TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei surged to 11-week highs on Tuesday morning after a trade agreement reached between the United States and Mexico lifted investor risk sentiment and triggered bu... ( read original story ...)
International students in Japan fall behind in job hunts
TOKYO -- Foreigners at Japan's universities begin looking for work here much later than their Japanese counterparts, according to a new survey, feeling less of a need to get started far in advance of ... ( read original story ...)
World’s 1st Autonomous Taxi Starts Operating in Tokyo
The world’s first autonomous taxi to run on public roads started operating in central Tokyo on Monday. The vehicle, developed by Tokyo-based robot maker ZMP and operated by taxi company Hinomaru Kotsu ... ( read original story ...)
Deeper economic ills at root of Japan’s latest sexism scandal
Yet in Japan, few expect anything to change any time soon. The scandal highlights broader problems facing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to revive the economy. From stubborn gender roles to a har... ( read original story ...)
New Year in Tokyo
which is a budget business hotel with onsen water in its large common baths- but it became a bit grungy with some budget tourists without appropriate manners using it. I used to stay there when I live... ( read original story ...)
High-sugar feeding only at active times of day reduces adverse effects in rats
Nagoya, Japan - A sedentary lifestyle combined with a diet dominated ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Will Serve You Now
Naomi Osaka won't acknowledge she's cool. She prefers the term "chill" instead. "I just feel like if people enjoy a person, if a person's personality is really good, then—I don't know—I feel like ther... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei rises to near five-week high
Japan share market inclined to near five-week high on Monday, 27 August 2018, on tracking a positive note in Wall Street last Friday after the U. S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reaffirmed a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 10-week high after Powell comments; defence stocks rise
TOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended at a 10-week high on Monday, taking a positive cue from Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed that the Fed was stick... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to 5-week high on Powell’s comments
Japan's Nikkei rose to near five-week highs on Monday morning, tracking a positive note in Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell affirmed the Fed's current rate hike policy. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan July inflation stagnates, lacks demand-driven support
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.8 percent in July from a year earlier, adding to evidence the central bank is making little headway in achieving its elusive 2 percent price target. The central ban... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s trade war undermines Japan’s attempt to kick stalling wages and economy into higher gear
Tokyo’s 20-year quest for inflation had a rough July. Consumer prices stood at 0.8 per cent year-on-year, unchanged from June and a long way off from the Bank of Japan’s 2 per cent target. To understa... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Words and Actions Are Drifting Further Apart: Ex-Official
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan’s words are diverging further from its actions and the erosion of its credibility could end up hurting the central bank, according to Kunio Okina, a former BOJ officia... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as Asian bourses rally
Tokyo markets closed higher on Monday helped by a relatively cheaper yen against the dollar and rallies in other Asian markets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.88 percent or 197.87 points to clo... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher following Wall Street advance
Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday following gains on Wall Street last week as the US Federal Reserve chief signalled the central bank did not expect to accelerate interest rate increases. The b... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Two years to go celebrations
A “Two Years to Go” countdown ceremony hosted jointly by the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was held on Saturday (25 ... ( read original story ...)