Japanese shares shed early gains to trade lower on Tuesday as jitters surrounding the U.S. banking system weighed on domestic financial stocks, while exporters got a lift from a weaker yen.
Japan’s Suzuki: Will stay vigilant to fallout from US bank failure
Japanese authorities will continue to watch "with a strong sense of alarm" the potential fallout from First Republic Bank's bankruptcy on the global financial system, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki ...
South Korea, Japan Finance Ministers Meet for First Time in Seven Years
South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho and his counterpart Shunichi Suzuki met for the first time in nearly seven years, adding another sign of thawing ties between the two countries.
(2nd LD) S. Korea to resume finance ministers’ meeting with Japan
South Korea and Japan agreed to resume their long-stalled finance ministers' meeting "at an appropriate time this year" as the two countries gear up to normalize economic ties after several years of ...
Japan, South Korea hold first finance leaders’ meeting in 7 years
South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Wang Dongwei, a vice finance minister of China, Governor of Bank of Jap ...
Tokyo stocks edge down in morning ahead of Fed meeting, long weekend
Tokyo stocks edged down Tuesday morning as earlier gains were pared as caution grew ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting later i ( read original story ...)
Tokyo role ‘is business exit’ for Jack Ma
Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, is taking up a teaching position in Japan as he begins to reassume a public profile.Tokyo College, which is run by the University o ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea finance ministers meet for 1st bilateral meeting in 7 years
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his South Korean counterpart Choo Kyung-ho on Tuesday met on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) annual meetings held this week. ( read original story ...)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Market Cap Is Surging, But a Retreat from $30K Continues
PLUS: Western crypto innovators with great ideas are eyeing the East for tech-embracing governments and fresh opportunities. A West-East partnership may be crypto's model for the future, the ...
Asia markets set for positive open ahead of Australia’s interest rate decision
Asia-Pacific markets are set for a positive start as most markets reopen after the long Labor Day weekend. For Tuesday, investors will be closely watching Australia’s central’s bank to see if it will ...
S.Korea finmin: S.Korea, Japan, China cooperation more important as world economy at inflection point
South Korea's finance minister said on Tuesday that the trilateral cooperation between South Korea, Japan and China has became more important as the global economy stands at an inflection point.
Asian finance leaders to debate beefing up market safeguards
Asian finance leaders on Tuesday will debate ways to beef up regional safeguards to better address emergency funding needs during pandemics and natural disasters, as global recession fears and ...
Nagoya startup’s ‘Kurofune’ app supports foreigners’ life, work in Japan
A startup here has developed a daily life support app for foreigners in Japan, hoping to make it easier for them to work and live in the cou･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
USS George Washington returning to Japan next year
The aircraft carrier George Washington will head back to the Japan-based U.S. 7th Fleet next year to serve as the Navy’s lone forward-deployed carrier, U.S. Pacific Fleet announced. Washington will ... ( read original story ...)
New sushi restaurant returns Asian cuisine to Sweet Home
Of The New Era/Lebanon Local. Sushi in Sweet Home? Until April 7, that had never been an option. However, residents and visitors can now enjoy the Asian cuisine ... ( read original story ...)
Rising AI Anxiety: Japanese Public Demands Stricter Regulations As Chatbots Invade Daily Life
The growing integration of AI chatbots into contemporary technology and daily life has led to heightened concerns among the public in Japan. A study from the country released on April 30 disclosed ...