The Italian General Commissioner's Office at Expo 2025 Osaka and Invitalia have postponed the deadline for bids for the tender to design and build the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka to May 15, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will keep calling for China to act responsibly, Kishida says
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a roundtable interview with members of the foreign media at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan. REUTERS/Issei Kato ... ( read original story ...)
CEO of Collapsed Crypto Exchange Arrested in Turkey on Return
Faruk Fatih Ozer, the former CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, has been extradited from Albania to Turkey to face charges of fraud and money laundering. Upon his arrival at Istanbul ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.11%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Insurance, Transport and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.11%. The best ...
Asia week ahead: Bank of Japan’s first meeting with new governor
Next week’s data calendar features several economic activity data from Korea, inflation from Japan, Singapore and Australia, job and growth data ...
Warren Buffett is shaking Japan’s magic money tree
S hares in three of Japan’s five largest trading conglomerates reached record highs over the past week, following an announcement by Warren Buffett that he is keen to own more of their stock. It is ...
Japan PM has no plan to tweak sales tax to fund childcare measures
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he has no plan now to raise Japan's sales tax rate, when asked about plans to fund new childcare measures aimed at encouraging people to have more ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto criminals beware: AI is after you
Illicit cryptocurrency transactions reached an all-time high last year as digital tokens’ popularity with criminals soared. But now there’s a new AI-powered sheriff in town.
Exclusive-In Rakuten Bank’s downsized IPO, investors pushed for details on troubled parent, sources say
Japan's Rakuten Bank Ltd amended the filing of its $625 million initial public offering (IPO) after investors pushed for details on the risks from its exposure to money-losing parent Rakuten Group Inc ...
Bank of Japan Largely Maintains View of Regional Economies
The Bank of Japan largely maintained its assessment for the nation’s regional economies, saying they are recovering from the impact of the pandemic.
Bank of Japan unlikely to end yield curve control before the fourth quarter, strategist says
Sean Callow of Westpac Bank says he doesn't expect the "inflation dynamics" to change before then and "it might even be a case of next year." ...
How lethal was explosive device thrown at Japan PM Kishida?
A fragment believed to be from an explosive device that was thrown at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as he was preparing to give an election ca･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Investors seek to break through Japan Inc’s ‘value trap’
Corporate governance in Japan has suddenly become a cause celebre, rousing the world's third-largest stock market out of decades of lethargy and drawing in hordes of foreign investors. Japan's stock ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ keeps upbeat economic view on seven of Japan’s nine regions
The Bank of Japan maintained its upbeat economic assessment for most regions on Thursday, saying wage hikes were broadening, underscoring its conviction that the country was on a path to sustainably ... ( read original story ...)
On this day, Apr 20, 1943: One year later, Tokyo raid story told
The aircraft carrier Hornet was the "Shangri-La" from which 16 American bombers under Maj. Gen. James H. (Jimmy) ... ( read original story ...)
On this day, Apr 20, 1943: Japan’s version of Tokyo raid is different story
Japan gave Tuesday what purported to be the story of the American raid on Tokyo April 18, 1942, in a statement by Maj. ( read original story ...)