Tokyo stocks opened mixed Wednesday as selling following an overnight decline on Wall Street was offset by buying of electrical appliance issues after Sony Group Corp. raised its net profit forecast for the year through March. In the first 15 minutes o…
JAL logs net loss in April-Sept. for 3rd straight year
Japan Airlines Co. on Tuesday logged a net loss for the six months ended in September of 2.11 billion yen ($14.22 million), reporting red ink for the third straight year, as travel demand struggled to rebound during a seventh wave of COVID-19 in the co…
Japan PM Kishida to meet Toyota chief over decarbonizing auto sector
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda on Wednesday to discuss promoting decarbonization in the auto industry, the government said. Kishida sees green transformation as a critical component of his …
Stealth forex intervention aimed at maximizing impact: Japan minister
Foreign currency interventions, when conducted unannounced, are designed to maximize the effect of correcting rapid currency moves and such operations are effective “to a certain degree,” Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday. Suzuki reiterated…
ANA Holdings returns to black in April-Sept. for 1st time in 3 yrs
ANA Holdings Inc. said Monday it made a net profit for the six months that ended in September, marking its first black ink in three years, as travel demand rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline posted a net profit of 19.54 billion yen (132 …
Japan’s Sept. industrial output falls 1.6% on month
Japan’s industrial output in September fell 1.6 percent from the previous month, government data showed Monday. The seasonally adjusted index of production at factories and mines stood at 98.6 against the 2015 base of 100, the Ministry of Economy, Trad…
URGENT: Japan PM Kishida Cabinet’s support rate rises to 37.6%
The support rate for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet slightly rose to 37.6 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, even though he continues to deal with public dissatisfaction over accelerating inflation and criticism over his handl…
Main events scheduled for Monday, Oct. 31
Main events scheduled in Japan for Monday, Oct. 31: — Preliminary industrial production index for September to be released by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry at 8:50 a.m. — Takamatsu High Court to hand down ruling on vote value disparity in u…
Soccer: Manager Rodriguez set to leave Urawa Reds at end of season
Urawa Reds manager Ricardo Rodriguez will part ways with the J-League first-division soccer club at the end of this season, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday. The 48-year-old Spaniard’s impending departure was revealed in the wake of a 4-1…
Main events scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30
Main events scheduled in Japan for Sunday, Oct. 30: — Fukushima gubernatorial election to be held.