Loading

Search

:

Nikkei Posts Biggest One-day Loss Since March Following Plunge on Wall Street

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TIMES
 
The Nikkei stock average plunged nearly 4 percent on Thursday, posting its biggest one-day loss since March.
Stock markets in other parts of Asia also tumbled, after Wall Street’s worst losses in eight months led to broader risk aversion, a rise in market volatility gauges and conce...

More

Japan Logs ¥1.84 tril Current Account Surplus in August

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan logged a current account surplus of 1.84 trillion yen ($16.3 billion) in August, marking the 50th straight month of black ink, government data showed Tuesday.
But the margin of surplus in the current account, one of the widest gauges of international trade, shrank 23.4...

More

On Tokyo Trip, Tennis Star Roger Federer Says He’s Focusing On Future with New Sponsor Uniqlo

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TIMES
 
Roger Federer said on Tuesday in Tokyo that his decision to end a 20-year association with Nike and embark on a new chapter with Uniqlo was influenced by the Japanese clothing company’s commitment to stay with him long after his playing days are over.
While no financial details have...

More

Japan Brewers Support Domestic Hops Making

  • Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TONO, Iwate (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese brewers are offering financial and technological support to domestic hop farmers so they can increase production of hops, a primary beer ingredient that determines flavor and bitterness.
With imported hops accounting for about 90 percent ...

More

Nikkei Inc. Announces It Will Buy Venerable Financial Times in ¥160 Billion Deal

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TIMES
 
Thursday’s surprise announcement by Nikkei Inc. that it’s buying the London-based FT Group, one of the world’s most respected and influential media groups, immediately raised questions about whether the Japanese company can successfully manage such a highly regarded news company.
Th...

More

Japan Inflation Edges Up But Way Below Target in August

  • Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Prices in Japan edged up modestly in August, according to government data on Friday, as the world's third-largest economy continues its years-long battle with deflation.
Inflation stood at 0.9 percent year-on-year in August, still far below the Bank of Japan's two-percent ta...

More

Japan Clothing Magnate Maezawa Chases Spot in Business Firmament

  • Category:Other
Channel News Asia
 
TOKYO: Japanese fashion billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's first meeting with role model and SoftBank Group Corp boss Masayoshi Son came in 2010 when they bathed together: a popular communal activity in Japan: on the 26th floor of the tech giant's headquarters.
The next year, the tw...

More

Sony to Release PlayStation Classic Mini Console Loaded with 20 Retro Games

  • Category:Other
TELEGRAPH
 
Sony will release a miniature version of its original PlayStation console, which first launched 24 years ago.
 
The PlayStation Classic will come with 20 retro games and will be released in 'limited' quantities on 3 December priced at £89.99.
 
Nostalgia among older gamers has been dr...

More

Plan to Push Down Solar Power Prices

  • Category:Other
NEWS ON JAPAN
 
Japanese government officials are working on a plan to make the market for solar electricity more competitive. They say they will auction off a greater number of contracts for solar projects in a bid to push down prices.
Japanese utilities are required by law to buy solar electric...

More

Farm Damage From Quake Totals ¥39.7 bil.

  • Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
 
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — The agriculture, forestry and fishery industry in Hokkaido suffered damage worth ¥39.7 billion as of Sunday from a powerful earthquake that struck the prefecture earlier this month, the prefectural government said.
Landslides in Atsuma and two other towns n...

More