TOKYO — The Japanese government is urging steelmaker Kobe Steel to clarify the extent of manipulation of data on steel, aluminum and other metals used in a wide range of products, reportedly including rockets, aircraft and cars. A government spokesman on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese teen Osaka stuns Venus in Hong Kong
(Reuters) - Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka fought back from an early break to stun Venus Williams in straight sets and move through to the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open on Wednesday. Osaka, who prevailed 7-5 6-2 for her best career win by ranking ... ( read original story ...)
Venus eclipsed by Japan’s rising star Osaka
Venus Williams suffered a shock exit in the second round of the WTA Hong Kong Open on Wednesday, comprehensively beaten 7-5, 6-2 by teenager Naomi Osaka. Japan's top-ranked player reeled off eight consecutive games at one stage to power into the quarterfinals. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stock market hits 21-year high
Tokyo's main stock market index closed at its highest level in more than two decades on Wednesday as optimism spread across global markets. The Nikkei 225 added 0.3%, or 57.7 points, to end at 20,881.2. It was the best finish for the index since 1996 and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Hit 21-Year High as Investors Shrug Off Concerns
On Wednesday, the government said corporate machinery orders, a closely watched indicator of business spending, had risen for the second month in a row in August, gaining 3.4 percent. It will be some time before Japan can hope to set all-time records. ( read original story ...)
US aircraft carrier drills with Japan as Air Force B-1 bombers buzz North Korea
US Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class James Thierry TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the Ronald Reagan, is conducting drills with a Japanese warship in waters around Okinawa southwest of the Korean peninsula, Japan's military ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index just closed at its highest level since 1996
Defensive stocks lead gains, turnover lacklustre. Kobe Steel plunges 20% to near 1-year low TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share index closed at its highest in 21 years on Wednesday, with gains mainly led by defensive shares, though exporters benefitted ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Business expands to Japan and India
Amazon Business is now available on Amazon Japan and Amazon India, meaning that it is now live in five countries including the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Amazon Business helps business customers meet a wide range of procurement needs with ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stock market hits 21-year closing high – business live
Boom! World stock markets have hit a new all time high. MSCI’s All-World stocks index, which tracks 2,400 companies around the globe, has inched up to 493.31 points this morning. Photograph: MSCI That’s partly due to the Nikkei’s surge to a two ... ( read original story ...)
World stock markets hit record highs as Catalonia independence crisis eases – business live
Photograph: MSCI That’s partly due to the Nikkei’s surge to a two-decade closing high in Japan today. The rally in Spanish stocks and bonds this morning is also helping. David Meier, economist at Julius Baer, says the news that Catalonia plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan core machinery orders rise in August for second straight month
Japan’s core machinery orders rose for a second straight ... by 7.7 percent in the current fiscal year ending in March 2018, underscoring the view business expenditure is on a firm footing. A sustained recovery in business expenditure should support ... ( read original story ...)
IMF raises Japan growth forecast to 1.5% as broad-based global recovery ‘gathers steam’
The 2018 growth estimate for Japan was revised up 0.1 point to 0.7 percent ... citing supportive financial conditions and strong business and consumer confidence. But the forecast does not take into account a fiscal stimulus from planned tax cuts that ... ( read original story ...)
Smell of decaying corpse concealed by rotting garbage in Osaka residence
Last month, Osaka Prefectural Police twice arrested Itsuko Yamaguchi ... “Garbage was piled from the floor to the ceiling in the two-room apartment,” a local news reporter says. “Yamaguchi existed in a small sliver of space. It took police 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Why You Seriously Have to Consider Hawaii on Your Next Trip
here’s good news for you. You can now easily reach Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, by hopping onto AirAsia X flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which on top of a two-hour stopover in Osaka, Japan, will fly you straight to sunny paradise. Just in time ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Governor Kuroda pledges to stick with quantitative easing
Kimihiro Eto, BOJ's Osaka branch manager, offered an explanation of why inflation remains so low. “We see rising spending on big-ticket items due to rising wages and a tight labour market,” he said. “At the same time, households are really hunting ... ( read original story ...)
Politically savvy teen in Mino casts first early vote in Lower House election
OSAKA – An 18-year-old high school student Wednesday cast ... Nakagawa said she keeps up-to-date on politics through the news and parliamentary broadcasts and discusses the issues with her father. She said she chose her party and candidate based on ... ( read original story ...)