Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.29 percent at 27,575.16 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.22 percent at 1,938.82. TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ...
Osaka to raise COVID-19 alert to highest level as case numbers soar
The announcement, which could be made as early as Wednesday, comes after the prefecture logged a record 25,762 new cases amid a fresh wave of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
69-year-old Tokyo man arrested for driving without a license for over 50 years
Senior failed license test six times and decided to license himself. On 15 May, a passenger car was driving through Higashimurayama, Tokyo when it was suddenly struck from behind by a Harley Davidson ... ( read original story ...)
Jetstar To Reboot The Gold Coast – Tokyo Route In Early August
Jetstar is to return to the Gold Coast - Tokyo route, with three times a week flights resuming on August 2. Jetstar will restart its popular Gold Coast (OOL) - Tokyo Narita (NRT) service in early ... ( read original story ...)
The AP Interview: Japan minister says women ‘underestimated’
Japan’s minister for gender equality called the country’s dangerously low births and plunging population a national crisis and blamed “indifference and ignorance” in the male-dominated Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
BlueBay Refuses to Back Down on Japan Bond Short as Yields Fall
BlueBay Asset Management is committed to its bet against Japanese bonds despite a global debt rally that has led to a sharp retreat in yields.Most Read from BloombergCoinbase Faces SEC Probe on Crypto ...
Japan executes man convicted of killing 7 in 2008 massacre
The Japanese government has executed a man convicted of killing seven people in 2008 during a stabbing attack in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Caution urged in Japan as li-ion batteries mixed with trash spark fires
The municipal government here is calling on people not to throw lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries in with other trash, as they have caused fi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan executes man who killed seven in Tokyo street rampage
Justice minister Yoshihisa Furukawa told reporters that Tomohiro Kato was hanged at the Tokyo detention centre earlier on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
The Biggest Crypto Investigation Yet
Coinbase has a yearlong beef with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and an investigation could be hugely consequential for the industry.
Can friends Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka both be winners—and maybe even rivals—over the rest of 2022?
That included Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek. The once and future Grand Slam champions and WTA No. 1s joined forces in a video chat where Osaka revealed the inauspicious way that their friendship began. ( read original story ...)
Japan to raise Covid alert to highest in Osaka
Japan will be raising its Covid-19 alert to the highest of three levels, the officials said on Tuesday as the area''s daily count hit a record 25,762 cases. ( read original story ...)
Japan Executes Man Who Killed Seven on Busy Tokyo Street
The execution of a man who in 2008 rammed a truck into a crowd and went on a stabbing spree was the first that Japan has carried out this year. ( read original story ...)
Home of Tokyo 2020 Executive Board member raided in corruption investigation
Prosecutors have today searched the home of Haruyuki Takahashi, a member of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board, on suspicion of accepting bribes. ( read original story ...)
Police raid home of Tokyo Olympics executive over sponsor payment
Japanese police on Tuesday raided the home of 2020 Tokyo Olympics board member Haruyuki Takahashi who allegedly received money from a sponsor, according ... ( read original story ...)
Our homes are under threat from a Japanese knotweed invasion – it’s like The Day of the Triffids
HOMES are under threat from a Japanese knotweed invasion likened to The Day of the Triffids. It is creeping towards them from a nearby park. And homeowners fear the plant, which can grow 10cm a ... ( read original story ...)