Japan welcomed a record 3.31 million visitors last month, official data showed on Wednesday, as the weak yen propelled a tourism boom that is pouring money into the nation's coffers. ( read original story ...)
Japan ramps up tech ambitions with $65 bn for AI, chips
Japan is readying a $65-billion push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking ... ( read original story ...)
Logan Paul accused of misleading fans over crypto investments
Logan Paul, the massively popular social media personality, is facing fresh questions over his cryptocurrency dealings amid ongoing concerns he may have profited from misleading fans. The BBC has seen ...
Tokyo Gas Shares Rise Sharply After Elliott Builds Stake
Tokyo Gas shares rose sharply after activist investor Elliott Investment Management disclosed that it built a stake in the Japanese utility company.Shares rose 12% on Wednesday by midday in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Shakeups Light Up Tokyo Bourse on Down Day for Stocks
Deal makers and activist investors injected drama into the Japanese equity market on Wednesday, triggering sharp rallies in shares of Seven & i Holdings Co., Tokyo Gas Co. and Kobayashi Pharmaceutical ... ( read original story ...)
Japan records a trade deficit in October for a 4th straight month, despite export recovery
Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for the fourth month in a row, as a weak yen and the rising price of energy kept import costs high. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas shares jump most since 1987 after activist fund discloses major stake
Tokyo Gas shares jumped as much as 15% after Elliott Investment Management said it now held a major stake in the company and may make "important proposals” to the utility. The fund has acquired 5.03% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports rebound on China chip-making demand; Trump tariff risks loom
Japan's exports expanded faster than expected in October led by a pick-up in chip equipment demand in China, though fears persist over potential U.S. protectionist trade policies that could hamper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports rebound on China chipmaking demand but Trump tariff risks loom
Japan's exports expanded faster than expected in October, led by a pick-up in chip equipment demand in China, though fears persist over potential U.S. protectionist trade policies that could hamper ... ( read original story ...)
Blackstone Nears $2.6 Billion Deal to Buy Seibu’s Tokyo Complex
Blackstone Inc. has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a mixed-use office complex in Tokyo being sold by Seibu Holdings Inc. in a deal that could be worth around ¥400 billion ($2.6 billion), according ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas shares surge after activist investor Elliott takes stake
Investing.com-- Shares of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) rose sharply on Wednesday after activist investor Elliott Management took a stake in the firm in a likely bid to improve shareholder value. ( read original story ...)
Explainer-How Far Could the Bank of Japan Raise Interest Rates?
The BOJ has produced staff estimates using different models that show Japan's inflation-adjusted real neutral rate to be in a range of around -1% to +0.5%. That means if inflation were to hit the ...
Tokyo Gas Shares Jump Most Since 1987 After Elliott Stake Report
Tokyo Gas Co.’s stock rose 15% at one point in early trading Wednesday, its biggest climb since 1987, after Elliott Investment Management reported it had acquired 5.03% of the utility company’s shares ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets are set to open mostly lower; Japan trade and China lending rate in focus
China is expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged Wednesday after cutting them in October, according to a Reuters poll. ( read original story ...)
Seven & i shares soar after report founding family aims to complete buyout this FY
Shares in Seven & i Holdings jumped more than 9 per cent in early Tokyo trading on Wednesday following a media report that the founding family behind the Japanese retailer was aiming to take it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan records trade deficit for the fourth month straight despite export recovery
TOKYO — Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for for a fourth straight month as a weak yen and the rising price of energy kept import costs high. The trade deficit, which amounts to a nation’s ... ( read original story ...)