A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. With Wall Street shut for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Asian investors will miss the usual swing factor. Instead, Friday’s release of Japan’s core inflation data …
Sri Lanka shipbuilder battered in currency storm
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard Plc, a unit of Japan’s Onomichi Dockyard Company has posted a loss of 6.7 billion rupees in the September 2023 quarter, after taking write downs to account for a battering …
Novo Nordisk to launch obesity drug Wegovy in Japan in February
Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it will launch its hugely popular Wegovy obesity drug in Japan on Feb. 22 next year.
British litter-pickers win gold at Japan’s World Cup
British litter-pickers have bagged gold in the inaugural Spogomi World Cup after sifting through nearly 60 kilograms of trash in the Japanese capital to win the first contest of its kind. Sarah Parry and brothers Alexander and Jonathan Winship fended off rivals from 20 other nations to lift the cup – named after a combination of “sport” and “gomi”,
Vietnam president to visit Japan as countries discuss stronger ties
Vietnam’s president, Vo Van Thuong, will visit Japan next week, a Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, as the two countries discuss strengthening their relations. Closer ties …
South Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’, reverses earlier ruling
A South Korean appellate court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels, overturning a lower court ruling that dismissed the …
I Tried Traveling Japan for $30 Per Day, Here’s What I Learned
Japan is a notoriously expensive destination. According to the popular travel resource budgetyourtrip.com, even the most budget-conscious travelers in the land of the rising sun can expect to spend …
Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with markets in Japan and US closed for holidays
Shares are mixed in Asia after a modest advance on Wall Street that kept the market on track for a fourth straight weekly gain …
Japan’s new tallest skyscraper is also fat—sprawling enough to fit the mixed-use demands of post-COVID city life
Tokyo’s skyline. The Azabudai Hills, at 1,067 feet, is now Japan’s tallest skyscraper, surpassing the Abeno Harukas tower in Osaka by 83 feet. But the project is more than just a tall tower. For its …
Japan’s clash of titans could be the boldest trade of the year
As Japan approaches the end of a year in which its stocks have outdone almost all their global peers, Tokyo has served up a season finale: a ding-dong between two of the country’s highest-profile …