Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.9% in early trade. Hang Seng futures pointed to gains and MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.25% to a two-year top with early gains in Australia and South Korea.
Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits Decade-High Amid BOJ Policy Bets
Japan’s benchmark government bond yield climbed to highest since 2013 amid expectations that the Bank of Japan is committed to normalizing interest rates and supporting the struggling yen. Most Read …
Japan manufacturers want stable FX from BOJ policy, survey shows
Japan’s large manufacturers saw exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they wanted out of the central bank’s monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday.
Japan’s Nikkei reclaims 39,000 level for first time since April
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose more than 1% on Monday, hitting 39,000 points for the first time in a month as a record closing high on Wall Street continued to fuel positive investor sentiment. The Nikkei was 1.44% higher at 39,346.92 by the …
Saudi crown prince postpones Japan trip citing king’s health, Tokyo says
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed his visit to Japan scheduled to begin on Monday due to King Salman’s health issue, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said.
Japan grappling with invasive raccoon population nearly 40 years after bringing them to the country
Raccoons are not native to Japan, but were brought to the country in the 1970s following the popularity of the 1977 anime “Rascal the Raccoon.” …
Why half of Japan’s cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
With contributions from around 370 celebrities, intellectuals and cultural figures of the time, the April 1920 edition of the now defunct Nihon Oyobi Nihonjin (Japan and the Japanese) magazine ran a …
Mainland China hits EU, US with anti-dumping probe into chemical imports, with Japan, Taiwan also targeted
Beijing launched an anti-dumping investigation on Sunday into imports of a widely used engineering chemical from the EU, US, Japan and Taiwan, as tensions rise with the major trading partners. The …
Japanese firms finish tough fiscal year
In addition, the company will record $258 million in such losses this fiscal year, for reasons including the suspension of methyl methacrylate and acrylonitrile production in Hiroshima, Japan, and the …
Team Japan in Paris will be strongest ever, says medallist Kaya
Tokyo Olympics medallist Kazuma Kaya said Japan would field its strongest men’s gymnastics squad yet at Paris 2024, where his only goal was to win the team title to improve on the silver medal he helped nab at the last Games.