The Bank of Japan cut its economic assessment for most regions on Thursday but signalled its confidence that wage hikes were broadening, leaving scope for another hike in the country's still-low ... ( read original story ...)
Japan won’t intervene unless yen slides below 155, says ex-FX diplomat Watanabe
Japanese authorities likely won't intervene in the currency market unless the yen plunges below 155 to the dollar, former top currency diplomat Hiroshi Watanabe said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Williams’ Sargeant to race with Albon’s repaired chassis in Japan
Logan Sargeant will race at the Japanese Grand Prix with the repaired chassis his Williams teammate Alex Albon broke two weeks ago. ( read original story ...)
BOJ cuts economic assessment for 7 of Japan’s 9 regions
The Bank of Japan cut its economic assessment for seven of the country's nine regions on Thursday, but said the economies were mostly picking up or recovering gradually. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Licenses Crypto Market Maker GSR in Rare Step for Industry
Singapore authorities awarded a license to crypto market maker GSR Markets, a rare step in the digital-asset sector where liquidity providers globally still largely operate without regulatory permits.
Jay Kailash Namkeen IPO: Issue subscribed over 8.26 times on day 3, check GMP and other key details
Gujarat-based Jay Kailash Namkeen's initial public offering (IPO) opened for subscription on March 28. The small and medium enterprise (SME) IPO was subscribed more than 8.26 times on the third ...
Japan’s Nikkei rises sharply after profit-taking in new fiscal year
Japan's Nikkei share average rose sharply on Thursday, as investors scooped up stocks, following a heavy sell-off to book profits earlier this week as the new financial year started. The Nikkei rose ...
Nikkei leads Asia higher as yen skids; commodities in demand
Asian shares rallied on Thursday as U.S. rate cuts remained on the menu, even if their timing was unclear, while the yen slid against everything except the dollar and boosted Japanese stocks. There ...
Japan Exits Negative Rates, Nikkei 225 Rallies
Japan's first rate hike in 17 years ends its eight-year experiment with negative rates, rallying the stock market while weighing on the yen.
Japan’s northeastern region jolted by M6.0 quake, no tsunami warning
according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The focus of the quake was located off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, about 40 kilometers underground. Nikkei stock index briefly rises 2% on ...
Why even a historic Bank of Japan rate hike has failed to save the yen
Japan’s first interest rate hike in 17 years has failed to deliver the boost to the yen that policymakers had hoped for, with strategists pointing to four key reasons for the currency to remain weak ...
Landmark Osaka tower completed
A new landmark tower has just been completed outside Osaka Station. The facility is part of a redevelopment project that comes as Osaka prepares to host the World Expo next year. ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Kimmel says travel to Japan made him realize how ‘filthy and disgusting’ the modern USA is
Jimmy Kimmel spoke at length about how shockingly clean Japan is, from its truck stop bathrooms to its major city streets, marveling at how filthy America is by comparison. ( read original story ...)
Citigroup Sees ‘Exciting Market’ for Japan Bonds After BOJ Move
Citigroup Inc. is betting that Japan’s bond market revival will gather steam, drawing talent back and rewarding the Wall Street lender’s push to expand its debt business after the central bank ...
Pulling back the layers: Hosei Kijima has done a lot of growing in going from Yokohama to City SC
Midfielder Hosei Kijima came to America to become a soccer player; along the way, he's grown as a player and a person and now is establishing himself at City SC ... ( read original story ...)
Roblox.Osaka Controversy
Roblox.Osaka Controversy refers to accusations aimed at TikToker Roblox.Osaka, the owner of a TikTok page dedicated to the "Who Can It Be Now?" Osaka meme, alleging that the content creator asked an ... ( read original story ...)