Students, lawyers and others filed into a classroom in a central Tokyo university for a lecture by a Chinese journalist on Taiwan and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end with third-biggest loss this year
The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index, which includes all shares on the market's First Section on the TSE, also shed 99.78 points, or 3.65 percent, to 2,633.49 ...
Japan July household spending rises, weaker than expected
Japanese household spending rose less than expected in July, government data showed on Friday, as consumers remained wary of loosening their purse strings in the face of higher prices. Consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets set to mostly fall as Japan household spending comes in lower than expected
Japan's household spending data, combined with pay numbers from Thursday, will give a clue to the Bank of Japan's monetary policy moves. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader makes farewell visit to South Korea to strengthen his legacy of warming ties
This shows what legacy Kishida wants to leave after three years in office, experts say. He is credited with boosting Japan’s security and diplomatic partnerships with the U.S., South Korea and others ... ( read original story ...)
Japan July household spending edges up 0.1% y/y
TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japanese household spending edged up 0.1% in July from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending went down ... ( read original story ...)
Fill up on all-you-can-eat crab near Tokyo’s old fish market
Kanimatsuri restaurant keeps the festival season party going with all-you-can-eat crab in Tokyo’s vibrant Tsukiji Outer Market. ( read original story ...)
Best Crypto Staking Platforms Of September 2024
That’s not entirely true. Staking (as well as a few rewards programs) can generate interest income from the crypto that you own right now. You can earn rewards through staking by locking up your ...
Toyota, Nissan to expand Japan’s battery production capacity, Nikkei reports
Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and other companies will help expand Japanese production capacity for storage batteries by around 50% with government support through a total investment of 1 trillion yen ...
MUFG to Consider ‘Full Scale’ Japan Bond Buying If Yields Hit 1.2%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. will consider shifting more of its $488 billion securities portfolio into Japanese government bonds when yields reach 1.2%, as it expects the central bank to ...
Inoue fends off Doheny challenge to retain title in Tokyo
For five rounds, Portlaoise native TJ Doheny was in the fight, holding his own against Naoya Inoue in a spirited bid for the Japanese superstar’s ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Nissan to support Japan’s battery production capacity, Nikkei reports
Toyota Motor , Nissan Motor and other companies will help expand Japanese production capacity for storage batteries by around 50% with government support through a total investment of 1 trillion yen ... ( read original story ...)
Washington attacks on Nippon’s bid for U.S. Steel puts ally Japan’s spot on ‘friends and family list’ into doubt
If the U.S. draws up a friends and family list and Japan is not on that list, then I’d question [what country] would make that list.” ... ( read original story ...)
Inside the ‘crypto con’ costing victims billions in losses as scam compounds spread globally: ABC News Investigates
According to the FBI, crypto investment scam losses rose from $3 billion in 2022 to $4.5 billion in 2023. For the first six months of 2024, the agency received over 18,000 complaints reporting crypto-investment scams, with losses of more than $1.9 billion.
The Japanese yen still poses ‘a very big risk’ to global markets. Here’s why.
There’s one big factor behind early August’s scare in the U.S. stock market which hasn’t gone away and has little to do with a U.S. economic slowdown. It’s the popular currency approach known as the carry trade.
Berlin Packaging expands to Japan with the acquisition of Nissho Jitsugyo
Acquisition expands the company's local footprint in Asia-Pacific and offers exciting new packaging solutions to customers worldwideCHICAGO, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Berlin Packaging, the ...