Japan's crime rate increased for the first time in 20 years in 2022, as relaxed Covid-19 regulations may have led to a rise in instances of street crime, a police said on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal rolls on; company apologizes
A Japanese company embroiled in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal said Thursday it would strengthen oversight to prevent further wrongdoing. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s social media helps keep urban neighborhoods clean
TOKYO >> Prior to the pandemic, it was common to see cheerful groups of volunteers picking up trash on the streets, but COVID-19 put a kink in such community service. After several years of living ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda’s profit slips 13%, pipeline bolsters outlook
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co posted a 13% drop in operating earnings for the nine months ended December but kept its profit outlook for the fiscal year unchanged as it works to bolster its drugs ... ( read original story ...)
Big Tech: Musk loses millions of Tesla money on bitcoin bet and will Japan and The Netherlands ban microchip making tools to China?
It's been revealed, Elon Musk has lost one hundred and forty million US dollars of Tesla money invested in crypto currency. Plus. the possibility of Japan and The Netherlands following America's lead ...
Bankrupt FTX extends bid deadlines for Japan, Europe units
The preliminary bid deadline is now March 8 and the auction date becomes April 26, according to a court filing on Wednesday.
Maker of $555,000 Flying Motorbikes to Begin Trading on Nasdaq
A Japanese maker of flying motorbikes will list on the Nasdaq stock exchange and start trading as early as Friday in New York, making it the fifth company from the Asian nation to join the tech-heavy ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on Fed chair’s dovish tone, exporters weigh
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index ended marginally higher Thursday as investor sentiment was bolstered by remarks made by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicating that inflation was ...
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.20%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Mining, Gas & Water and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.20%. The biggest ...
Japan’s biggest bank Mitsubishi UFJ reports 61% drop in Q3 profit
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc on Thursday reported a 61.2% drop in third-quarter net profit due to a loss related to the sale of U.S. unit MUFG Union Bank, which would be mostly offset by an ...
A Trader’s Guide to Betting on the Next Bank of Japan Governor
Investors are readying for the final stretch in the race to replace Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, a decision that could whipsaw markets from the yen to Treasuries.
The Bank of Japan should stop defending its cap on bond yields
Lifting the cap has only increased bets against it. Since December the Bank of Japan has had to defend the higher cap by buying bonds worth a staggering $240bn, nearly 6% of Japan’s gdp and about ...
Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho report strong Q3 results on solid loan demand
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and Mizuho Financial Group on Thursday reported strong third-quarter profits in their core businesses thanks to an economic rebound in Japan and solid loan demand ...
Japan forces conduct 1st Osprey flights into Tokyo’s Tachikawa base amid protests
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) conducted the first of a series of flights of controversial V-22 Osprey transport aircraft into Tach ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea-Japan leaders may watch baseball together in Tokyo: report
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may watch their countries' national baseball teams pla ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police: Suspected drugstore points hacker may have used cyberattack data
Tokyo police have arrested a Chinese man on suspicion of illegally logging into the membership website of a drugstore chain to buy items using a member's points. ( read original story ...)