A long-established public bathhouse or "sento" in Tokyo has cleaned up the whole facility with the assistance of robot vacuum cleaners. ( read original story ...)
Stock Market Today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s selloff after Fed hints at 2 rate cuts in 2025
Shares skidded Thursday in Asia after U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year when the Federal Reserve hinted it may deliver fewer rate cuts in 2025 than earlier thought. The Fed ...
Osaka police mulling action over alleged assault, harassment by officers on duty
The prefectural police force headquartered here is considering disciplinary action for officers dispatched to a convention in another prefect ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka High Court flips ruling in Fukushima evacuees lawsuit
The Osaka High Court ruled on Dec. 18 that the Japanese government was not responsible for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, in a lawsuit filed by evacuees who fled to Kyoto Prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
Japan economy in ‘delicate state’, says banking lobby head
TOKYO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The chair of the Japanese banking lobby echoed Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's cautious view on the Japanese economy on Thursday and said the central bank needed to see ... ( read original story ...)
David Roche discusses the Bank of Japan’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged
David Roche, strategist at Quantum Strategy, discusses the Bank of Japan's latest interest rate decision and its outlook in 2025. ( read original story ...)
Announcing the first 7 chefs and restaurateurs coming to Time Out Market Osaka in March 2025
More than a decade after the first Time Out Market opened in Lisbon back in 2014, Asia is finally set to join the club with the opening of Time Out Market Osaka next year. Scheduled to start business ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka states reason for admiring Nick Kyrgios – ‘That is a quality I admire about him’
Nick Kyrgios’ controversial views have not won him too many friends in the tennis world over the years, but Naomi Osaka is going against the norm as she has revealed just why she is “drawn” to the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan holds rates at 0.25%, yen weakens to one-month low
The decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5%. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Central Bank Holds Rates as Uncertainties Complicate Outlook
TOKYO—The Bank of Japan held its policy rate steady as it waits for uncertainties abroad to clear and for more evidence of economic recovery at home, but expectations of rate hikes on the horizon ... ( read original story ...)
Morning Bid: Japan holds, Bank of England up next
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos considers listing up to 70% of JX Advanced Metals, Bloomberg says
Japan's largest oil refiner Eneos Holdings is considering offering up to 70% of its metal unit JX Advanced Metals (JXAM) in an initial public offering which may raise up to 700 billion yen ($4.51 ... ( read original story ...)
All Blacks fullback Love to miss start of Super Rugby season
New Zealand and Wellington Hurricanes fullback Ruben Love, one of the standout players of the last Super Rugby Pacific season, will miss the start of the 2025 campaign after having ankle surgery. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged for third straight meeting
The Bank of Japan keeps interest rates at 0.25% for the third time, monitoring wage growth and US policy impacts under Trump.
Bank of Japan holds rates at 0.25%
The decision comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points, bringing the federal funds rate to 4.25%-4.5%.
Yen drops as Bank of Japan maintains key interest rate
The yen weakened against the dollar Thursday after the Bank of Japan kept borrowing costs unchanged, extending a retreat for the currency that came after the Federal Reserve forecast fewer rate cuts.