TOKYO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher on Monday as the weaker yen triggered buying, especially in export-related stocks. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound on weak yen, major tech earnings eyed
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rebounded Monday as exporter issues lifted the market on the back of a weaker yen, but caution ahead of earnings reports by major Japanese and U.S. tech companies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida is fighting a party corruption scandal. Here’s a look at what it’s about
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday was forced to start this year’s parliamentary session with an apology over one of the country's biggest corruption scandals in decades. ( read original story ...)
Racial Profiling Allegations Spark Lawsuit Against Japan Police
Three men are suing the Japanese government, citing a pattern of racially motivated police harassment and asking for improved practices and about ¥3 million ($20,330) each in compensation. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin ETFs in and Around Asia After U.S. Approvals? Analysts Are Optimistic About Momentum
For full coverage of bitcoin ETFs, click here. Now that the U.S. has allowed nearly a dozen products to launch, other countries like the U.K., Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan could introduce policies ...
Japan’s Nikkei bounces back on stronger energy stocks, soft yen
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday as a jump in oil prices boosted energy-related stocks, while a weaker yen and a strong showing in other Asian equities also buoyed investor sentiment. The ...
Japan to host 2025 Expo as scheduled despite powerful quake: gov’t
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has no intention to change its plan to host the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, regardless of a powerful New Year's Day earthquake that could disrupt the supply of construction materials, the top government spokesman said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Property sector critical to growth
This is indeed a portentous ingredient of Japan's balance-sheet recession. Unlike Japan during its lost decades after the collapse of its property bubble, China faces its own significant structural ... ( read original story ...)
Unique houses survive quake in Japan village thanks to architectural design
Not one of around 100 structures in windswept Akasaki collapsed in the magnitude 7.5 quake that hit the country on New Year’s Day, despite the epicentre being just a few kilometres away. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds on stronger energy stocks, soft yen
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Monday, as a jump in oil prices boosted energy-related stocks, while a weaker yen and strong showing in other Asian equities buoyed ...
Tokyo Metro IPO expected next fiscal year
Sources say Japan's government will sell shares in Tokyo's main subway network to the public in the year starting April 1.
Japan’s Benchmark 10-Year Bond Yield May Surge to 2% This Year, Eurizon’s Jen Says
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan will exit its ultra-loose monetary policy once the Federal Reserve begins lowering interest rates, resulting in yen gains and higher sovereign bond yields this year, ...
Japan’s debt hit record 4.7 trillion dollars in FY2022
The Finance Ministry said on Friday that the country's assets ... cover a supplementary budget that includes measures to support economic growth. As a result, Japan's negative net worth grew to a ...
Japan joins list of countries suspending funds to UNRWA after allegations of staffers participating on Oct 7
Japan announced it was suspending funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after allegations staffers participated in Oct. 7 massacre. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SLIM probe regains power more than a week after moon landing
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan's SLIM spacecraft has regained power, its space agency said on Monday, more than a week after it achieved an unconventionally precise lunar landing but ran out of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Trivia: Stars on Sapporo Beer rooted in history
When strolling through the streets of Sapporo, red stars can be seen adorning the roofs and walls of historical buildings. These marks, known as "goryosei," or five-pointed stars, are in fact the ... ( read original story ...)