Japanese Shares Pull Asia Higher as Yields Rise: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — Japanese shares rose in Asia and a benchmark Japanese stock index neared a record high, as financial shares rose on the prospect of higher lending rates. Most read articles on Bloomberg Japanese bank and insurance stocks were the biggest contributors to the Topix gains as the country’s 10-year government bond yield continued to […]
Global Investors Turn Cautious on Once Favorite Japanese Stocks – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — Japan’s record rise in stocks earlier this year seems like a distant memory as the economy slumps and foreign investors sell stocks. Most read articles on Bloomberg Banks including Citigroup Inc. and Abu Dhabi Holdings Inc. have turned more pessimistic about domestic stocks due to uncertainties over corporate governance reforms and the Bank […]
Japanese yen stays in focus as inflation data slows further in May – ForexLive

It was bound to be a race against time for the Bank of Japan in the first half of the year, and today’s inflation data reaffirms that view, with prices creeping ever closer to the crucial 2% mark. Where is the inflation? Japan Consumer Price Index (excluding fresh food and energy) Year-on-year change (%) The […]
Good Googly Moogly! Some Baseball Players Have A Cannon, Japanese Outfielder Chusei Mannami Has An Outright Bazooka

Have you ever seen this before? this What kind of arms are they? …Amazing! If you don’t know who Japanese fielder Tadanari Mannami is, then you should at least know that he has a really good arm. Yahoo writer Kendall Baker posted a great social media thread about Mannami on Wednesday, showing just how amazing […]
Wreck of US submarine that ‘sank the most Japanese warships’ during WWII is found in South China Sea

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Sens. Hawley, Rubio, Vance Demand Joe Biden Block Japanese Corp. from Buying U.S. Steel

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) are calling on President Joe Biden to approve Nippon Steel’s United States They are demanding that the acquisition of Steel Corporation be blocked. As Breitbart News reported in December, executives at U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel announced a nearly $15 billion deal […]
Japanese Corp Says DOJ Requested a Delay on Purchase of U.S. Steel, Insists It Has Nothing to Do with 2024 Election

TOKYO (AP) – Nippon Steel said Friday it will delay the completion of its planned $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by three months after the U.S. Department of Justice requested additional documentation related to the deal. Tokyo-based Nippon Steel said the deal has already been approved by U.S. Steel shareholders and is expected to […]
Japanese government reacts to Biden calling island nation ‘xenophobic’

The Japanese government has issued a response to President Biden’s recent comments claiming the island nation is being “xenophobic” by not accepting more immigrants. Biden told an audience at a campaign fundraiser Wednesday that the U.S. economy is strong “because we welcome immigrants.” The president said, “Why is China failing so badly economically? Why is […]
Japanese lawmakers rebuke Biden after president calls Japan ‘xenophobic’

In a speech this week, President Biden called ally Japan “xenophobic,” along with many other countries he says are suffering from immigration shortages. Biden spoke Wednesday at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C., extolling the virtues and benefits of immigrants. “This election is about freedom, America, and democracy, and that’s why I need you so much. […]
Japanese yen strengthens after touching 160 to the dollar; Asia stocks rise as Fed meeting looms – CNBC

31 minutes ago Shares of Asian shipping companies rise after drone activity in Red Sea 2 hours ago The yen rapidly appreciates, exceeding 160 yen per dollar. The yen rose sharply in afternoon trading, hours after the Japanese yen broke through the 160 yen level against the US dollar, hitting a 34-year low. Since achieving […]