Tag: Japan

Scientists have scanned the mummified remains of a supposed “mermaid” from Japan. The initial results suggest it is a horrifying mix of fish, monkey and lizard parts.

One of the last anchors for global bond markets was being hauled in on Tuesday, as the Bank of Japan announced a new degree of tolerance for rising government bond yields and signalled an end to its seven-year straightjacket on long-term rates.

Japan has been looking to boost its domestic semiconductor industry and manufacturing of chips — and the PSMC and SBI factory is part of that push.

A suspected gunman is holding an unknown number of hostages in a post office in central Japan after apparently shooting at a hospital and injuring two people.A

Malaysian bank CIMB and Japanese finance company J Trust are among firms vying to buy Indonesia’s PT Bank Commonwealth, a deal that could value the lender at $400-$500 million, two sources with knowledge of the matter said.

The Bank of Japan said it would be more flexible in how it manages government bond yields, citing rising inflation.

Taiwanese chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp and Japanese financial firm SBI Holdings said on Tuesday they have selected Miyagi prefecture in northern Japan as the location for a $5.

Fading photos of smiling children still adorn the staircase walls at the Ashigakubo primary school, one of thousands that have shut in ageing Japan over the past 20 years. It has 14.4 million children under the age of 15,