Japan’s Topix tops 3,000 for first time as SoftBank surges 10%

TOKYO: Japan’s Topix index rose above the psychological 3,000-point mark on Friday for the first time ever, as favourable earnings lifted heavyweight stocks such as SoftBank Group, which rallied as much as 11%. The broad Topix gained as much as...

Tokyo stocks surge as SoftBank Group jumps, US tariff worries ease

This file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday for a fourth straight day, with the Nikkei index briefly surging over 2 percent, as market heavyweight SoftBank Group jumped on solid...

Japanese Govt Makes 1st Major Revisions to Nankai Trough Earthquake Guidelines for Enhanced Preparedness

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo A large monitor displays a series of images of the tsunami damage predicted for coastal areas during a drill conducted at the Kochi prefectural office in January in anticipation of a Nankai Trough earthquake. The Yomiuri...

Japanese knotweed needs to be eradicated

Adirondack Research Field Technician Gage Root injects herbicide into a Japanese Knotweed plant’s stem during the 2024 treatment season. (Provided photo — Justin Wolford) To the editor: Think back to 2008 when Japanese knotweed was widespread...

Curtin Malaysia students win best presentation at International Chemical Engineering Summer Programme in Thailand

Participants show their hand-dyed fabrics in a photo call, taken after a traditional Thai die-dye cultural activity. MIRI (Aug 10): Five undergraduate students from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at Curtin University Malaysia recently...

Japan's ageing society suffers record low birth rate

Japan's demographic emergency has deepened further, with just 686,061 births recorded in 2024 - the lowest figure since government records began in 1899. With nearly 1.6 million deaths occurring simultaneously, the nation now witnesses more than...

Japan cracks down on tiny spy cameras amid school voyeurism concerns

Police in Japan are cracking down on the use of high-definition miniature cameras after reports of voyeurs using such technology in schools to covertly film students in compromising positions. Increasingly sophisticated technology has made these...

The EU’s moderate reindustrialization strategy

The EU’s reindustrialization approach – using regulatory measures, trade policies and green initiatives ­– contrasts with President Trump’s “America First” policy. Dec. 10, 2024: A steelworker stands beside a blast furnace. In November,...

China’s lead in open-source AI jolts Washington and Silicon Valley

Chinese advances in AI have come one after another this year, starting with the widely heralded DeepSeek and its R1 reasoning model in January. This was followed by Alibaba’s Qwen and a flurry of others since July, with names such as Moonshot,...

Tokyo named world’s best ‘workcation’ city; Singapore ranks fourth

Tokyo has been named the world’s best workcation city for 2025 in International Workplace Group’s (IWG) third annual Work from Anywhere Barometer, with Singapore ranking among Asia’s top cities where flexible working enables professionals to stay...

Detectives These Days Are Crazy! episode 8: Release date and time, where to watch, and more

Detectives These Days Are Crazy! episode 8 will be released on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 11:30 pm JST. It will be first broadcast on AT-X, followed by other local TV networks in Japan. Soon after, the anime will be available to stream locally...

Japanese Yen Drifts Lower Against Rebounding USD; Downside Potential Seems Limited

Thursday, August 7, 2025 11:35 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay The Japanese Yen meets with a fresh supply during the Asian session amid mixed BoJ rate hike cues. A positive risk tone further undermines the safe-haven JPY, though the downside seems...

Japan stocks soar but rest of Asia uneven as Miran gets Fed nod

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian markets made an uneven recovery on Friday, with Japan's broadest stock index hitting a record high on strong corporate earnings and expectations that the U.S. would remove overlapping tariffs on...

Tokyo Soars On Trade Deal Relief As Asian Markets Limp Into Weekend

Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue that raised concerns about their trade deal. The news compounded optimism sparked by strong earnings from...

Japan’s Most High-Profile Astronauts | List of 7

Forty years ago this week, Japan nominated three individuals — Takao Doi, Mamoru Mohri and Chiaki Mukai — as the country’s first astronaut candidates. To celebrate that milestone, we are profiling the most high-profile Japanese astronauts for our...

India and Japan forging 'unprecedented' high-technology military colla...

(File image courtesy: X/@DefenceMinIndia) Tokyo, Aug 9 (IANS) Japan and India are breaking through decades of constraints and traditional defence partnerships to forge an "unprecedented high-technology military collaboration", Tokyo-based Japan...

Japan's Topix tops 3,000 for first time on tariff clarity; SoftBank soars

TOKYO :Japan's Topix index climbed above the key psychological mark of 3,000 points for the first time on Friday, underpinned by clarity over U.S. tariffs and a streak of strong earnings reports. Automakers rallied, with Toyota climbing more than...

India and Japan forging ‘unprecedented’ high-technology military collaboration: Report

Tokyo, Aug 9: Japan and India are breaking through decades of constraints and traditional defence partnerships to forge an “unprecedented high-technology military collaboration”, Tokyo-based Japan Forward Association emphasised this week in a...

Japanese Stocks Surge On Earnings Boost, Other Asian Markets Ease; Details Here

Last Updated:August 08, 2025, 08:10 IST MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slips 0.4% with Hong Kong's market leading declines, after US stocks ended the previous session with mild losses. Global Stock Markets...

Tech investment giant SoftBank soared in Tokyo after posting healthy earnings