TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese business sentiment improved for the second straight quarter in October-December, a key central bank survey showed on Monday (Dec 14), a welcome sign for the economy […]
JGBs edge up on U.S. coronavirus surge, upbeat five-year auction
TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Japanese government bond prices edged up on Tuesday on rising U.S. coronavirus cases and firm results of a five-year JGB auction, with long-dated bond yields […]
Japan's Seven Bank, DBS in money remittance deal
DBS Bank signed an agreement yesterday to provide its money remittance platform to Japan’s Seven Bank, in the second such arrangement for the Singapore lender. Seven Bank president Yasuaki Funatake […]
Japan's economy shrinks more than first estimated in Q2; heightens woes for new leader
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s economy shrank more than initially estimated in the second quarter as capital expenditure took a hit from the coronavirus crisis, highlighting the challenge policymakers face in […]
Japan Prime Minister Abe to visit hospital again on Monday – Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to visit a Tokyo hospital on Monday, Yomiuri daily said, amid mounting concerns about his ability to continue as premier […]
Japan faces World War Two anniversary in shadow of coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) – In a 4 1/2-minute radio speech on Aug. 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender in World War Two, telling his subjects he had resolved to pave […]
Global stocks, yields slip as investors wait for U.S. stimulus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets slipped and bond yields fell on Thursday as investors awaited an agreement on a U.S. aid package to mitigate the fallout from the […]
South Korean statue showing Japan PM Abe bowing to 'comfort woman' draws Tokyo's ire
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government reacted angrily on Tuesday to a statue in South Korea that appears to depict Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe kneeling and bowing to a […]
Stocks, euro rally after EU agrees to recovery fund
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – World shares rallied to their highest since February and the euro hit its strongest in 18 months on Tuesday after European Union leaders agreed on a […]
Socially distant geisha struggle to survive in coronavirus shadow
TOKYO (Reuters) – – Ikuko, the “big sister” of Tokyo’s Akasaka geisha district, came to the capital to seek her fortune in 1964, the year Tokyo first hosted the Olympics. […]