Japan recorded a trade deficit of 2.09 trillion yen ($14 billion) in September due to surging import costs propelled by the yen’s sharp decline against the U.S. dollar, Finance Ministry data showed Thursday. The resource-scarce nation remained in the r…
Yen weak in lower 149 zone vs. dollar, near 32-year low
The yen traded near a new 32-year low in the lower 149 range against the U.S. dollar Wednesday morning in Tokyo on continued expectations of monetary tightening in the United States following stronger-than-expected industrial output data. Tokyo stocks …
Australia, Japan PMs to discuss security issues on Saturday
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will discuss security, energy and climate change issues with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this weekend in Perth. The meeting in the state capital of Western Australia on Saturday com…
Yen weak in lower 149 range vs. dollar, near 32-year low
The yen traded near a new 32-year low in the lower 149 range against the U.S. dollar early Wednesday in Tokyo on persistent expectations of monetary tightening in the United States following stronger-than-expected industrial output data. At 9 a.m., the…
Baseball: Back-to-back titles huge for 2021 Series MVP Nakamura
Catcher Yuhei Nakamura, last year’s Japan Series MVP, said Tuesday he and his teammates are motivated by the chance to win the Yakult Swallows’ first consecutive championships. The Central League champions worked out at the team’s practice facility acr…
Soccer: Emperor’s Cup winners J2 Kofu not renewing manager contract
Shock Emperor’s Cup winners Ventforet Kofu said Tuesday they will not renew the contract of their manager Tatsuma Yoshida after the side struggled for form in the J-League second division. Kofu edged J1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 …
Basketball: Watanabe in opening-day roster for Nets
Yuta Watanabe made the opening-day roster for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA, the Japanese forward said Monday. “Our team has real ability and can aim for the championship. I’ll try my best to be one of their pieces,” said Watanabe, who averaged 5.8 poin…
URGENT: Yen falls to 149 zone vs. U.S. dollar, hits fresh 32-year low
The yen fell to the 149 zone against the U.S. dollar on Monday in New York, hitting a fresh 32-year low, as rising inflation expectations strengthened the view that the Federal Reserve will continue aggressive interest rate hikes in the foreseeable fut…
Bones found near Universal Studios Japan confirmed as man’s
Human bones found near Universal Studios Japan’s premises in Osaka last week are those of a man aged between 60 to 79, police said Monday. An autopsy found that the unidentified man was around 158 centimeters tall and that he died about two years ago, …
Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec to face 4th charge in growing bribery scandal
Japanese prosecutors are set to serve a fourth arrest warrant to a former Tokyo Olympic executive for allegedly accepting bribes from a company that sold officially licensed stuffed toys of the games’ mascots, sources close to the matter said Monday. H…