Student flies 1,000 kms daily after waking up at 5 am just to attend classes. How much does it cost?Japanese pop idol Yuzuki Nakashima, a member of Sakurazaka46, recently revealed that she spent four years commuting daily from Tokyo to Fuk...
20 Apr, 2025, 06.33 PM IST
Yen's relentless slide revives Japan's interest in structural reformsJapanese policymakers are focusing on structural economic factors driving persistent yen declines, as market intervention has limited impac...
30 May, 2024, 08.10 AM IST
Japan's Nikkei slumps for fourth straight session on Fed tightening concernsThe Nikkei has fallen 2.41% this week, after closing at a 33-year high on Monday. Since mid-March, it has rallied nearly 27%. After the ral...
07 Jul, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei ends lower, posts over 2% weekly drop on recession fearsTechnology stocks were weak, with the sector down 1.11%. Chip-making equipment manufacturer Tokyo Electron, a major contributor to the Nikk...
16 Sep, 2022, 02.01 PM IST
Chinese banks continue to dominate; ICICI latest Indian entrant among top banks in APacSBI, India’s largest bank by assets, jumped two spots to be ranked 22nd in the list with $695 billion in assets. HDFC Bank, the country’s p...
20 Apr, 2022, 07.22 PM IST
Nikkei closes 1% down; Japan shares end lower on profit-booking, drugmakers limit lossesThe Nikkei share average ended 0.99 per cent lower at 28,860.08, while the broader Topix fell 1.26 per cent to 1,922.98.
31 May, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
Japan's Nikkei dips on BOJ's ETF purchase plan; Topix at 30-year highThe Nikkei share average closed 1.41 per cent lower at 29,792.05, while the broader Topix inched up 0.18 per cent to 2,012.21, its highest ...
19 Mar, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
Son’s empire wobbles as credit rout hits SoftBank debt loadThe company is more vulnerable because of missteps at the Vision Fund, the $100 billion investment vehicle that Son set up to become the ne...
19 Mar, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
Masayoshi Son’s real estate bet has some big problemsThe shortfall signals more trouble ahead for SoftBank and one of its most highly touted investments.
17 Feb, 2020, 07.05 PM IST
With Mexico deal done, US urges China to resume trade talksThe deal with Mexico helps alleviate uncertainty over the deal Washington recently reached on revising the North American Free Trade Agreem...
08 Jun, 2019, 05.04 PM IST
Sitharaman highlights India's efforts to counter tax avoidance, evasionIndia is a signatory to the OECD's multilateral convention that aims to check cross-border tax evasion by multinational companies.
08 Jun, 2019, 02.25 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman to attend G-20 Finance Ministers' meeting in JapanG-20, which is a group of developing and developed nations, include India, the US, the UK, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, France and ...
05 Jun, 2019, 12.21 PM IST
Central banks are poised to act as world economic warnings flashFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled an openness to loosening if necessary.
05 Jun, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
- Japanese politician sees inflation as an opportunity
Japanese politician Wataru Aso says rising costs will precipitate the innovation that Japan so badly needs. He may just be the only elected...
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