Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday, driven by chip-related heavyweights, and posted a record fiscal-year gain in terms of points amid heavy foreign buying. The index hit successive ... ( read original story ...)
5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people are hospitalized as of Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Cherry blossoms bloom in Tokyo, 15 days later than last year
This year's blooming is the latest in the capital since 2012, when they were declared to have blossomed on March 31. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police raid women’s medical university over alleged breach of trust
The search comes amid suspicions that the university’s alumni association paid salaries to employees who were not actually working at the institution. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei posts biggest point gain on record for fiscal year
Japan's Nikkei share average logged the biggest rise ever on an absolute basis for the fiscal year ended on Friday, rallying 12,328 points. The index hit successive record highs this quarter, after ...
Japan’s industrial output slips 0.1% in February, retail sales exceed forecasts
Investors assessed mixed economic data in Japan for February, with a surprise increase in the unemployment rate and a decline in industrial production, while retail sales rose more than expected.
Nikkei stock index finishes up 44% in FY 2023
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher on the final day of Japan's 2023 fiscal year on Friday, with the Nikkei marking a 44 percent increase from the previous year, boosted by a weaker yen that ...
Japan rail operator gives up plan to launch maglev train in 2027
(Photo: Kyodo) TOKYO: Central Japan Railway Co said Friday it has given up its plan to launch a new high-speed maglev train between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027, amid long-running environmental disputes. ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka confirms first clay court season since 2022, takes wild card into Rouen
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka is set to take part in the first clay court season after two years as the Japanese tennis star has received a wild card for the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole main ... ( read original story ...)
‘Oppenheimer’ Finally Premieres in Japan to Mixed Reactions and High Emotions
Oppenheimer” has finally opened in the nation where two cities were obliterated by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist at the center of the film ... ( read original story ...)
Japan brought forward emergency yen meeting to maximise market impact, source says
Japanese monetary authorities made a last-minute decision to bring forward to Wednesday an emergency meeting on the weak yen that was originally scheduled for Thursday, to maximise the impact of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan flags ‘speculative’ yen moves, signals chance of intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday there were "speculative" moves behind recent yen declines, suggesting authorities remained on stand-by to intervene in the market to address ... ( read original story ...)
Japan FX Chief Calls Yen’s Slump Unusual, Vows to Act if Needed
Japan’s top currency official said recent yen weakness is odd and out of line with current economic fundamentals, reaffirming his commitment to act if needed to prevent excessive swings in the ... ( read original story ...)
Against All Odds, Japan’s Toppled Moon Lander Is Still Alive
Tech Miracle In the wake of NASA's failed private Moon lander debacle, Japan's version is, somehow, alive and kicking. In a post on X-formerly-Twitter, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ... ( read original story ...)
Fallen ‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years for fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt firm. The ruling cements the ...
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds, yen stable
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday, rebounding from sharp losses in the previous session, as market players cheered a weaker yen as the currency steadied after hitting a three decade-low. The ...