The font entrance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Noriko Hayashi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking listed companies to reduce their minimum investment thresholds to attract smaller retail investments. Current guidelines suggest companies keep the minimum investment below 500,000 yen ($3,500)….
More images from an iconic U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk in the Pacific Ocean during World War II have been released, just days after a crew said they found a military vehicle inside the ship. NOAA Ocean Exploration sent a remotely-operated camera inside the USS Yorktown on April 19 and 20, the agency…
China has urged Japan, a treaty ally of the United States, to join forces to fight U.S. President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, the Japanese Kyodo News reports, citing officials in Tokyo. Japan and China have been in “regular communication” at different levels, the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong told Newsweek. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese…
TOKYO (Reuters) -Chinese Premier Li Qiang has sent a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba calling for a coordinated response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff measures, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. The letter, sent via the Chinese embassy in Japan, stressed the need to “fight protectionism together”, Kyodo said, citing multiple…
As the dollar falters, the world’s central banks tread a tightrope — devalue their currency or not The dollar has been sliding and the ripple effects on other currencies has brought a mix of relief and headache to central banks around the world. Uncertainty about U.S. policymaking has led to a flight out of the…
TOKYO — Shunsuke Teranishi never set out to create a fashion brand. In fact, he refers to Mizen, the label that he designs and runs with his wife and business partner Chien-Tsu Teranishi, as a “project.” “It’s not just about design,” he said from the second floor of Mizen’s flagship boutique in Tokyo’s upscale, fashion-forward…
Japan, which is a key United States ally in the Indo-Pacific region, became the first foreign country to visit a China-funded naval base in Cambodia, located near the South China Sea, since its reopening. Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Defense Ministry for comment by email. Why It Matters Japan is a member of…
Donald Trump’s trade war may be a threat to China’s economy, but it may also offer a chance to improve relations with Europe and its neighbours in Asia, as well as “rehabilitating” its image internationally, according to analysts. Beijing has already started working to improve relations with these countries and forge alternative trade agreements and…
There was a time when gourmet European cheese was an uncommon ingredient in Hong Kong restaurants. The assumption was that local diners did not like cheese, finding it unappealing, expensive and stinky – and certainly not the preferred post-dinner alternative to dessert. Plus, it was presumed that Asians were mostly lactose intolerant. Jeremy Evrard set…
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington and Beijing were talking and expressed confidence that a deal on tariffs would be reached soon but declined to say if he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping, as a brewing trade war threatens to roil the global economy. “We are confident that we will…