Hotel brand HOTEL THE MITSUI is set to expand its presence in Japan with the opening of HOTEL THE MITSUI HAKONE in 2026. Located in the hot spring resort area of Hakone, within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia Files for Long-Delayed IPO as Samsung’s Lead Grows
Kioxia Holdings Corp. plans to debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange between this December and June next year in a bid to narrow the yawning gap with memory leader Samsung Electronics Co.
Chip producer Kioxia has doubts about valuation and postpones IPO
Kioxia's IPO has been postponed. The company is now targeting an IPO in December. Reuters reports this based on two people involved in the ...
Japanese Stocks Close Higher. U.S. Election ‘Positive’ in the Short Term.
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.3% to close at 39500.37, tracking Wall Street's gains overnight. "We see U.S. election as having net positive implications for Japanese equities short term," JPMorgan's Equity Strategy team said in a report.
Tokyo stocks end mixed as tech gains offset by weak autos
The U.S. dollar fell slightly to the upper 152 yen range in Tokyo after Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said the government will take "appropriate steps to counter excessive moves" amid the yen's ...
Japan Finance Minister Issues Fresh Warning Against Rapid Weakening of Yen
TOKYO—Japan’s finance minister has issued a fresh warning to the currency market in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, which sent the dollar sharply higher against the yen.“We are watching ...
Japan to respond appropriately to excess FX moves, finance minister says
Japanese authorities would take appropriate steps against excess moves in the foreign exchange market, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, amid expectations that a Donald Trump U.S.
Japan’s Kato: Will closely monitor impact of Trump’s policies on Japan’s economy
Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Friday that he “will closely monitor the impact of Trump's policies on Japan's economy.” Won't comment on forex levels. Important for currencies to move in ...
Japan’s Tamaki Plays High-Risk Game With Weakened Premier
Japan’s potential kingmaker Yuichiro Tamaki faces a hazardous path as he looks to remain a power broker well beyond Monday’s vote to decide the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Bank of Yokohama weighs Japan bond comeback with more rate hikes to come
"When yields rise, Japanese government bonds will definitely become the mainstay of our portfolio,” said Tomoki Arai, head of markets at Bank of Yokohama. "We would like to make an entry with the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police to rearrest man over attacks on LDP headquarters and PM Office
Suspect Atsunobu Usuda, 49, allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at the party's headquarters and attempted to set fire to a vehicle in front of the Prime Minister's Office. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s political kingmaker says Trump policies may weaken yen
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's economic and policies could further weaken the yen's value against the U.S. dollar, the head of an opposition party that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ... ( read original story ...)
Whale shark released by Osaka aquarium found dead in Ehime Pref. river
A whale shark that had been released off west Japan's Kochi Prefecture last month for purposes including ecological research was found de･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
New EU-Japan partnership to take ties to ‘next level,’ envoy to Tokyo says
It will complement existing initiatives between Tokyo and individual European states and pave the way for broader, collective measures at the EU level in critical areas. ( read original story ...)
Kocca opens business centers in Japan to boost Korean content expansion
Korea has opened business centers for Korean content producers in Japan to establish a base for expanding domestic content in the country, the Korea Creative Content Agency (Kocca) said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Eataly Japan’s founder brought Mercato Metropolitano to London—this is the one item he’d would be ‘lost’ without
Mercato Metropolitano founder and CEO Andrea Rasca, walks to work, eats out 70% of the time and has his clothes tailor-made—here’s what his Good Life looks like.