Preparations are underway for the highly anticipated World Expo 2025 that is set to take place in Osaka, Kansai from April to October next year. One of the oldest and largest international events ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus declined 13% in October
Japan's current account surplus declined 13% in October from a year earlier to ¥2.46 trillion, partly because the services trade balance slipped into the red, a preliminary Finance Ministry report ... ( read original story ...)
Japan current account surplus falls 13.0% in Oct.
Japan's current account surplus fell 13.0 percent from a year earlier to 2.46 trillion yen ($16.4 billion) in October, as a drop in i ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kioxia prices IPO in middle of range, raising $800 million
TOKYO (Reuters) -Bain Capital-backed chipmaker Kioxia's initial public offering has raised 120 billion yen ($800 million) including an overallotment after shares were priced in the middle of their ...
Stock market today: Asian shares slide, with Korean benchmark down 2.5%, after Wall St hits records
Shares are mostly lower in Asia, with South Korea's benchmark down 2.3%, after U.S. stocks rose to records on Friday
Bank of Japan could hike rates as early as next week: Capital Economics
Marcel Thieliant, Asia-Pacific head at Capital Economics, says a rare interview by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda saying that a rate hike is "approaching" should be taken as a strong signal that ...
Former England assistant Steve Holland set to coach Yokohama F. Marinos
Media reports said Holland would take charge of Yokohama ahead of the new J. League season, which starts in February. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Empress Masako says the Nobel for atomic bombing survivors shows the need to push for peace
Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel Peace Prize for an organization of atomic bombing survivors was a key event that impressed her this year and reminded her of the importance of global peace ... ( read original story ...)
Hoshino Resorts’ OMO 7 Osaka appointed Partner Sponsor for World Expo 2025
Hoshino Resorts’ urban tourism hotel OMO7 Osaka was recently appointed a Partner Sponsor for the upcoming World Expo 2025. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s bankruptcies set to hit 11-year high in 2024, data shows
Japan's bankruptcy filings this year are set to surpass 10,000 and hit the highest since 2013, private-sector data by Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) showed on Monday, ahead of a closely watched central ... ( read original story ...)
Bain-backed Kioxia to set IPO price as deals hit eight-year high
The memory company, which is set to debut Dec. 18 on the Tokyo bourse, last week set a price range from ¥1,390 to ¥1,520.
Japan’s football talent takes Europe by storm
The number of Japanese football players (both men and women) in major European leagues has surpassed 100, a 90% increase in five years. Success on the international stage has encouraged overseas clubs ...
Japan gov’t submits draft extra budget to Diet for economic package
Japan's government on Monday submitted to parliament a draft supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 worth 13.9 trillion yen ($92.7 billion) to finance a new economic package aimed at easing ...
Former England assistant Holland to coach Japan’s Yokohama: reports
Gareth Southgate's former England assistant Steve Holland is set to be named as new coach of Japanese club Yokohama F-Marinos, local media reported Monday.Reports in Japanese media said Holland would ... ( read original story ...)
Japan revises Q3 GDP higher, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike expectations
Japan's economy expanded in July-September at a faster pace than initially reported thanks to upward revisions in capital investment and exports, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term ... ( read original story ...)
Who were the 2024 election’s “crypto voters”?
A leading cryptocurrency executive told 60 Minutes crypto's success was not just because of the enormous amount of money the industry spent on ads. It was also because people they described as "crypto ...