Japan's factory activity expanded for the first time in a year in May, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, but overall growth was modest and demand was still subdued while a weak yen raised the ...
USD/JPY Forecast: Japanese Capital Spending and PMI Impact on the Yen
With Japan’s capital investment softening and PMI modestly up, the Yen’s trajectory hangs on BoJ forward guidance amid evolving economic signals.
Japan’s capital spending up 6.8% in Jan.-March
Capital spending by Japanese companies in the January-March quarter increased 6.8 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry s ...
Tokyo Disney Resort rides stop after power outage, no one injured
Some attractions at Tokyo Disney Resort theme parks automatically stopped Sunday after a brief power outage, with the operator report ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Q1 capex rises but at slower pace
Japanese companies raised spending on plant and equipment in January-March by 6.8% from the same period a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday. The data will be used to calculate revised gross domestic product figures due on June 10. ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for punching 67-year-old woman in face on platform at JR Sapporo Station
Police in Sapporo said Sunday they have arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a 67-year-old woman while they were on a platform at JR Sapporo Station. According to police, the incident ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Nightscapes: Empty Shinjuku department store site elicits sense of loss, anticipation
The main building of the Odakyu Department Store Shinjuku, which had been a landmark of Shinjuku Station's west exit since its full opening in 1967, has been demolished. With permission, I entered the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian social commerce startup Evermos eyes IPO in 2 years
TOKYO -- Indonesian social commerce startup Evermos is eyeing an initial public offering in two years, co-founder Iqbal Muslimin said in an interview with Nikkei Asia, as the five-year-old company ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.27%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Manufacturing and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.27% ...
Rakuten Group Leads Trio Of High Insider-Owned Growth Stocks On Japanese Exchange
As global markets navigate through a period of mixed signals and cautious optimism, Japan's stock market exhibits a nuanced landscape with the Nikkei 225 Index experiencing slight declines while the ...
Tokyo medalists Carlo Paalam, Aidan Walsh qualify for 2024 Olympics at final qualifier
Olympic medalists Carlo Paalam, Aidan Walsh and Loren Alfonso boarded the last train to a second consecutive Olympic spot, earning a spot in the Paris Games at the last chance qualifier on Sunday at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, ( read original story ...)
How Crypto SuperPACs Will Change Crypto Policy
Be it former President Donald Trump’s recent embrace of crypto for campaign contributions, the (second) $25 million contribution to the SuperPAC Fairshake by Ripple, multiple Senate races being influenced by crypto for the first time,
Does Naomi Osaka have a chance against Iga Swiatek at Roland Garros?
It feels like a long time ago when these two were Instagram buddies during the pandemic, doesn’t it? In those days, Osaka was the WTA's brightest young star, and the new face of women’s tennis, while Swiatek was one up-and-comer among many. Now ... ( read original story ...)
I’m an American who ate at KFC in Japan. The dishes I tried blew away the chain’s US offerings.
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is incredibly popular in Japan and its locations and offerings here are much better than the ones in the US. ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency Scams Are Still a Threat: 3 Safe Ways to Invest in Crypto
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) may be on the cusp of truly going mainstream, but the crypto market continues to see no shortage of new scams. And it doesn't matter how big or sophisticated of an investor you might be. Even billionaires and longtime savvy investors ...
Japan May Hike Rate to 0.5% by Year-End, Ex-BOJ’s Masai Says
Japan’s central bank has scope to hike its benchmark rate to as high as 0.5% by the end of the year if economic conditions stay more or less on the same track, according to a former member of the Bank ...