Robert Carnell, regional head of research for Asia-Pacific at ING, discusses how monetary policy is shaping up in Australia and Japan.
EDITORIAL: Plans for Osaka Expo plagued by delays, cost overruns
With less than two years to go until the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo, the outlook of the world’s fair is still overshadowed by concerns about delays in the preparation and surging costs.
Japan’s Suzuki says Tokyo, US in close contact on FX, declines to reveal details
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday Tokyo and Washington were in close contact with each other on currency moves, but declined to reveal what was being discussed.
Rakuten Applies to List Securities Unit on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Rakuten Group Inc.’s securities unit has applied to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan’s e-commerce leader said in a statement on Tuesday.
Japanese consultant Joji Matsui found guilty of taking bribes in Tokyo Olympics trial
Joji Matsui, one of a few Japanese officials charged in a bribery scandal involving organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, was found guilty of taking bribes in Tokyo District Court. ( read original story ...)
Football: Yokohama FC forward Ogawa joins NEC initially on loan
Yokohama FC forward Koki Ogawa has joined NEC Nijmegen in the Dutch Eredivisie on a season-long loan, the J-League first-division club said Tuesday. NEC said they have the option to buy the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.98%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper&Pulp, Transport and Railway&Bus sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.98%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei ...
Headless male corpse found in Sapporo hotel
SAPPORO -- The decapitated body of a man was found in a hotel room in Sapporo's Chuo Ward on July 2 with his head missing, sparking a murder investigation, Hokkaido Prefectural Police said. Police set ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Discharge of Fukushima Radioactive Water Into Pacific Gets Green Light
The IAEA said Japan’s plan was safe and in line with similar discharges carried out by nations around the world that operate nuclear-power plants. ( read original story ...)
Japan court finds consultant guilty of taking bribes in sprawling Tokyo Olympics trial
One of several Japanese officials charged in a widespread bribery scandal involving Tokyo Olympic organizers has been found guilty but avoided jail time. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tallest skyscraper, part of ambitious ‘urban village,’ completed in Tokyo
The new tallest building in Japan is here — and the gleaming skyscraper is part of an expansive “modern urban village” in central Tokyo, years in the making. ( read original story ...)
Former champions Japan taking it one game at a time
Japan have fallen on harder times since the golden age when they won the 2011 Women's World Cup and reached the final four years later but the Nadeshiko remain Asia's best hope of success in Australia and New Zealand. ( read original story ...)
Japan In Regular Touch With Janet Yellen, US On Currency Movements Says Top Financial Diplomat: Reuters
Japan’s top financial diplomat, Masato Kanda, has revealed that Japanese authorities are in regular contact with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other international officials regarding ...
Crypto Giant Binance Struggles in Europe
The Netherlands and Belgium have barred the exchange, Germany hasn’t given it a license to operate and French prosecutors are investigating it.
Sun Sets on Venezuela’s Petro – Is the State-backed Crypto Now ‘Dead?’
The sun may have set on Venezuela’s crypto dream, experts say – with some claiming that the nation’s oil-pegged Petro coin may be “dead.” Read more!
Japan’s Nikkei pulls back from 33-year high on profit taking
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday, as investors took profits after the benchmark index closed at a 33-year high in the previous session, while a market holiday in the U.S. added to the ...