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
Share Market Live Updates - Find here all the live updates related to Sensex, Nifty, BSE, NSE, share prices and Indian stock markets for 17 November 2023. Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday after the ...
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.
Justice has been served in the FTX saga, but questions linger for crypto
Fried's conviction marked an end to a historic case of fraud, but it didn't resolve some of the biggest obstacles facing crypto.
Cryptocurrency Prices Surge, Driven by a Potential Bitcoin Fund
Investors anticipate regulatory approval of an exchange traded fund linked directly to Bitcoin, which they hope will encourage more people to invest in the digital asset.
Asia markets set to dip as mid-week rally cools
Asia-Pacific markets were set to dip on Friday as a mid-week rally cools, while economic data in the region will be parsed through the day.
Japan poised to scrap quarterly report requirement for businesses -Nikkei Asia
Japan's legislature has begun deliberations on a bill that would end the requirement for listed companies to file quarterly financial reports, in an effort to ease reporting burdens on businesses, ... ( read original story ...)