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Japan's Nikkei Hits 18-Month High As Investors Cheer Earnings
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FINANCIAL POST
Japanese shares ended higher on Monday, with the Nikkei notching its highest close in 1-1/2 years as investors sought stocks with robust earnings, while the yen’s weakness also boosted sentiment.
The Nikkei share average rose 0.8% to 29,626.34, its highest close November 2021. Th...
Japanese shares ended higher on Monday, with the Nikkei notching its highest close in 1-1/2 years as investors sought stocks with robust earnings, while the yen’s weakness also boosted sentiment.
The Nikkei share average rose 0.8% to 29,626.34, its highest close November 2021. Th...
- May 16, 2023
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Japan Gov't Spokesman Mum On Diplomats' Call For LGBT Rights
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's top government spokesperson on Monday avoided commenting on a video by 15 diplomatic missions from mostly Western nations urging Tokyo to take concrete action toward protecting LGBT rights ahead of the Group of Seven summit starting later this week in Hiroshima.
While acknowl...
Japan's top government spokesperson on Monday avoided commenting on a video by 15 diplomatic missions from mostly Western nations urging Tokyo to take concrete action toward protecting LGBT rights ahead of the Group of Seven summit starting later this week in Hiroshima.
While acknowl...
- May 16, 2023
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UK And Japan Strengthen Science And Tech Ties In Tokyo
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GOV.UK
UK and Japan today signed a renewed science and technology deal, building on decades of close cooperation.
UK and Japan today signed a renewed science and technology deal, building on decades of close cooperationdeepening relationship on science and technology follows initial joint UK-J...
UK and Japan today signed a renewed science and technology deal, building on decades of close cooperation.
UK and Japan today signed a renewed science and technology deal, building on decades of close cooperationdeepening relationship on science and technology follows initial joint UK-J...
- May 16, 2023
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Japan's Top Banks Expect Solid Profits, MUFG Sees Record Year
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CNA
Japan's top three banks said on Monday they expect solid lending income at home and aboard to boost net profits this business year, with biggest lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) forecasting a record annual profit.
MUFG forecast a 16 per cent increase in net profit to 1.3 tri...
Japan's top three banks said on Monday they expect solid lending income at home and aboard to boost net profits this business year, with biggest lender Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) forecasting a record annual profit.
MUFG forecast a 16 per cent increase in net profit to 1.3 tri...
- May 15, 2023
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Japanese Talent Agency Apologises Over Claims Founder Sexually Abused Boys
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THE GUARDIAN
Johnny Kitagawa’s niece issues apology to men who have made abuse claims while not commenting on veracity of allegations
The president of one of Japan’s most powerful talent agencies has apologised over allegations that the firm’s late founder and pop impresario, Johnny Kitagawa, s...
Johnny Kitagawa’s niece issues apology to men who have made abuse claims while not commenting on veracity of allegations
The president of one of Japan’s most powerful talent agencies has apologised over allegations that the firm’s late founder and pop impresario, Johnny Kitagawa, s...
- May 15, 2023
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Osaka Police Ask Public For Help On Girl Missing Since 2003
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JAPAN TODAY
Osaka prefectural police on Sunday appealed to the public for any information that might help them find out what happened to a nine-year-old girl who went missing on May 20, 2003, in the town of Kumatori near Osaka Bay.
Usually, each year, police and support groups of Yuri Yoshikawa...
Osaka prefectural police on Sunday appealed to the public for any information that might help them find out what happened to a nine-year-old girl who went missing on May 20, 2003, in the town of Kumatori near Osaka Bay.
Usually, each year, police and support groups of Yuri Yoshikawa...
- May 15, 2023
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Japan's Imperial Couple Host First Garden Party In Over Four Years
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JAPAN TIMES
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Thursday, the first such event in four and a half years.
It was the first garden party to be held since the emperor ascended the throne in 2019.
About 1,000 guests attended, includi...
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Thursday, the first such event in four and a half years.
It was the first garden party to be held since the emperor ascended the throne in 2019.
About 1,000 guests attended, includi...
- May 12, 2023
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Japan To Mobilize $1 Billion To Help Nations Around Ukraine Accept Refugees
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan will unveil a plan to mobilize $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday.
The funding would be provided via the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), whic...
Japan will unveil a plan to mobilize $1 billion to help countries surrounding Ukraine accept refugees from the war-torn country, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday.
The funding would be provided via the state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), whic...
- May 12, 2023
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Several Injured As Magnitude 5.2 Quake Rattles East Japan
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JAPAN TIMES
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan early Thursday, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured, according to the Japanese weather agency and local authorities.
The 4:16 a.m. quake registered upper 5 on the Japanes...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan early Thursday, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured, according to the Japanese weather agency and local authorities.
The 4:16 a.m. quake registered upper 5 on the Japanes...
- May 11, 2023
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'Rocket Debris' Lights Up Japan Night
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CNA
Fiery streaks of light across the night sky over southern Japan may have been caused by space debris from a rocket launched by China, Japanese officials said on Thursday (May 11).
Video of the apparent fireballs lit up social media on Wednesday night, with residents and users speculating on...
Fiery streaks of light across the night sky over southern Japan may have been caused by space debris from a rocket launched by China, Japanese officials said on Thursday (May 11).
Video of the apparent fireballs lit up social media on Wednesday night, with residents and users speculating on...
- May 11, 2023
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