Japan
Picklr, the world’s largest pickleball franchise, to open 20 clubs in Japan
The Picklr facility in Salt Lake City, Utah Packlr The world’s largest pickleball franchise is coming to Japan. The Picklr, a network of indoor pickleball clubs, will open 20 new locations in the Japanese market over the next five years, the company said on Thursday. The expansion will take place through a strategic partnership with […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall, tracking declines on Wall Street
Japan finance minister calls U.S. tariffs ‘regrettable’ as trade talks stall Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on the sidelines of the Group of Seven meeting in Banff, Canada, that the U.S. tariffs are “regrettable,” Reuters reported Thursday. In a bilateral meeting between Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, both sides agreed that the […]
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Japan’s farm minister said he has never had to buy rice. That cost him his job
Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto responds to questions from media after submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise after Wall Street rally pauses
Pedestrians walking across a crowded traffic at Shibuya crossing square in Tokyo, Japan. Jaczhou | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street halted its six-day win streak. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.23% after the country reported that exports slowed for a second straight month as the country reels […]
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Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors eye Reserve Bank of Australia and China loan prime rate decisions
Cityscape image of Sydney, Australia with Harbor Bridge and Sydney skyline during sunset. Vacation and travel in Australia. Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets climbed Tuesday as investors look toward the Reserve Bank of Australia’s policy rate decision, as well as the listing of the world’s largest battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology. […]
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Japan’s Ishiba rules out tax cuts funded by debt issuance
Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan will not resort to tax cuts funded by additional debt issuance, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday, pushing back against political pressure to loosen fiscal policy ahead of an upper house election slated for July. “Japan is seeing interest rates turn positive and its fiscal state is not good,” Ishiba told parliament, […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall as investors parse Moody’s U.S. downgrade
A man walks past buildings at Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing, China April 8, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday as investors await a slew of economic data from across the region and parse Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.54% at the open while […]
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Japan assets saw record inflows in April as investors fled U.S. markets — their promise still holds
A man walks past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on April 7, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Japan saw record foreign inflows into its equities and long-term bonds in April as investors fled U.S. markets following President Donald Trump’s […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors parse Japan’s downbeat GDP data
Yukinori Hasumi | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday as investors parsed Japan’s latest gross domestic product figures and awaited a slate of other economic data from the region. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.14%, while the Topix added 0.12% after Japan’s economy contracted 0.2% quarter-on-quarter for the three months ended March. […]
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Asia-Pacific markets fall as investors assess U.S.-China trade developments
© Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday, after mostly gaining in the previous session on easing U.S.-China trade tensions. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.90%, while the Topix lost 0.75%. South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.29% while the small-cap Kosdaq slipped 0.37%. Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.24%. Hong Kong’s Hang […]
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