(Bloomberg) -- Japan posted a trade surplus for a second straight month in October, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday. The surplus was driven by a continued decline in the value of imports, which have fallen faster than exports. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo swimming pool won't have same problems as Rio, says FINA head
it will have all the requirements for an excellent championship because the last condition in Rio was different," FINA President Julio Cesar Maglione told the Kyodo news agency. "We are sure that it will be fine here." Olympic organizers in Tokyo are ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Launches New Drive to Become Leading Financial Centre
Tokyo is set to relaunch a bid to establish itself as Asia’s leading financial centre, according to a report today in the Financial Times. The effort is being spearheaded by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and will call on global investment banks to reverse ... ( read original story ...)
Officials in Yokohama discuss how to stop bullying after Fukushima boy’s case
YOKOHAMA – Top officials from the education ministry and the city of Yokohama met Monday to discuss how to better prevent school bullying in the wake of the harassment of a transfer student from Fukushima. Hiroyuki Yoshiie, senior vice education minister ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up on weaker yen by break
Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning to a 10-month high as the ... with Sony up 1.48 percent at 3,283.0 yen and Hitachi also gaining 2.28 percent at 608 yen. The finance ministry announced just before markets opened that Japan posted a second successive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks at 10-month high on weaker yen
Tokyo stocks rose to a 10-month high on Monday as the dollar ... but market heavyweight Fast Retailing fell 0.54 percent to 39,970 yen. The finance ministry announced just before markets opened that Japan posted a second successive trade surplus, of ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up, hovers at 10-1/2-month high as weak yen supports
TOKYO, Nov 21 Japan's Nikkei rose on Monday morning, hovering at 10-1/2-month highs after the yen weakened further, but gains could be limited on investor caution after the market's recent sharp rally. The Nikkei share average rose 0.6 percent to 18,072.01 ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Biggest Comeback Breathes Life Into Japan’s Equity Bulls
So say Citigroup Inc., AllianceBernstein and Bordier & Cie, who all see further gains for Japanese shares after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbed more than 20 percent from this year’s low. The $5 trillion market has outperformed all its developed ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Sapporo celebrates Fighters with victory parade
The Nippon Ham Fighters held their first victory parade in four years on Sunday, celebrating their Japan Series and Pacific League championships in the streets of Sapporo. A crowd estimated at around 138,000 cheered on the Fighters, who captured their ... ( read original story ...)
Sky Mile Tower in Tokyo to Overtake Burj Khalifa as World's Tallest Building
This tall structure is envisioned to be built in one of the most technologically advanced places in the world which is in Tokyo, Japan. The Sky Mile Tower is a joint-proposal and vision by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Leslie E. Roberson Associates for ... ( read original story ...)
Around the world with Manu Feildel: Episode five – Tokyo
Here I am more than halfway into my trip and Tokyo greets me with bright lights and people everywhere. It's crazier than Hong Kong in very many ways and I loved discovering the weird and wonderful in this city. Visiting the Tsukiji fish markets and seeing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Peach Aviation orders 10 Airbus A320neo jets, three older models
TOKYO Japan's Peach Aviation said it had ordered 10 fuel-efficient Airbus A320neo passenger jets and three older versions of the jet, for a total of $1.3 billion at list prices, as part of its business expansion plans. The Japanese budget carrier in a ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets rise, Nikkei hits 10-month high in intraday trading
A weaker yen sent Japan’s Nikkei to a 10-month high on Friday, helping drive gains across key Asian markets as robust U.S. economic data buoyed expectations of an interest-rate hike next month. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.80% was up 0.8% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's PM meets Trump, says confident can build trust
NEW YORK: Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described Donald Trump as a "trustworthy leader" after meeting the US president-elect on Thursday to get clarity on statements Trump had made while campaigning that had caused concern about the alliance. ( read original story ...)
Japan's Shinzo Abe holds talks with Donald Trump
Japan's prime minister has voiced confidence in Donald Trump's leadership after becoming the first foreign leader to meet the US president-elect. Thursday's meeting at the Trump Tower in New York City came amid nervousness among Japan's leaders about the ... ( read original story ...)
Western Japan jolted by 5.4 magnitude quake
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook western Japan on Saturday but there was no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:48am (0248 GMT), was in ... ( read original story ...)