Japanese stocks edged higher on Wednesday as some investors bought shares of major exporters on the back of a slightly weaker yen, although sentiment was cautious due to a stalemate in talks over ... ( read original story ...)
News Navigator: What are government bonds and why is Japan taking on debt?
The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about government bonds in Japan and why Japan continues to issue them. ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido: Male corpse found in river in Sapporo
Hokkaido Prefectural Police launched an investigation following the discovery of a male corpse in a river in a Sapporo City on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise slightly in morning as yen weakens
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose slightly Wednesday morning as buying on a weaker yen offset selling by investors locking in gains. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 38.91 points ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open slightly higher on weaker yen
Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday on the yen's weakness against the U.S. dollar, but upside was capped by U.S. shares whi ... ( read original story ...)
Chile picks Japan’s trans-Pacific cable route in snub to China
Chile has chosen a route proposed by Japan for the first fibre-optic cable to directly connect South America and the Asia-Pacific region, designating Australia and New Zealand as endpoints while ... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces World War Two anniversary in shadow of coronavirus
In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave the way for peace by "enduring the ... ( read original story ...)
Nike Launches Play Academy With Naomi Osaka To Further The Participation Of Girls In Sports
When she’s not winning tennis titles and breaking records, Osaka is committed to changing the lives of girls through sport. ( read original story ...)
Sports teams see virus clusters as cases in Tokyo, Osaka remain high
Coronavirus cluster infections have been reported in sports teams at a high school and a university in Tokyo, as the capital and other urban areas continue to report high numbers of new cases. A ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-based pharmaceutical company to bring 1,200 employees to former Hoffmann-La Roche site
The company, a U.S. subsidiary of the Japan-based firm, plans to transfer up to 1,200 of its corporate and research and development employees from Woodcliff Lake in late 2021, officials said. “This ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo area received more new foreign residents than Japanese ones last year
Though the population of Japan has been in decline for quite some time now, the population of Japan’s capital continues to grow. And it’s not just Tokyo, either, as the city and the three prefectures ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Current Account Surplus at 5-Year Low as Exports Plunge
JapanToday reports Japan's Current Account Surplus Shrinks to 5-Year Low. Japan posted its smallest current account surplus in more than five years in June, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo NPP pleads with Akufo-Addo over ban on importation of right-hand vehicles
Tokyo NPP chapter has in a letter written to the office of the president through Ghana’s embassy in Tokyo, Japan, appealed for the reconsideration of the ban on importation of Japanese made right-hand ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s current account surplus shrinks to 5-year low as exports plunge
Japan posted its smallest current account surplus in more than five years in June, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday, mainly due to a slump in exports, highlighting the heavy hit to external ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan Ramps Up Military Defense, Atom Bomb Survivors Warn It Could Bring Disaster
"If the right of self-defense is exercised as 'offense is the best defense' it would recklessly lead us to a war," Nagasaki survivor Tanaka Terumi told Newsweek. ( read original story ...)
An Attempted Coup Tried to Stop Japan’s Surrender in World War II. Here’s How It Failed
The Japanese refer to the attempted coup d’état on Aug. 14, 1945, the last night of the Second World War, as the “Kyujo Incident" ... ( read original story ...)