He declined to comment on specific yen levels. In Japan, the finance ministry decides whether and when to intervene in the currency market. The BOJ acts as an agent and executes orders made by the ...
China and Japan Agree to Try to Resolve Fukushima Water Dispute Through Dialogue
China imposed an import ban on Japanese seafood in response to Japan’s ocean discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says the U.S. has invited him for a state visit
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday in San Francisco that he had been invited by U.S. President Joe Biden for a formal state visit to Washington, the first for a Japanese premier in ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic plans to sell stake in autos business to Apollo Global funds
Japan's Panasonic Holdings said on Friday it plans to sell a stake in its automotive systems business to funds managed by U.S. private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and has signed a memorandum ... ( read original story ...)
19-yr-old gets prison term for stabbing students near Univ. of Tokyo
A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a 19-year-old man to a prison term of six to 10 years for stabbing two senior high school studen ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rallies to third straight weekly gain on earnings boost
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday to book its third straight winning week, helped by a strong domestic earnings season that just wrapped up. The Nikkei ended the day up 0.48% at 33,585.20, ...
Warren Buffett’s stamp of approval helps Japan’s Mitsubishi shed conglomerate stigma
Warren Buffett's vote of confidence in Japanese trading houses is helping Mitsubishi Corp overcome long-held investor wariness about its complex global business that covers everything from sausages to ...
Japan Oct CPI seen accelerating, staying above BOJ’s target: Reuters poll
Japan's core consumer inflation likely accelerated again in October, staying above the central bank's 2% price target for a 19th straight month, a Reuters poll found on Friday. The nationwide core ... ( read original story ...)
More than 10 who ate ‘weed gummies’ hospitalized this year: Osaka police
More than 10 people in this west Japan prefecture have been sickened by gummies potentially containing cannabis derivatives so far this year,･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to buy 1.4 million doses of Daiichi Sankyo COVID vaccine
Japan's health ministry said on Friday it agreed to buy 1.4 million doses of Daiichi Sankyo's updated COVID-19 vaccine. The purchase is contingent on approval of the shot formulated for the XBB. ( read original story ...)
Binance, Thai Billionaire Win Regulatory Greenlight To Start Crypto Exchange In Early 2024
Gulf Binance will start operating a cryptocurrency exchange next year after the country’s regulator greenlighted the business earlier this month.
Stock Market Live Updates: Asian stocks open lower; oil sinks into bear market
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Japan to buy 1.4 mln doses of Daiichi Sankyo COVID vaccine
Japan's health ministry said on Friday it agreed to buy 1.4 million doses of Daiichi Sankyo's updated COVID-19 vaccine. ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Osaka officials should work at baseball parades only if paid
Donations warrant being called that only when they are offered of the donors’ free will. The same goes for volunteer work. ( read original story ...)
APEC Latest: Canada’s Japan Envoy Says Trudeau, Xi Should Meet
US President Joe Biden will be meeting Thursday with counterparts from South Korea and Japan, two top US allies, a day after his landmark summit with China’s President Xi Jinping. ( read original story ...)
Binance Japan Adds 13 New Crypto Pairs
The crypto exchange giant Binance is hoping to corner the Japanese market by expanding its crypto pairing offerings by 13.