Toyota is raising its full fiscal year profit forecast after reporting its October-December profits nearly doubled from the year before. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei edges down on caution before earnings, profit-taking
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, as investors assessed the latest string of domestic earnings reports and as high stock prices prompted profit-taking. The Nikkei index was down 0.66% at ...
Japan’s KDDI to conduct a takeover bid for Lawson to take it private
TOKYO -- KDDI plans to conduct a takeover bid for Lawson to take the company private, Nikkei has learned. Lawson is a subsidiary 50% owned by Mitsubishi Corp. The Japanese trading company will not ...
Japan’s KDDI plans takeover making Lawson convenience stores private
TOKYO -- KDDI plans to conduct a takeover bid for Lawson to take the convenience store chain private, Nikkei has learned. Lawson is a subsidiary 50% owned by Mitsubishi Corp. The Japanese trading ...
Japan can retain deflation-fighting mandate even if BOJ ends negative rates -govt official
Japan can retain its decade-old blueprint focusing on efforts to beat deflation even if the central bank were to phase out its massive stimulus with an end to negative interest rates, said the ...
Tokyo slows as season’s first snowfall blankets metro area
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The first big snowfall of the season dumped nearly 3 inches of precipitation across Tokyo, including at this air base, the headquarters of U.S. Forces Japan an hour from the city center. Commuter rail lines from the western edge ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shares Fall, Even As Toyota Jumps On Record Earnings
Tokyo stocks dropped on Tuesday following falls on Wall Street, even as automaker Toyota soared ... Already a Barron's subscriber? Sign In ( read original story ...)
Miss Japan steps down after tabloid exposes affair
T he Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a tabloid report revealed her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino, 26, was crowned Mi ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy snow leaves more than 100 injured in Tokyo
TOKYO - At least 109 people were taken to hospital in Tokyo through Tuesday morning after many slipped and fell due to heavy snowfall in eastern Japan, the Tokyo Fire Department said. ( read original story ...)
Over 200 firms expected to join Tokyo meeting on Ukraine’s recovery
Around 100 businesses each from Japan and Ukraine are expected to participate in a conference later this month in Tokyo to promote the recovery of the Eastern European country, under invasion from Russia since February 2022, ( read original story ...)
Messi speaks in Tokyo. Here is what he said about his injury, status for game Wednesday
Lionel Messi said he has discomfort in his hip adductor and he is unsure if he can play against Vissel Kobe on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Splendor Blockchain Unveils A New Way To Mine Crypto From Home
TOKYO, TOKYO, JAPAN, February 6, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- In a simple move within the world of decentralized finance, Splendor Blockchain proudly announces a new method for mining crypto from home .
NT residents warned about crypto investment scams after one victim loses nearly $5m
Police, banks and social media platforms struggling to stop scammers who often use fake celebrity endorsements and AI in schemes ...
Japan’s SMBC hires former Credit Suisse China boss Stoehr
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said on Tuesday it has hired former Credit Suisse China boss Carsten Stoehr as its deputy head for the Asia Pacific region. Stoehr had been with Credit ...
Osaka – “Kin no Katsu-don”, the Happiest Pork Cutlet Bowl in Japan
Located in the area of Kuromon Ichiba Market, which is known as Osaka's kitchen, at Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport KADOMA, the eatery recently has an increasing number of foreign visitors. In this ...
REFILE-France’s Natixis hires 5 senior bankers in Tokyo for Japan expansion
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - French investment bank Natixis said on Monday it had hired five senior bankers in Japan, becoming the latest of foreign financial firms ...