Business Aug 4, 2021
Japan’s post-Olympics stock bounce depends on controlling COVID-19
by Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
The Nikkei usually rises when Japan hauls in gold medals, but all bets are off during the pandemic.
Business / Financial Markets Aug 3, 2021
‘Anti-aging freak’ makes $817 million as hot Japan stock triples in value
by Min Jeong Lee
Online sales account for about 70% of total revenue for Premier Anti-Aging Co., which was poised to benefit as digitalization has started to disrupt the cosmetics industry.
Business Jul 30, 2021
BOJ against 'unstoppable' direct finance after 2011 quake, minutes show
Masaaki Shirakawa, then-BOJ governor, warned that the central bank directly financing government spending would risk a sharp rise in inflation and undermine fiscal discipline.
Business Jul 28, 2021
Surprising stocks see windfall as Japan tops Olympic medal table
by Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
The nation's haul of 11 gold medals is lifting everything from real estate stocks to the shares of seafood vendors with the most tenuous of links to the medalists.
Business Jul 26, 2021
Japanese skateboard stocks jump after host claims gold medals
by Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
Shares in Morito Co., which distributes skateboarding gear, were among those that surged Monday after Momiji Nishiya’s victory in the Olympic women’s street skateboarding event.
Business / Corporate Jul 21, 2021
No-spectator Olympics produces winners and losers for Japanese stocks
by Gearoid Reidy
Thanks to the resurgent pandemic, shares in the likes of fried-chicken chains, food-delivery operators and electronics stores selling TVs are seen as more likely to get a boost.
Business / Financial Markets Jul 16, 2021
Tokyo stocks extended their losing streak to a third market day Friday, with technology-oriented shares in particular hit hard by selling on a broad front. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange gave up 276.01 ...
Business / Corporate Jul 16, 2021
Japan gives nod to future IPO of massive Tokyo subway operator
by Gearoid Reidy and Emi Urabe
A privatization of the subway, which carries an average of 7.56 million riders per day, has been keenly awaited for years, especially among retail investors.
Business / Financial Markets Jul 15, 2021
Tokyo stocks continued to slide Thursday, as market players refrained from buying amid renewed concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The 225-issue Nikkei average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunged 329.40 points, or 1.15%, to close at 28,279.09, widening its loss from Wednesday's 109.75 points. The Topix ...
Commentary / Japan Jul 15, 2021
Time for Tokyo to become a leading hub of green finance
by Sayuri Shirai
The growing alarm about climate change has awakened the world to the urgent need to "green" existing loan and securities portfolios.
Business / Financial Markets Jul 14, 2021
Tokyo stocks turned lower Wednesday, hit by selling on a rally in thin trading ahead of a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The 225-issue Nikkei average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 109.75 points, or 0.38%, to close at 28,608.49, after extending ...
Business / Financial Markets Jul 8, 2021
Tokyo stocks continued falling Thursday, with investors increasingly wary about an envisaged state of emergency over the new coronavirus in Tokyo, which is seen causing the economy to slow down. The 225-issue Nikkei average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange gave up 248.92 points, or 0.88%, ...