Third-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza advanced to the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-2 victory Wednesday over Greece’s Despina Papamichail. Muguruza, playing her first match of the hard-court tournament after a first-round bye, bro…
Japan’s trade minister tests positive for coronavirus
Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, the trade ministry said. He had returned from a weeklong overseas trip to Germany and Cambodia. He will rest at home and work remotely i…
BOJ likely to keep policy despite weaker yen as peers raise rates
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain ultralow rates at the end of its regular two-day meeting from Wednesday, bolstering the case that it will remain a laggard among major central banks in shifting to monetary tightening, even at the expens…
Apple to raise app prices in Japan, eurozone, other markets
Apple Inc. will raise prices for apps sold on its products in some countries including Japan as well as the eurozone next month, according to a notice by the IT giant, amid the U.S. dollar’s solid rally against other major currencies. The notice dated …
Tokyo stocks end moderately higher ahead of Fed meeting
Tokyo stocks ended higher Tuesday but gains were limited before the U.S. Federal Reserve starts a two-day policy meeting later in the day, with investors waiting to see if the central bank’s decision will further weaken the yen. The 225-issue Nikkei St…
Japanese household assets at 2nd-highest 2,007 tril. yen as of June
Assets held by Japanese households stood at 2,007 trillion yen ($14 trillion) at the end of June, up 1.3 percent from a year earlier and the second-highest level ever, highlighting the slow recovery in spending amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank of Japan…
Baseball: Darvish named Player of the Week in MLB for 1st time
Yu Darvish was named Player of the Week for the first time in his MLB career Monday after throwing a combined 14 shutout innings to earn two wins from two starts for the San Diego Padres in the National League. The Japanese 36-year-old hurled eight inn…
Main events scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21
Main events scheduled in Japan for Wednesday, Sept. 21: — Number of foreign visitors in August to be released by Japan National Tourism Organization at 4:15 p.m. — Bank of Japan to start two-day monetary policy meeting.
Main events scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20
Main events scheduled in Japan for Tuesday, Sept. 20: — Japan to start vaccinating people aged 60 and over, medical personnel against Omicron coronavirus variant. — Nationwide consumer price index for August to be released by Ministry of Internal Aff…
Japan, ASEAN to deepen economic ties toward 50th friendship anniv.
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Sunday to deepen economic ties in areas such as supply chain resiliency ahead of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan friendship. During an in-person meeting of economy ministers in Siem Reap, …