Criticism from the IT industry has emerged since the Japanese government pressured Naver, a South Korean tech giant, to sell its shares in LINE Yahoo. In 2019, LINE Yahoo was created as a result of a …
Japan recalls 100,000 packets of sliced bread after rat remains discovered inside two
Over 100,000 packets of sliced bread were recalled in Japan after the manufacturer revealed that remains of black rats were discovered inside two. The company, Pasco Shikishima, said on Wednesday they were investigating how the rat remains got inside the two packets of their sliced bread.
Japan’s Stock Rally Has Room to Run, This Expert Says. What He’s Buying Now.
Masa Takeda, who steers the Hennessy Japan fund, likes insurance and semiconductor shares, and 7-Eleven parent Seven & I.
UPDATE 1-No limit for reserves in currency intervention, Japan top FX diplomat says
Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said on Thursday that comments about the country’s limitations in currency reserves for foreign exchange market intervention are “completely wrong,” reiterating a warning that Tokyo is ready to take actions.
Creepy Nuts’ ‘Bling-Bang-Bang-Born’ Returns to No. 1 on Japan Hot 100 as Mrs. GREEN APPLE Rises to No. 2
Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated May 8, extending its record to 14 weeks atop the tally. The hip-hop hit dominated the chart for most of this …
Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem
The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its …
US Bill Would Require US to Coordinate Japan AUKUS Role With UK and Australia
A bipartisan group of senior U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to require officials involved in the AUKUS defense project with Britain and Australia to engage with them and Japan on …
Michael Schumacher on the phone in Japan: Jon Nicholson’s best photograph
What do you want me to do?” he said when we got to his trailer. I couldn’t have him just staring at me, so I said: “Maybe pick up the phone?” I don’t know if he called anyone’ …
Dollar gains ground; subdued yen prompts Japan warning
The dollar held firm on Wednesday, recouping some of the losses stemming from renewed bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, while the yen weakened for a third day, keeping investors wary of the …
China and Japan: How Asia’s Top Two Economies Compare
Economic malaise in several key areas has led to continued debate over whether China will follow Japan into years-long economic stagnation.