The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda partners with India’s Biological E. to boost dengue vaccine production
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical will scale up production of its dengue vaccine Qdenga through a partnership with Indian vaccines maker Biological E., the companies said on Tuesday. These doses will be ... ( read original story ...)
Record-breaking projections light up Tokyo skyscraper
The imposing towers of Tokyo's city government headquarters are now home to the world's largest permanent projection mapping display, which officials hope will become a new tourist draw.Soaring birds, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks mixed on US optimism, selling to lock in gains
Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning, as buying of a wide range of issues on continued optimism over the U.S. economy was offset b ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida to Discuss AI With Meta’s Zuckerberg on Tuesday, Fuji TV Reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to exchange views on artificial intelligence, Fuji Television reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei slips from record high as chip stocks lose ground
TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, slipping from a record high scaled earlier in the session, as heavyweight chip-related stocks changed course, but gains in steel ...
Japan’s Consumer Prices Grow at Slowest Pace in Nearly Two Years
Japan’s consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in nearly two years in January, but came in above expectations, backing views that the central bank will exit its negative interest rate policy, albeit ...
Japan inflation falls to BoJ target of 2%
Japanese inflation slowed less than expected to two percent in January, data showed Tuesday, hitting the central bank's target and firming expectations of an end to its outlier negative rates policy.
Japan’s Second Transition Bond May See Tepid Demand on Risk of Rate Hike
(Bloomberg) -- Japan will sell sovereign transition bonds for the second ... Dies at 87 Poland’s Famously Frank Top Diplomat Lands a Blow With Rebuff of Russia The finance ministry is planning to ...
Hamirpur to Nagoya, pupils bond on Net
The students of Him Academy Public School (HAPS) and Nakamura Senior High School at Nagoya, Japan, organised a virtual cultural exchange programme here today. Dr Himanshu Sharma said the objective of ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign News: Spies, Spies & Spies
"AMERICANS ARE SPYING IN JAPAN!" splashed out Tokyo's chauvinistic Kokumin Shimbun last week, exposed the horrid fact that pictures of Japanese business buildings in ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets poised for mixed open; Japan stocks set to eke out gains
Trading sentiment was subdued following a pause in Wall Street’s rally on Monday which saw its main indexes retreat from record highs.
Nikkei May Trade in Range as Profit-Taking Weighs
2340 GMT — Japanese stocks’ trade may be rangebound as profit-taking is likely to weigh following the benchmark index’s ascent to record highs. Nikkei futures are up 0.2% at 39315 on the SGX. USD/JPY ...
Heard on the Street Recap: From Omaha to Osaka
Japan’s stock market is back. Last week, it hit its first record in 34 years, propelled higher by corporate profits that are projected to be roughly triple those of a decade ago. One investor who has ...
Japan stock surge ‘perplexing’ amid economic struggles: Strategist
As Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) increases its stakes in top Japanese companies, John Hancock Investment Management Co-Chief Investment Strategist Matt Miskin joins Yahoo Finance Live to analyze ...
Tokyo stocks open higher on firm chip shares
Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, supported by buying of semiconductor-related issues following the rise of a key U.S. chip index. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)