Tokyo stocks were sharply lower Thursday, the first trading day of 2024, amid negative investor sentiment after a powerful earthquake ...
Japan stocks: a minute’s silence, then a slide
STORY: It was a somber start to the year on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Before trading began, ministers and officials held a minute’s silence to mark the country’s earthquake and air disasters. Finance ...
Japan’s Nikkei starts 2024 lower as quake, airline collision weigh on sentiment
TOKYO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell as much as 2% on the first trading day of 2024, as airline, construction and utilities reacted to Tuesday's aircraft collision and the ...
It turns out Tokyo Disneyland actors stay in character even during tense earthquake warnings
Japan's been slammed by earthquakes and a deadly plane collision this week, but at least it has this dedicated Eeyore performer. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn leaves a Tokyo jail on bail
Carlos Ghosn, the former boss of Nissan, has been released from a detention centre in Japan on bail following his arrest in November. He has been charged with financial misconduct and aggravated breach of trust, ( read original story ...)
Three injured in stabbing incident on Tokyo train, woman in custody
TOKYO (Reuters) -Three men were injured on Wednesday in a stabbing incident and taken to hospital after a woman wielded a knife on a train at Akihabara Station in Tokyo, Japanese police said. The police received an emergency call at just before 11 p. ( read original story ...)
Rescuers race against time in search for survivors in Japan after powerful quakes leave 78 dead
Rescuers in Japan are braving the cold in a race against time as they search for survivors along the country's western coastline after a powerful earthquake earlier in the week smashed homes and left ( read original story ...)
Death toll rises to 78 in strong Japan quakes: local gov’t
A man walks amidst damaged buildings, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 4, 2024. The death toll has risen to 78 in the central Japanese prefecture of ( read original story ...)
Osprey ‘black box’ from fatal Japan crash that killed 8 recovered with data intact, Air Force says
The Air Force has recovered the flight data recorder from the Air Force CV-22B Osprey that crashed off the coast of Japan in late November, and the data is intact — which could provide valuable clues ( read original story ...)
15 years ago, 3 Japanese chefs met in a Sydney bar. They went their separate ways, but ‘fate’ reunited them in Hong Kong
After a random meeting at a Sydney bar 15 years ago, three Japanese chefs went their separate ways. A second chance encounter in Hong Kong years later led them to open Enishi, one of Hong Kong’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give Ukraine biofuel technology to support reconstruction
Japan plans to provide Ukraine with biofuel manufacturing technology to support reconstruction efforts of the Eastern European countr ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines counts losses from plane destroyed in runway collision
Japan Airlines on Thursday said it expected more than $100 million in losses after one of its planes was destroyed when it collided with another aircraft on the runway as it landed at Tokyo's Haneda airport earlier this week. ( read original story ...)
Why Almost 150 Earthquakes Struck Japan in Less Than a Day
A big earthquake rattled Japan’s northwestern coast on New Year’s day, killing dozens and rekindling fears of the tsunami that ravaged the nation’s northern region in 2011. It was one of about 150 to strike the region over the day. ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Ueda: Hope Japan’s economy can balance rises in wages and inflation
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday that he hopes Japan's economy can balance rises in wages and inflation. “Hopes Japan's economy can balance rises in wages and inflation.” “Wages and inflation rising in a balanced manner could prompt firms to invest in equipment and research and development.”
Japan’s Nikkei tumbles as stocks react to quake, airline collision
Japan's Nikkei share average fell as much as 2% on the first trading day of 2024, as airline, construction and energy firms reacted to Tuesday's aircraft collision and the powerful earthquake that hit ...
Asian shares slip as Japanese markets reopen
Dark-suited officials bowed their heads on a stage, instead of the customary women clad in colorful kimonos. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 1.2%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.6% and the Shanghai ...