It takes intense dedication, hours of prep and a whole lot of sewing: dressing up as Japanese characters may not be an Olympic sport, but these competitors are ... ( read original story ...)
Preview: Yokohama F Marinos vs. Consadole Sapporo – prediction, team news, lineups
Yokohama booked their spot in the round of 16 of the Emperor Cup on July 10, when they edged second-tier Mito Hollyhock on penalties, before claiming back-to-back league victories over Kashima Antlers ... ( read original story ...)
Navy investigates after helicopter makes precautionary landing in field outside Tokyo
A U.S. Navy helicopter made a precautionary landing in a field near the Japanese capital over the weekend, according to American and Japanese officials. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks surge 8% after record fall
Tokyo stocks bounced back in early trade Tuesday following a historic selloff on worries over the US economy and a stronger yen. Among major shares in Tokyo on Tuesday, Honda roared 14.90 percent to 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s share benchmark soars nearly 11% a day after massive sell-offs that shook Wall Street
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has soared nearly 11% a day after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street. The Japanese index advanced more than 3,300 points, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soars more than 10% a day after near record 12.4% loss
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index soars more than 10% a day after near record 12.4% loss.
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Japan’s Stock Market Wipeout Hammers Country’s Retail Investors
Japan’s stock market rewarded retail investors for most of the year, setting fresh records and swelling their portfolios. That changed in three short days.
Gov’t, Bank of Japan keeping eye on market developments: finance chief
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government and the Bank of Japan will closely monitor market developments and economic conditions both at home and abroad, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Monday, after share prices plummeted and the yen surged against the U.S ...
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soars more than 10% after plunging a day earlier
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 share index soared as much as 10.5% early Tuesday, a day after it plunged a near record 12.4%. The index was up 3,252.22 at 34,744.97 about an hour after ...
Japan’s Stock Futures Point to Stronger Open in Wake of Rout
Japanese stocks may open higher on Tuesday in the wake of a market meltdown that took benchmark gauges to their steepest single-day drop since 1987. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Real Wages Rise First Time in 27 Months in June
Japanese workers’ real wages rose for the first time in more than two years, brightening the prospects for a recovery in consumption and the emergence of a positive growth cycle long sought by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan June household spending falls 1.4% year on year
Consumer spending contracted 1.4% in June from a year earlier, worse than the median market forecast for a 0.9% decline. On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending increased 0.1% versus ... ( read original story ...)
Resurgent yen brings high-flying Japan Inc back to earth
TOKYO :A resurgent yen helped bring Japanese stocks crashing back to earth on Monday, leaving investors scrambling to gauge the potentially diminished outlook for earnings, and snuffing out a months-long dramatic run by the Tokyo market. In just three ... ( read original story ...)
What Analysts Say About Triggers of Japan’s Stocks Rout
Forced margin selling among retail investors was seen as exacerbating the rout, while UBS Securities cut its index targets for Japan. Here is what analysts are saying about who is offloading shares and why, and where the market may be headed from here: Rina Oshimo, a senior strategist at Okasan Securities Co. ( read original ...
Japan’s 10-Year Government Yield Tumbles as Global Bonds Rally
Japan’s benchmark 10-year bond yield fell to its lowest since April as the global bond rally accelerated following poor economic data in the US that’s spurred traders to bet big on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy easing. ( read original story ...)