World Cup hosts Qatar could not cap 12 years of preparations with a win in the tournament opener on Sunday, as Ecuador secured a dominant 2-0 win at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. Played in front of more than 67,000 people, the home team went behind after…
Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St. gains
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday as investor sentiment was supported by gains on Wall Street late last week. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 61.88 points, or 0.22 percent, from Friday to 27,961.65. The broad…
Soccer: Japan stopper Schmidt staring down friend and foe in Qatar
Japanese goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt faces formidable challenges at the soccer World Cup in Qatar, both from world-class opponents and teammates who want his place on the pitch. Within his own squad there is a battle for the No. 1 status, with the U.S.-b…
Baseball: Buffaloes decide to post slugger Yoshida for MLB move
Orix Buffaloes outfielder Masataka Yoshida, one of the best hitters in Japanese baseball, will try to move to the major leagues this offseason through the posting system, the club said Thursday. The Buffaloes decided to post the 29-year-old two-time Pa…
URGENT: Japan court orders 2 to pay 500 mil. yen over “fast movie” uploads
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a man and woman to pay 500 million yen ($3.6 million) in damages to 13 major film production companies for uploading minutes-long edited version of their films known as “fast movies” on video-sharing sites w…
Tokyo stocks slightly higher in morning on firm bank issues
Tokyo stocks rose slightly Tuesday morning, supported by firm bank issues following increased dividend payments, although gains were trimmed by a sell-off in Nikkei heavyweight Recruit Holdings on weaker-than-expected earnings. The 225-issue Nikkei Sto…
G-20 summit kicks off amid tensions over Russia’s war on Ukraine
Leaders of the Group of 20 economies kicked off their two-day summit Tuesday in Indonesia, with a rift deepening among member states over Russia’s war against Ukraine and global energy and food security. Russian President Vladimir Putin skipped the mee…
Gist of Biden-Xi summit in Indonesia
The following is the gist of the meeting on Monday between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. — U.S. says Washington, Beijing share responsibility to prevent competition from becoming confli…
BOJ chief vows to maintain easing, watch impact of global tightening
The Bank of Japan will maintain an ultralow rate policy amid heightened uncertainty over the global economy caused by policy tightening in other economies, while keeping close tabs on the financial market impact of rate hikes overseas, Governor Haruhik…
Tokyo stocks open lower as gains locked in after surge
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as investors locked in gains following the benchmark Nikkei index’s sharp jump late last week on expectations of smaller interest rate hikes in the United States. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei…