A technical glitch has caused the Tokyo Stock Exchange to completely halt trading for an entire day for the first time in its history. ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘Twitter killer’ pleads guilty to murders
A Japanese man has pleaded guilty to murdering nine people after contacting them on Twitter, in a high-profile case that has shocked the country. Dubbed the "Twitter killer", Takahiro Shiraishi was ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese chipmaker Kioxia shelves $3.2 billion IPO amid U.S.-China tensions
Kioxia Holdings Corp , the world's second-largest maker of flash memory chips, on Monday shelved plans for what would have been Japan's largest initial public offering (IPO) this year, as U.S-China ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Tankan results were ‘pretty weak’: Bank of America
Overall business sentiment levels remained "very, very low" and improved below expectations, even though Japan's economy bottomed out in the second quarter from the coronavirus shock, says Izumi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange halts trading because of a technical glitch
Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange halted all trading Thursday because of a technical glitch.The exchange said in a statement that the problem concerned the distribution of market information, though it did ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange Halted on Biggest Glitch in Over a Decade
A network problem forced the operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to halt trading on Thursday, freezing buying and selling in thousands of shares on the first day of the new quarter, just as key ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks trade halted due to technical glitch; Nikkei futures rise
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese shares remained suspended at midday break on Thursday after the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) earlier halted trading in all stocks citing technical problems. TSE said it does ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Market Halts Trading, Citing Glitch
The exchange’s operator said the problem stemmed from a system that reports market data, but it did not say when buying and selling would resume. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo trading stops over system failure, China on holiday
Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended Thursday because of a problem in the system for relaying market information. Most other Asian markets were closed for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange Trading Is Halted by System Error
A spokesman for the exchange’s operator said that there were no signs of hacking and that the issue involved the system that disseminates prices. ( read original story ...)
Japan Business Sentiment Perks up as Hit From Pandemic Begins to Ease
Japanese business sentiment improved in July-September from a 11-year low hit three months ago, a key central bank survey showed, in a sign the economy is gradually emerging from the devastating hit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business confidence recovers slightly after pandemic plunge
Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has recovered marginally after plunging on pandemic woes to its worst level since the global financial crisis, a key survey showed Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan business sentiment improves for 1st time since 2017: Tankan
Business sentiment among Japan's large manufacturers has recorded the first improvement since 2017, the Bank of Japan's latest Tankan quarterly survey showed on Thursday, helped by government and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factories suffer record 17th month of declining activity
The coronavirus crisis has taken a huge toll on the manufacturing sector in the world's third-largest economy, with output and exports struggling amid fragile global demand conditions. ( read original story ...)
Japan corporate pessimism eases from 11-year low – BOJ tankan
September compared with the previous quarter when the coronavirus pandemic had pushed down business sentiment to an 11-year low, the central bank's "tankan" survey showed. ( read original story ...)
Survey: Less pessimism by Japanese manufacturers
Japan's large manufacturers were less pessimistic in the three months to September as economic activities gradually resumed amid the coronavirus pandemic, a central bank survey showed Thursday. ( read original story ...)