Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday fuelled by optimism the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates this year, with gains led by a record high in Tokyo while gold also hit a fresh peak. ( read original story ...)
PC Gaming Show Sets First-Ever Tokyo Direct Event, Elle Osili Wood and Midas to Host (EXCLUSIVE)
Hosted by Elle Osili Wood and PC Gamer’s Midas, PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct will spotlight upcoming PC games from publishers including SEGA, Devolver Digital and Nightdive Studios, with more to be ... ( read original story ...)
PC Gaming Show will be broadcasting a new dedicated direct during the Tokyo Game Show 2025
"The PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct will spotlight some of the best upcoming games on PC, with publishers such as SEGA, Devolver Digital and Nightdive Studios already confirmed to ap ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has had three PMs in five years – who could be next?
His departure sets the stage for yet another leadership contest in Tokyo, the third in four years. But the country's future leader faces a daunting task - balancing fraught US-Japan relations, rising ... ( read original story ...)
Japan fiscal dove Takaichi intends to run in LDP leadership race, Kyodo says
Sanae Takaichi, a veteran of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a fiscal dove, has decided to run in the party's leadership race after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would step down, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has had three PMs in four years – who could be next?
His departure sets the stage for yet another leadership contest in Tokyo, the third in four years. But the country's future leader faces a daunting task - balancing fraught US-Japan relations, rising ... ( read original story ...)
US sprinters on the charge in Tokyo
Two of the four Olympic sprint titles may have evaded the United States in Paris last year but the sport's superpower is targeting a clean sweep at the Athletics World Championships, with Noah Lyles ... ( read original story ...)
‘Hearing my song in a Tokyo toilet was bizarre’
Rick Astley has said his most surreal experience of Never Gonna Give You Up was hearing the 1987 hit played back to him by a Tokyo toilet. The singer told BBC Radio Manchester he was surrounded by ... ( read original story ...)
Mercury tops 35 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo for record 4th day in September
Temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo for a fourth day in September on Monday, setting a record for the month. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise on economic policy hopes after Japan PM decides to resign
Tokyo shares climbed for the third day running Monday, driven by optimism over policy shifts after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan prime minister hopefuls prepare leadership bids, markets recoil
Lawmakers in Japan prepared their bids to replace outgoing premier Shigeru Ishiba, as markets recoiled on the political uncertainty. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan hires Wood Mackenzie to assess Trump-backed Alaska LNG project, sources say
Japan has hired energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie to assess a proposed 800-mile Alaska gas pipeline and LNG plant in a sign it is weighing support for the $44 billion project touted by U.S. President Donald Trump, ( read original story ...)
Japan PM hopefuls prepare leadership bids, markets recoil
Ruling party lawmakers in Japan prepared their bids to replace outgoing premier Shigeru Ishiba on Monday, as financial markets recoiled on the political uncertainty and the possibility of his successors ramping up government spending. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Resigns After Historic Election Defeat
Potential successors include one-time Shigeru Ishiba rival Sanae Takaichi and Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to step down after clinching U.S. tariff deal
The move is seen as an attempt to avoid a split within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which lost its upper house majority in an election in July. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo hits record 200,000 daily visitors
The 2025 World Expo in Osaka attracted 200,000 visitors on Saturday, the largest single-day turnout, according to preliminary data from the event's organizer. ( read original story ...)