The benchmark Nikkei stock index finished the year down 9.4 percent on Friday, its first yearly fall in four years, as the result of aggressive monetary tightening by central banks offset the impact ...
Japan’s PM Kishida: Will review price target accord with next BoJ chief – Nikkei Asian Review
Citing Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's comments delivered in an interview on a radio program aired on Tuesday, the Nikkei Asian Review reported this Wednesday, “the Japanese government must ...
Tokyo Gas Nears $4.6 Billion Deal to Buy US Shale Driller
A Tokyo Gas Co. unit is in advanced talks to buy US natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy in a deal worth about $4.6 billion, including debt, a person with knowledge of the matter said.Most Read from ...
Japan Dec factory activity posts sharpest fall in more than 2 years -PMI
Japanese factory activity fell in December at the sharpest pace in 26 months, a business survey showed on Wednesday, with companies seeing further declines amid a global economic slowdown. ( read original story ...)
Chinese carrier strike group, drones operating near Japan, which dispatched aircraft to monitor situation
Chinese drones and warships have been operating near Japan in recent weeks, worrying Japanese defense officials. ( read original story ...)
Jesse Watters: ‘Mini-Madoff’ and other crypto executives are in trouble
Fox News host Jesse Watters rips into the Sam Bankman-Fried scandal and compares it to Bernie Madoff's case on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'
Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed as investors look ahead to Fed minutes
Asia-Pacific shares are set to trade mixed as investors look ahead to the Fed's meeting minutes, watching for signs of more interest rate hikes.
Exclusive-Tokyo Gas unit nears $4.6 billion deal to buy U.S. natgas producer -sources
A unit of Tokyo Gas Co Ltd is in advanced talks to buy U.S. natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy from private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners for about $4.6 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas Nears Deal to Buy Rockcliff Energy, Reuters Says
Tokyo Gas Co. is in advanced talks to buy US natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy in a deal worth about $4.6 billion, Reuters reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business owners can’t find successors. This man gave his away.
It is inevitable that many small- and medium-size companies will go out of business as Japan's population shrinks, but policymakers fear that the country could be hit by a surge in closures as aging ... ( read original story ...)
15-year-old boy arrested for stabbing father in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of attempting to kill his father. According to police, the incident occurred at their home in Chuo Ward on Monday night, Hokkaido Hoso ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested over fatal stabbing outside Osaka bar on Dec 31
Police in Osaka have arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of killing an acquaintance after an argument outside a bar in Osaka on Dec 31. Police said Takashi Inagake, who was arrested in Hyogo ... ( read original story ...)
Daihatsu bringing retro Copen roadster, van-boat to Tokyo Auto Salon
Daihatsu is bringing a selection of custom trucks, minivans and more to the Tokyo Auto Salon. One of them is a retro-styled Copen roadster. ( read original story ...)
Japanese manufacturing company Kurabe Industrial signs deal with Aboitiz InfraCapital, manufacturing plant in PHL to rise soon in LIMA Estate
Committed to attracting foreign investment to the Philippines in order to generate jobs for Filipinos and stimulate the economy, Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC), the infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Markets Analysis: Bitcoin Muddles Along; Consumer Credit Debt Could Present Problems
Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28. In the final week of 2022, bitcoin’s tepid price movement veered from a recent, year-end pattern of ...
U.S. Regulators Warn Banks That Crypto Is Not ‘Safe and Sound’
The Federal Reserve and two other U.S. regulators today issued a warning to banks about cryptocurrencies. In a joint statement, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit ...