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Dollar on the defensive amid lower yields, yen hovers near 38-year trough
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 28 minutes agoThe dollar remained on the back foot on Wednesday after dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair...
Japan May retail sales rise 3.0% year-on-year, exceeding expectations
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 6 days agoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales rose 3.0% in May from a year earlier, government data showed...
Japan's space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite on new H3 rocket due to weather
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoJapan’s space agency said Friday its planned launch this weekend of a satellite on its new flagship...
Tokyo's old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoThe site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market, left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be...
Blackstone to sell Japan supplement maker Alinamin to MBK for $2.2 billion, source says
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 day agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Private equity firm Blackstone is nearing a deal to sell Japanese supplement maker...
Scientists in Japan Give Robots a Fleshy Face and a Smile
The New York Times via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoEngineers in Japan are trying to get robots to imitate that particularly human expression — the...
China Coast Guard: what does it do and how did it become so powerful?
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 days agoThe frequent maritime face-offs between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine vessels have...
More American tourists head to Japan as battered yen beckons
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 1 day ago(Reuters) -American tourists headed for Japan have surged this year, lured by a slump in the value...
Simone Biles will return to the Olympics. Here's who else made the USA Women's Gymnastics team
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoSimone Biles is eager for a chance to put the Tokyo Olympics firmly in her rearview mirror. Three...
Japan authorities on high alert against rapid yen decline, says top currency diplomat
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 7 days agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese authorities were "seriously concerned and on high alert" about the yen's...