Japan's Rigaku, which makes X-ray testing tools, is aiming to raise up to $888 million in its initial public offering in Tokyo, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters. Rigaku, owned by private equity firm Carlye Group, ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps benchmark interest rate steady as it treads cautiously on normalizing policy
The decision came as the central bank seeks to wean its economy off the long-held ultra-easy monetary policy and curb the yen's slide against the U.S. dollar. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei leads gains in Asia Pacific after Wall Street soars; China holds benchmark rates
Traders in Asia will also look toward August consumer prices index from Japan and Hong Kong, and central bank decisions from Bank of Japan and People's Bank of China. ( read original story ...)
Final preparations underway for China to resume Japan seafood imports, NHK says
Japan and China are making final preparations towards the resumption of imports by China of Japanese seafood and other marine products after regulatory monitoring of radioactive water was expanded, public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Eyes Deal to End Chinese Ban on Seafood Imports, Media Say
China and Japan may be close to a breakthrough over Beijing’s ban on seafood imports from Japan, imposed last year in response to the release of treated radioactive water into the sea from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August
Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for ... ( read original story ...)
As sales of Japan temples and shrines surge, a crackdown on bad-faith buyers
Benmou Suzuki's dilapidated 420-year-old temple, located deep in the forest near a tiny Japanese mountain village, hardly looks like prized real estate. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Accelerates for Fourth Month as BOJ Meets
Japan’s key inflation gauge accelerated in August for a fourth consecutive month, hours before the Bank of Japan is scheduled to wrap up its latest policy decision meeting. ( read original story ...)
Osaka to start 2025 season in Auckland; moves into 2024 Beijing main draw
By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our use of cookies. Click here to find out more info. Jimmie48/WTA Naomi Osaka will be kicking off the new year in New Zealand. Former World No.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s non-life insurers must cut cross-shareholdings to zero, industry group says
A trade group representing Japan's biggest non-life insurers said on Thursday that its member firms should set a clear deadline to cut their strategic holdings of listed client shares to zero. The ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo-shi, Japan – Weather Forecasts | Maps | News – Yahoo Weather
Sunny with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C). Winds variable at 7 to 8 mph (11.3 to 12.9 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 63 °F (17.2 °C ... ( read original story ...)
Before Terminator Zero, Batman Ninja revitalized an American franchise by setting it in Japan
Batman Ninja took the DC superhero on one of his best adventures to date. With the sequel set for release soon, now’s the perfect time to watch it. ( read original story ...)
Tropical Storm Pulasan Nears Shanghai After Grazing Japan
Tropical Storm Pulasan made landfall near Shanghai on Thursday, halting trains, grounding ferries and bringing the risk of floods and landslides three days after the Chinese megacity was pounded by its strongest typhoon in 75 years. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader demands answers from China over schoolboy’s fatal stabbing
A 10-year-old boy attending a Japanese school in southern China has died after being stabbed on his way to class on Wednesday, according to Tokyo’s foreign minister, in the second knife attack near a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firm says it stopped making walkie-talkies used in Lebanon blasts
A Japanese handheld radio manufacturer has distanced itself from walkie-talkies bearing its logo that exploded in Lebanon, saying it discontinued production of the devices a decade ago. At least 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Boy’s Stabbing Death in China Brings Anti-Japan Sentiment to Surface
A 10-year-old Japanese boy who was stabbed on his way to school in southern China died Thursday, after the second such attack in months amid a social-media campaign that has stirred up anti-Japan ... ( read original story ...)