By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and removal of pandemic curbs lifted consumption, a ...
Tokyo stocks rise on firm BOJ Tankan, cooling U.S. inflation data
Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday morning, with sentiment boosted by better-than-expected results from the Bank of Japan's Tankan business survey and a rally on Wall Street late last week after U.S. data indicated inflation is cooling. The 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s land prices rise for second year running in 2022 – tax agency
Japan's land prices rose for a second consecutive year in 2022, the country's tax agency said on Monday, suggesting a gradual recovery from the impact pandemic as restrictions were eased. ( read original story ...)
Japan business sentiment improves in second quarter, Bank of Japan’s tankan survey shows
Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and the removal of pandemic curbs lifted factory output and consumption, a central bank survey showed, a sign ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business sentiment improves in Q2 – BOJ tankan
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and the removal of pandemic curbs lifted factory output ... ( read original story ...)
Big Japanese manufacturers’ sentiment improves for 1st time in 7 qtrs
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved in June for the first time in seven quarters, rising to 5 from 1 three months earlier, the Bank of Japan said Monday, ... ( read original story ...)
Large Japanese firms’ business confidence improves
The Bank of Japan's latest Tankan survey shows that business sentiment among the country's major manufacturers has improved for the first time in seven quarters. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei leads Asia higher, China struggles to keep up
Asian shares edged higher on Monday as demand for tech stocks buoyed Japan's market, while a data-packed week promises to be pivotal in the outlook for the Chinese economy and U.S. interest rates. "As ...
Nikkei May Rise on Slowing U.S. Inflation; Tankan in Focus
Japanese stocks may rise on slowing U.S. consumer inflation and as fears ease about the Fed’s aggressive tightening.
Japan business sentiment improves in second quarter, Bank of Japan survey shows
Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as easing supply constraints and the removal of pandemic curbs lifted factory output and consumption, a central bank survey showed, a sign ...
Japan factory activity slips back into contraction in June on soft orders
Japan's factory activity contracted in June after expanding for the first time in 7 months in May, a private survey showed on Monday, dragged down by weak orders for cyclical goods amid a global ...
Japan big manufacturers sentiment improves for first time in 7 qtrs – BOJ tankan
TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japan's big manufacturers' business sentiment improved to plus 5 in the June quarter, rising from 1 seen in the previous quarter and marking the first increase in seven ...
Football: Dominant Marinos increase J1 lead with 4-1 win over Shonan
Anderson Lopes scored a goal in each half to help Yokohama F Marinos tighten their grip on first place with a dominant 4-1 victory ... ( read original story ...)
Care homes in Japan use big data to boost caregivers and lighten workloads
So, Sompo Holdings, one of Japan’s biggest insurance companies and the operator of about 280 care homes across the country, has turned to technology to address the problem. Takako Kojima, a care manager at one of its Tokyo nursing homes, says that new methods of analysing data are helping to reduce workloads and tailor care ...
A century on, Japan remembers faithful Hachiko
As good boys go, he was one for the record books. Japan is preparing to mark 100 years since the birth of Hachiko, a Japanese Akita dog regarded as a paragon of ( read original story ...)
Colourful facade hides flaws in Japan’s ‘green’ waste policy
Critics of Japanese waste management policy argue that the incinerators are almost too successful. Even when they are less elegant than Maishima, they still provide an elegant solution to Japan’s generation of rubbish. ( read original story ...)