European Union states on Tuesday gave the final nod to the world's first comprehensive set of rules to regulate cryptoassets on Tuesday, piling pressure on countries such as Britain and the United ...
Japan stock index hits 33-year high as investors warm to Tokyo story
Japan’s stocks reached their highest level in 33 years on Tuesday, propelled by growing hopes of higher governance standards and more serious regard for shareholders after decades of lacklustre returns. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Topix closes at 33-year peak; chip shares track Nasdaq strength
Japan's Topix index closed at a 33-year high on Tuesday after companies gave strong forecasts during the earnings season, with chip-related stocks tracking overnight gains on the Nasdaq. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Topix ends at 33-yr high on Wall St. gains, upbeat earnings
Tokyo's Topix index ended Tuesday at its highest level in around 33 years as stocks were lifted by overnight gains on Wall Street and ... ( read original story ...)
Grin and bare it: as mask mandates end Japan turns to tutors to relearn how to smile
Smile education’ coach Keiko Kawano says more and more people have developed a ‘complex’ about smiling ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks shrug off China data disappointment, Japan index pierces 33-year high
Asia stocks mostly held firm on Tuesday, despite weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data, with Japan's broad share index hitting a 33-year high on a rally in chipmakers following U.S. tech sector ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to push disarmament in Hiroshima, with modest hopes
Japan hosts G7 leaders in Hiroshima this week hoping to drive home the dangers of nuclear weapons and push for progress on disarmament.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he chose Hiroshima for the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Responds To ‘Concerned’ Critics Questioning Her Tennis Career: ‘Redirect It To Someone That Needs It’
The four-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka, shared her feelings about misogynistic views placed on her after the announcement of her pregnancy and withdrawal from tennis until 2024. Osaka tweeted ... ( read original story ...)
1 dead, 1 injured after mobile crane tips over onto cars in Tokyo
A man died and another was injured on Tuesday after a mobile crane toppled and hit nearby cars at a construction site in Tokyo's Shin ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Binance Makes Huge Decision
The crypto industry has never been more sharply in the crosshairs of regulators than it has this year. The major regulatory offensive is especially visible in North America. In th ...
Japan’s Most Popular Politician Wants to Bring His Analogue Country Into the Digital Age
But Taro Kono, the country’s 60-year-old Digital Minister, is on a mission to bring Japan’s reality bit by bit closer to its oft-perceived modernistic image.Kono may have his own lifesize mechanical avatar designed by a professor at Osaka University—”I’m hoping to use it to let people know about the new national ID card we’re issuing, ( ...
Japan’s Topix Set for Highest Level in More Than Three Decades
Japan’s Topix rose, headed for its highest close since August 1990, as foreign buying and locally driven corporate governance improvements lift stocks to levels not seen since the nation’s bubble economy burst. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Silences Fans Who Think Pregnancy Will Destroy Her Tennis Career
The Japanese athlete has been making headlines as one of the most talented biracial stars in the sports industry. Despite her impressive record, some people believe it is their place to judge the Chūō ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Stocks Rallied Five Weeks In A Row After Warren Buffett’s Bet, Outperforming A Nearly Flat S&P 500
Since Warren Buffett expressed willingness to raise his exposures to Japanese trading companies on April 10, the Nikkei 225 index, which represents the broad Japanese stock market, registered gains ...
Nikkei May Rise as Concerns Ebb About Earnings Deterioration
Japanese stocks may rise as fears ease about policy tightening by central banks and concerns ebb about earnings deterioration following a number of sold corporate results.
Delays Won’t Hurt Japan’s First Casino, Osaka Governor Says
Years of delay to plans for Japan’s first casino resort won’t have an adverse effect on the project in the long run, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said, as the facility looked set to open in 2030. ( read original story ...)