Pedestrians walk past an electronic board?displaying the exchange rate for the Japanese yen against the US dollar in Tokyo on July 2, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
Tokyo shares closed at all-time highs on Thursday, tracking records on Wall Street where bullish global investors drove US tech firms higher. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.82 percent, or 332.89
More than 75 percent of Japanese oppose overseas fans attending the Tokyo Olympics, a poll showed Monday, as organisers prepare to make a decision on foreign spectators.
Japan has appointed a “minister of loneliness” in a bid to reduce loneliness and social isolation among its residents as the country deals with rising suicide rates. According to The Japan Times,
Japan has appointed a “minister of loneliness” in a bid to reduce loneliness and social isolation among its residents as the country deals with rising suicide rates. According to The Japan Times,
Naomi Osaka of Japan, yesterday defeated American, Jennifer Brady, 6/4; 6/3 to lift the Daphne Akhurst trophy. The 23-year old Osaka became the choice of bookmakers after defeating Serena Williams...
Naomi Osaka of Japan, yesterday defeated American, Jennifer Brady, 6/4; 6/3 to lift the Daphne Akhurst trophy. The 23-year old Osaka became the choice of bookmakers after defeating Serena Williams...
The United States consulted jointly Thursday with South Korea and Japan, allies often at odds with each other, as President Joe Biden reviews how to move forward on North Korea.
The United States consulted jointly Thursday with South Korea and Japan, allies often at odds with each other, as President Joe Biden reviews how to move forward on North Korea.
Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto became Tokyo 2020's new president on Thursday, capping an embarrassing sexism row with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games.
Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto became Tokyo 2020's new president on Thursday, capping an embarrassing sexism row with just over five months until the virus-postponed Games.
Japan's pandemic-hit economy shrank in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, but the contraction was less than expected and it ended the year on a strong note thanks