The broader Topix index lost 1.53 percent or 22.93 points to 1,471.16. Tokyo's key Nikkei index plunged more than two percent on Friday, hit by a surge in the yen and sell-offs on Wall Street amid wor... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho Bank prepares roll out of proprietary digital currency
Mizuho Bank is to launch its well-trailed proprietary digital currency in March, with the support of 60 regional domestic banks. Reports first surfaced in September of last year that a consortium of b... ( read original story ...)
Iconic Japanese newspaper in Brazil closes after 72 years
but that "ended with internet and the NHK Japanese news channel," said Eduardo Nakashima, secretary general of the Brazil-Japan Cultural Alliance. In Liberdade, Nobukazu Kanomata, an 83-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka says she had ‘worst attitude’ in loss
US Open champion Naomi Osaka said she had “the worst attitude” in her loss to Lesia Tsurenko in the Brisbane International semi-finals. The Japanese second seed was visibly frustrated as she was beate... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin tuna sells for record $3M at Tokyo auction
Tokyo -- A 612-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million ... On a normal day a similar sized fish would sell for around $60,000, BBC News' Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from Tokyok. Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin tuna sold for US$3 million in 1st 2019 sale at Tokyo market
TOKYO -- A 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen (US$3 million) at the first auction of 2019, after Tokyo's famed Tsukiji market was moved to a new site on the city ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe says vigilant to global economic risks clouding recovery
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan December 10, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS/Files TOKYO: Japan's government will ... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin sold for $3 million in 1st 2019 sale at Tokyo market
TOKYO — A 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million yen ($3 million) in the first auction of 2019, after Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji market was moved to a new site on the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s sushi king pays record price for bluefin tuna
Hundreds of sushi lovers queued for a taste. "I have come here every year to eat New Year sushi but this tuna is tastier than ever," Reiko Yamada, a 71-year-old housewife, told the AFP news agency. Ja... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin Goes for $3 Million at 1st 2019 Sale at Tokyo Market
Kiyomura Corp. owner Kiyoshi Kimura, left, stands near the bluefin tuna which he made a wining bid at the annual New Year auction, in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. The 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin ... ( read original story ...)
Tsurenko stuns Osaka in Brisbane to book Pliskova final
(Reuters) - Japan’s Naomi Osaka lamented her poor attitude following a straight sets thrashing by Lesia Tsurenko in the Brisbane International semi-finals on Saturday but the U.S. Open winner ... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.1 million at Tokyo market, but scarcity clouds celebration
TOKYO—A bluefin tuna sold for a record $3.1 (U.S.) million ... a little too much,” Kimura told reporters outside the market later, according to news agencies. Article Continued Below Kimura said a sin... ( read original story ...)
World’s Most-Prized Fish Sold for $3.1 Million in Tokyo
(Bloomberg) -- One of the world’s most expensive fish just got pricier. A 278-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for 333.6 million yen ($3.1 million) at a Tokyo fish market Saturday. The record price -- which ... ( read original story ...)
Tsurenko upsets second-seeded Osaka to reach Brisbane final
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- The on-court coaching didn't work this time for U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka, who missed a chance to reach the Brisbane International final and move up to the No. 3 ranki... ( read original story ...)
Osaka says poor attitude cost her Brisbane semi-final
Reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka said her poor attitude cost her during her 6-2, 6-4 loss to Lesia Tsurenko in Saturday's Brisbane International semi-finals. Osaka went into the match as firm fav... ( read original story ...)
Osaka upset in WTA Brisbane International
Naomi Osaka has lamented having a poor attitude her upset semi-final loss to world No.27 Lesia Tsurenko at the Brisbane International. The US Open champion was dominated by the unseeded Ukranian, maki... ( read original story ...)