Unlike many other news organizations, we have not put up a paywall ... Israel Help us grow and continue telling Israel’s story to the world. TOKYO, Dec 26 - Japan on Wednesday will announce its decisi... ( read original story ...)
US Open champion Naomi Osaka declares Aussie Ash Barty a Grand Slam threat
US Open champion Naomi Osaka says she counts Ash Barty among the Grand Slam title contenders next year. Osaka last summer served notice for her rankings progress in 2018, in which she has sped from No ... ( read original story ...)
Global Stock Angst Snowballs as Nikkei 225 Enters Bear Market
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average tumbled 5 percent into a bear market as the global equity rout continued unabated in the last week of the year, with renewed turmoil in Washington rattling i... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225’s Christmas Plunge Has Traders Bracing for More Pain
Christmas Day brought no presents for the Japanese stock market, as the Nikkei 225 Stock Average plunged below 20,000 and slipped into a bear market. Investors are bracing for more pain to come. The N... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s Kelly released on bail as Tokyo court rejects prosecutors’ plea
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly has been released on bail after more than a month in detention on financial-misconduct charges, as a Tokyo court rejected pr... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court OKs release of Nissan’s Kelly, rejecting prosecutors’ appeal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly was set to be released after more than a month in detention after a Tokyo court late on Tuesday rejected prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court OKs bail for Nissan American exec in Ghosn case
TOKYO -- A Japanese court approved a bail request Tuesday for Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly, who was detained and charged with underreporting the income of his boss, former Nissan chairman Car... ( read original story ...)
Doing business Japanese-style: What can Kiwis learn?
Pre-meeting meetings sound like bureaucracy gone mad to Westerners, but the Japanese method of decision-making means everyone is brought along together. From the moment you first arrive in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG to promote bank unit chief Mike to president: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is set to name Kanetsugu Mike, the head of its banking unit, as its next president, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. Curre... ( read original story ...)
Stock Angst Snowballs as Japan’s Nikkei 225 Enters Bear Market
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said the financial markets may be overreacting and he’s not overly worried about recent market moves. Officials from the Bank of Japan, Finance Ministry and Financia... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s Kelly granted bail by Tokyo court: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly was granted bail by the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, Japanese media reported, at 70 million yen ($635,612). Kelly ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s Kelly granted bail by Tokyo court
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan Motor Co Representative Director Greg Kelly was granted bail by the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, the court said, raising the prospect he could be freed before the e... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks dive more than 5% on fears over US economy
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than five percent in morning trade Tuesday amid rising doubts about the US economy and fears sparked by a US government funding crisis. At the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks plunge in Christmas rout
Tokyo stocks plunged on Tuesday as the few Asian ... Investors were also unnerved by weekend news reports that US President Donald Trump had asked about the possibility of firing Federal Reserve ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomatic rift grows between South Korea and Japan
according to Yonhap News. The South Korean and Japanese officials also discussed a South Korean court ruling that orders a Japanese steel company to compensate former South Korean workers forced to wo... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei drops 5 percent after Wall Street slide deepens
Japan's Nikkei drops more than 4 percent, hitting its lowest since May 2017. The Topix brushes its lowest since November 2016. Japanese blue chips fall, as defensive shares prove unable to resist rout ... ( read original story ...)