi Osaka picked up her first win on clay in two years on Wednesday and while the former world number one is adapting to the slower surface ahead of the French Open she has no plans to abandon the ... ( read original story ...)