The Nikkei 225 stock index gained about 2.5% less than an hour after the market opened for trading and achieved its fourth record this month.
Takaichi Heads for Japan Premiership as Coalition Hopes Push up Stocks
TOKYO (Reuters) -Anticipation grew on Monday that Sanae Takaichi will become Japan's first female premier, with the backing of the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, pushing ...
Coalition deal puts Takaichi on brink of Japan’s first female premiership
TOKYO (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi is almost certain to become Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, after the right-wing opposition Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin ...
Nikkei up nearly 3% as expected coalition deal paves way for new Japan PM
The Nikkei stock index surged nearly 3 percent Monday morning, adding more than 1,300 points, as an expected coalition agreement looks set to allow ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae ...
Nikkei Surges Over 1,300 Points in Morning
Japanese stocks rebounded sharply Monday morning, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 average surging more than 1,300 points to hit a new record intraday high. At 10:45 a.m., the Nikkei stood at 48,939.83, ...
Prices for Hokkaido’s autumn salmon roe jump as catch numbers fall
Each fall, supermarkets and restaurants around the country eagerly await the arrival of fresh autumn salmon from Hokkaido, with the roe from the fish being a prized delicacy. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Ueda keeps cards close to chest ahead of October meeting
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda likely left Washington last week with little conviction that global headwinds will allow the central bank to raise interest rates as soon as this month, with finance ...
KKR heads worker ownership push in Japan as private equity looks to soften image
Pete Stavros, KKR’s co-head of private equity and the founder of Ownership Works, said Japan was well placed to benefit from the programme, noting that many employees felt little sense of ownership in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Innovation Party entrusts leaders with coalition decision with LDP
The Japan Innovation Party decided Sunday to entrust its chief Hirofumi Yoshimura and co-leader Fumitake Fujita with making the final ( read original story ...)
WTA Tokyo Day 1 Predictions Including Karolina Muchova vs Marketa Vondrousova
The final 500 tournament of the season will take place at WTA Tokyo, where six first-round matches are scheduled on the opening day. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Suddenly Braced For A Massive 2026 Crypto Price Shock After Serious Crash Warning
Bitcoin has suddenly dropped toward $100,000, accelerating a sudden sell-off that hit the bitcoin price and crypto market last ...
Tokyo-Sized Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Emits Rare Metal Alloy—‘Never Observed in Nature,’ Harvard Says
When the object now known as 3I/ATLAS was first spotted racing through the Solar System earlier this year, astronomers thought they were witnessing a familiar type of cosmic visitor: a comet, dusty ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set for first woman prime minister after ruling party finds coalition partner
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have agreed to form a coalition government, setting the stage for the country's first woman prime minister, Kyodo news agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FSA weighs allowing banks to trade and hold Bitcoin
Japan’s FSA intends to create a safer crypto space with banks. Digital assets, such as Bitcoin, which lack a backing, tend to experience more significant price fluctuations than ...
Japanese FSA plans to let banks buy and hold crypto
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to explore regulatory reforms that would permit banks to acquire and hold cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, for investment purposes.
How CNN tied multiple fraud reports to one single crypto ATM machine
There’s a remarkable new report from the CNN Investigates team about how crypto ATMs, devices that may be at your corner store and which allow people to exchange money for cryptocurrency such as ...