India’s benchmark Nifty is set to open at new record high on Wednesday and extend its record-breaking surge, while Asian markets rose after China followed Japan in keeping interest rates unchanged.
Japan’s exports fall for first time in 3 months
TOKYO — Japanese exports declined for the first time in three months in November from a year earlier due to weak demand from China, preliminary data released Wednesday by the Finance Ministry shows.
Running short on Ukraine air defenses, U.S. looks to Japan
Tokyo is preparing a significant policy shift in its defense export rules that would allow Washington to transfer additional Patriot missiles to Kyiv.
Mandarin Oriental Is Opening 3 New Resorts in One of Japan’s Most Beautiful Coastal Regions
All three properties will be built in the Setouchi region, offering travelers distinct luxury experiences along the famously mild coast.
Japan’s central bank keeps its negative interest rate unchanged, says it’s watching wage trends
The Bank of Japan has kept its longstanding easy credit policies unchanged, saying it will watch price and wage trends before raising its negative benchmark interest rate.
Bank of Japan sticks to ultra-easy policy amid ‘extremely high’ uncertainties; yen tumbles
Governor Kazuo Ueda says Japan’s central bank won’t make a policy decision just to front run the U.S. Federal Reserve.
In buying Toshiba, a little-known fund takes on Japan Inc’s toughest job
A little-known private equity firm is set to take on the toughest job in corporate Japan: turning around Toshiba. Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) is spearheading a $14 billion takeover that will see the troubled conglomerate delisted on Wednesday after 74 years on the Tokyo exchange.
After 50 years, Fifth Avenue building sells to Japanese coffee company Geshary
Headquartered in Tokyo, Geshary will have US presence in Midtown Manhattan after buying a retail building at 560 Fifth Ave. for a pretty penny.
Wife of US Navy officer formerly jailed in Japan calls for DOJ, Biden to support his release from US prison
The wife of a US Navy officer recently transferred to US custody after being jailed in Japan called on President Joe Biden and the Department of Justice to support his release.
UPDATE 1-BOJ to focus on Japan’s progress in hitting price goal
The Bank of Japan concludes a policy meeting on Tuesday at which members are likely to debate whether economic conditions are falling into place for the bank to begin unwinding ultra-loose monetary …