Japan Lifts Asian Equities, Dollar Rally Cools: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks edged higher, while the dollar and U.S. Treasuries were firm on strong U.S. trading triggered by waning expectations for the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg Japan's benchmark rose about 1%, supported by a weaker yen as Japan's economic growth slowed. South Korean stocks fell after […]
Japan plans ‘conveyor belt road’ linking Tokyo and Osaka amid delivery driver shortage | Japan
Sixty years after the Shinkansen first transported passengers between Tokyo and Osaka, Japanese authorities are planning to do the same for cargo with the construction of a “conveyor belt road.” The automated freight corridor linking the capital, 320 miles (515 kilometers) away, to Osaka is seen as part of a solution to surging demand for […]
Golf on TV: PGA Tour ZOZO Championship in Japan, LPGA, DP World Tour in Asia
Three of the four major professional golf circuits are in Asia this week, making it difficult for American fans to attend. The PGA Tour is in Japan for the ZOZO Championship, which features a powerhouse lineup including Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele. Justin Thomas, who will make his final start before becoming a father at […]
Navy fires top commanders of ship repair facility in Japan
Over the weekend, the Navy fired both the commander and executive officer of the U.S. Navy Ship Repair Facility in Yokosuka, Japan, citing “loss of confidence in their command abilities,” according to a military service statement. Colonel Zaldy Valenzuela and Commandant. Art Paraley was relieved of his duties as commander and executive officer of the […]
‘They refused to let me go’: Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs | Japan
MAli was only two months into his new job when he decided enough was enough. A position at an online bank in Tokyo, which he found through a staffing agency, seemed like a perfect fit for the 25-year-old, who is part of Japan's army of temporary workers. However, she soon became depressed. “On the first […]
Japan general election: what would it take for the ruling LDP party to be ousted? | Japan
After months of financial scandals, cost-of-living crises and unpopular leadership, there are hopes for an end to Japan's beleaguered ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled for most of the past seven years. Some people may do so. Decades. The general election on October 27th was largely held in the wake of former Prime […]
After freeing a man who spent half a century on death row, will Japan keep using the death penalty? | Japan
By any reasonable legal means, Iwao Hakamada could not have lived to see his murder conviction overturned. A former boxer who spent almost half a century on death row after being convicted of murdering a family of four in the late 1960s was acquitted last week in one of postwar Japan's most high-profile miscarriages of […]
Japan destroyer passes through Taiwan Strait for first time, newspaper reports
close video Fox News Flash Top News for September 25th Here are the top stories from Fox News Flash. See what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Japan's Self-Defense Forces patrolled the Taiwan Strait for the first time on Wednesday to send a message to China, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported, citing multiple government sources. Japan announced that a […]
Japanese fighter jets fire flares at Russian aircraft for first time in airspace violation | Japan
Japan said its fighter jets had used flares for the first time to warn a Russian surveillance plane to leave Japanese airspace, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said, amid rising tensions over growing military cooperation between Russia and China in the region. Japan's Defense Minister, Minoru Kihara, said an undisclosed number of F-15 and F-35 […]
Bitcoin jumps while Japan holiday dulls most currencies – Yahoo Finance
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bitcoin rose to a one-month high on Monday, extending a rally following the U.S. Federal Reserve's mega-interest rate cut last week in a notable move, while the yen and most other major currencies stagnated as Japanese markets were closed. The dollar rose against the yen last week to a two-week high of […]