Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi & Co. said Tuesday it will file a request with Japan’s health ministry for approval of its novel coronavirus vaccine by the end of this year. The Osaka-based company, which is among makers engaged in homegrown vacc…
URGENT: IMF economist hints skepticism over moves to stem dollar’s rise
International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on Tuesday expressed skepticism over moves to halt the rise of the U.S. dollar by economies facing the pain of their weakening currencies. Countries need to “adapt” to the depreciati…
Tsai seeks closer Canadian ties, support for Pacific trade deal
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen expressed hopes Tuesday that her government can build deeper bilateral ties and cooperation with Canada amid heightened tensions with China. Speaking to a delegation led by Judy Sgro, a veteran member of the House of Commo…
Tokyo stocks open lower on prospect of continued U.S. rate hikes
Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as strong U.S. employment data released late last week stimulated expectations the Federal Reserve will continue hiking interest rates aggressively to cool the world’s largest economy. In the first 15 minutes of tradin…
Japan logs current account surplus of 58.9 bil. yen in August
Japan’s current account surplus shrank to 58.9 billion yen ($404 million) in August, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. Among key components, the country had a goods trade deficit of 2.49 trillion yen and a services trade deficit of 615.9 billion yen, …
Kagoshima, Miyazaki named winners of Japan’s “Wagyu Olympics”
Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures on Monday won the top prizes at the close of a five-day Japanese wagyu beef competition, also known as the “Wagyu Olympics,” held in southwestern Japan. The prime minister’s award for best breeding bull based on physi…
Baseball: Hanshin edges DeNA to reach CL playoff finals
Hanshin reliever Atsuki Yuasa got in and out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Tigers eliminated the DeNA BayStars with a 3-2 come-from-behind win in Game 3 of the Central League Climax Series’ first stage Monday. The Tiger…
Milestone-maker Murakami breaks mold of baseball’s big-bat sluggers
The youngest man to win a batting Triple Crown while mashing a historic number of home runs, Munetaka Murakami has opened eyes and shattered the stereotypical perceptions of how sluggers attack baseballs and put them in the seats. Not only did the 22-y…
Main events scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 11
Main events scheduled in Japan for Tuesday, Oct. 11: — Japan to remove daily entry cap, allow foreign tourists to travel without tour guide. — New domestic travel subsidy program to start. — Tokyo metropolitan government to start receiving applicati…
URGENT: N. Korea fired new intermediate-range missile over Japan Oct. 4: KCNA
North Korea said the projectile fired over the Japanese archipelago on Oct. 4 was a “new-type ground to-ground intermediate-range ballistic missile” launched as part of military drills that ran from late September, according to state-run media. The dri…