Traders in Asia also look toward August consumer prices index from Japan and Hong Kong, and central bank decisions from Bank of Japan and People's Bank of China.
Letter purportedly from father of slain boy urges Japan-China ‘bridge’
HONG KONG -- A letter apparently written by the Japanese father of a 10-year-old boy stabbed to death in Shenzhen has circulated, bearing a message against hatred.
LIBER HOTEL OSAKA Introducing the “MUJI room” for an Immersive MUJI Experience
Company Overview Company name: Musashino Co., Ltd. Representative: President and CEO, Nobuyuki Yasuda Address: 1-1-1 Nishihara, Asaka City, Saitama 351-0034, Japan Established: December 1969 Business: ... ( read original story ...)
Italian writer recalls ‘hell’ in WWII camp in Japan where father cut off finger (Pt. 1)
Deprived of food and unable to bear the intense hunger, detainees at a foreign internment camp in Nagoya during the closing days of the Pacific War pi･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Study In Japan: Osaka University Opens Applications For 2025 MEXT-Funded Master’s & PhD Programs
For the 2025 batch of its MEXT-granted Master's and PhD programs in robotics engineering and bioengineering, Osaka University's Graduate School of Engineering Science has announced the opening of ... ( read original story ...)
Russia and China start naval exercises in Sea of Japan, agencies report
Russia and China started naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited Russia's Pacific Fleet as saying. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Fans Are Siding With Nintendo Over The Pocket Pair Lawsuit
With the news that Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Pocket Pair, the reaction by Japanese fans has generally been in favor of Nintendo. ( read original story ...)
Carlyle seeking $2.1 bln market value for Japan’s Rigaku in IPO, sources say
Japan's Rigaku, a maker of X-ray testing tools backed by buyout firm Carlyle Group , is preparing for a domestic initial public offering (IPO) in October, two sources familiar with the matter said.
On topic: Who will win the race to become Japan’s next prime minister?
Sanae Takaichi is the most popular choice among stock market pros to become Japan's next leader, according to a monthly survey. Takaichi led the poll with 29% of responses, as market participants were hopeful the lawmaker would pursue economic policies similar to "Abenomics" -- those of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more.
Naomi Osaka arrives in Beijing with new coach Patrick Mouratoglou in tow
Naomi Osaka's return to the China Open in Beijing for the first time in five years in newsworthy in more ways than one. The former world No. 1 arrived in China ahead of next week's WTA 1000 event with Patrick Mouratoglou, purportedly set to be her new coach, in tow. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia to deepen carbon trading cooperation with Japan
TOKYO -- Indonesia will finalize a bilateral agreement with Japan aimed at promoting carbon trading between the two nations, the Southeast Asian country's vice minister for the environment told Nikkei ...
‘Shogun’ shines stock market spotlight on Japan pop culture
As Japanese stocks were tumbling in August, Hiroki Iura, chief fund manager at Resona Asset Management, was buying additional shares in Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, the intellectual property holder for ...
Breaking Thermodynamic Barriers: Japanese Create First 4- and 5-Layer Perovskites
Nagoya University researchers synthesized new multilayered perovskites, finding that their ferroelectric properties change based on the number of layers. This discovery could greatly enhance future ... ( read original story ...)
Xbox Confirms Details of Tokyo Game Show 2024 Broadcast
Details of Microsoft's Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 presentation have been revealed, though the contents remain muddled. ( read original story ...)
Trump Hitches His Campaign to the Crypto Crowd
The former president and onetime bitcoin skeptic on Monday helped launch a new crypto business with his family. On Wednesday, he bought a round of burgers for denizens of a bitcoi
No Surprises From the Bank of Japan. The Yen Slides.
There was a bit of nervousness ahead of the Bank of Japan's Friday policy decision. It will take investors awhile to forget the day in late July when the central bank's interest-rate hike unwound the ...