Economists polled by Reuters are expecting a 1.5% rise in exports in China, a reversal from the 7.5% fall seen in the past month.
Japan’s Forex Reserves Fall $14 Billion in April From March
Japan’s foreign currency reserves dropped by $14 billion in April, a fall that largely reflects a drop in the value of foreign securities holdings.Most Read from BloombergAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t TrackMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio ClosingsStormy Daniels Will Return to Court in Test of Trump’s DemeanorTrump ...
Japan real wages fall in March, marking 2 years of decline
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages in March fell 2.5% from a year earlier, marking declines for two straight years, labour ministry data showed on Thursday.The pace of declines accelerated from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Real Wages Slide, While Underlying Trend Stays Solid
Japan’s latest wage figures showed pay gains have now lagged inflation every month for two years even as a measure of the deeper trend points to steady growth. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Itochu in Talks to Buy LNG From Canadian Project
Japanese trading house Itochu Corp. is in talks for a long-term contract to buy liquefied natural gas from the proposed Ksi Lisims project on Canada’s northwest coast, part of a wider push by Asian ... ( read original story ...)
This is Japan’s, and the world’s, first capsule hotel, and you can still stay there
Of course, with how quickly downtown city landscapes change in Japan, Capsule Inn Osaka probably went out of business and was replaced with something else many years ago, right? Nope! It’s still open ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JCOM Selects Amdocs and its Service Integration Partner SCSK to Modernize and Accelerate Business Transformation
Multi-year project will improve JCOM's operational efficiencies, provide improved customer experiences, and unlock new revenue opportunities JERSEY CITY, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / / Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX), a ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama v Al Ain: Kewell, Crespo and the ghosts of Istanbul ahead of ACL final
It’s been almost 20 years, but there’s still a consensus across football that no final, matching club versus club on the international stage, has quite had the drama and suspense of the so-called ... ( read original story ...)
Japan probing video of MSDF ship possibly taken by unauthorized drone
The Japanese Defense Ministry is examining a video that purports to show a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel in port, suspecting it ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka marks Italian Open return with first-round win
Naomi Osaka beats France's Clara Burel in straight sets in the Italian Open first round on her first appearance at the tournament since 2021. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney aims to keep magic alive with new ‘Frozen,’ ‘Peter Pan’ areas
TOKYO -- Tokyo Disney Resort will open a new area on June 6 based on "Frozen" and other popular titles, aiming to boost visitor numbers and average customer spending by attracting young fans to the ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY Eyes 156.00 As Markets Shrug Off Tokyo FX Intervention
Traders have abandoned expectations that Tokyo will intervene in the foreign exchange market to support the struggling currency. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda sent a warning to the financial ... ( read original story ...)
US crypto entrepreneur arrested in Dubai alleges torture by police
Edel Hsieh, who is linked to HyperVerse CEO, alleges police tortured him into signing a false confession
2026 Asian Games host Japan eyes cruise ship as floating hotel
NAGOYA, Japan -- The organizing committee of the 2026 Asian Games, to be held in the central Japanese prefecture of Aichi, plans to accommodate about 3,000 people in a docked cruise ship during the ... ( read original story ...)
Serotonergic neuron findings suggest possible treatment for depression-related infertility
They identified signaling from serotonergic neurons as important for maintaining reproductive function by sensing glucose availability and subsequently enhancing the release of the reproductive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Sexwale hits the campaign trail in Soweto, and more from around the world
Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the last 48 hours. ( read original story ...)