Trading of the benchmark 10-year bond dries up for four straight sessions as the central bank keeps tight control of yields. ( read original story ...)
Japan Industrial Partners-led group looking to buy Toshiba for $19 bln -Kyodo
The consortium of Japanese firms led by Japan Industrial Partners is looking to buy Toshiba Corp for 2.8 trillion yen ($19.13 billion), Kyodo reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
4,790 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Tokyo on Wednesday
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 4,790 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Wednesday. The daily tally is up 723 from a week ago. It is the first time in 15 days to surpass the number a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s great outdoors
Taking time to explore Tokyo’s great outdoors will refresh the spirit and delight the senses, while also allowing visitors to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of Japanese culture. It isn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Winter Claims High Profile C-Suite Execs
If you said they’re dudes who used to be crypto CEOs and suddenly weren’t anymore, you’d also be correct. This crypto winter has seen a string of high-profile exits from the C-suite, a mix of ...
Socionext Defies Chip Slump With Japan’s Biggest IPO This Year
Making its market debut on Wednesday, Japan's Socionext Inc bucked softening sentiment toward chips by surging 15% in Tokyo's biggest initial public offering of the year so far. Shares in the fabless ...
Chip firm Socionext soars in Tokyo debut after Japan’s biggest 2022 IPO
Socionext managed to attract buyers even in a weak market for IPOs in Japan, where proceeds slumped 80% this year on an annual comparison.
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.02%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Electrical/Machinery, Precision Instruments and Machinery sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.
Japan shares close flat as tech offsets travel boost
Japanese stocks ended flat after a bumpy trading session on Wednesday, with sliding tech companies countering gains in travel-related firms in a market that lacked direction ahead of this week's key U ...
Kids forced to run over double the distance after guidance error at Tokyo ward event
About 130 fifth and six graders who were supposed to run a 2-kilometer course were forced to run 4.5 kilometers at an Oct. 10 local event hel ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first business court opens in Tokyo
A court specializing in business-related cases has opened in Tokyo. The Business Court, the first of its kind in Japan, was set up to handle increasingly international and complex conflicts ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns against yen sell-off, eyes intervention
By Kaori Kaneko and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese policymakers kept up their warnings against investors selling off the Japanese currency as the dollar rose to a fresh 24-year high ... ( read original story ...)
The Ethics Of Crypto: Sorting Out Good Intentions And Bad Actors
Some see crypto as a positive good – and others see it as no-good: a polarized debate about whether blockchain is merely a tool, or a shaper of moral outcomes; whether we should restrict the ...
Japan’s Matsuno: to Take Appropriate Steps on Excess Forex Moves
Japan is closely watching foreign exchange moves with a high sense of urgency, and is ready to take appropriate steps on excess moves, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular briefing ...
Japan manufacturers’ mood sours again, higher costs dim outlook – Reuters Tankan
Business confidence among big Japanese manufacturers fell for a second straight month to hit its lowest in five months, a Reuters monthly poll showed on Wednesday, in another sign global inflation and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Machinery Orders Post Biggest Fall in 6 Months in Blow to Corp Spending
Japan's machinery orders posted their biggest single-month fall in six months in August as pressure from a global economic slowdown and a weaker yen that pushes up import costs darken the outlook for ... ( read original story ...)