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04.07 / 16:15

FIVE AXY SUN SENSEX valuation Investors become richer by Rs 7.90 lakh cr in 5 days; BSE-listed firms' valuation hits new peak of Rs 298.57 lakh cr

BSE Sensex, which is on a record-breaking run helped by unabated foreign fund inflows and largely bullish investor sentiments. Rallying for the fifth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 274 points or 0.42 per cent to settle at its all-time closing high of 65,479.05 on Tuesday. During the day, the benchmark surged 467.92 points or 0.71 per cent to hit its lifetime intra-day peak of 65,672.97.

04.07 / 11:50

Citi Twitter FIVE SUN Manufacturing Arrow Japan court finds consultant guilty of taking bribes in sprawling Tokyo Olympics trial

One of several Japanese officials charged in a widespread bribery scandal involving Tokyo Olympic organizers has been found guilty but avoided jail time

04.07 / 11:49

UPS COMPOSITE Tesla DAX Stock market today: Global stocks higher after Wall St hits 15-month high ahead of holiday

Global stock markets are mostly higher after Australia's central bank kept its key lending rate unchanged and Wall Street hit a 15-month high

04.07 / 11:49

UPS Provident Waters Assurant UN nuclear chief is visiting Japan to give a final report on release of treated radioactive water

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency is meeting with Japanese government leaders on his visit before treated radioactive wastewater is released into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant

04.07 / 10:49

UPS Waters Pool Japan to discharge radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean. Explained

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be pumped out into Pacific ocean, a process that will take decades to complete. A tsunami, caused by the largest earthquake ever to strike Japan, which killed more than 16,000 people, destroyed or damaged roughly 125,000 buildings and left the country facing what its prime minister described as its biggest crisis since World War II. The radioactive water has been building up at the plant since the March 2011 tsunami destroyed its electricity and cooling systems and triggered the world’s worst nuclear disaster since the Chornobyl explosion. The water was distilled after being contaminated from contact with fuel rods at the reactor, destroyed in a 2011 earthquake.

04.07 / 02:01

UPS Lowe's Action Remark Japan's currency diplomat says Tokyo in constant FX dialogue with US

By Tetsushi Kajimoto

04.07 / 02:01

Waters Pool Explainer Explainer-How Japan plans to release contaminated Fukushima water into the ocean

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan is set to begin pumping out more than a million tonnes of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant this summer, a process that will take decades to complete.

04.07 / 00:29

COST UPS Lowe's Target Remark Factbox-Japan's toolkit to combat sharp yen declines

By Leika Kihara

03.07 / 21:59

Time Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Episode 1: See release date, time and more

Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 episode 1 is going to be showcased on Crunchyroll and Netflix on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 11:56 pm JST. The season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen will adapt the Gojo Past arc from the manga initially. The arc, which is also known as the Premature Death arc or Hidden Inventory arc, is focussed on Geto Suguru and Satoru Gojo. Geto Suguru and Satoru Gojo are friends and study at Tokyo Jujutsu High. They are asked to escort the Star Plasma Vessel to Master Tengen as the curse user groups look to conspire against the two. Now, let us see the timings of the new episode.

03.07 / 16:51

UPS Provident Waters SUN Gap Sony To Beat the Heat, Personal Cooling That You Can Take With You

Some office workers in Tokyo and Hong Kong have a hidden weapon against blistering summer temperatures. Slipped discreetly into a pocket in the collar of special business shirts, Sony’s Reon Pocket 4 device rests a cool metal pad against the back of the neck.

03.07 / 13:15

UPS Lowe's Target Manufacturing Apple Sony Apple forced to scale back Vision Pro headset production plans

Hong Kong/San Francisco/Tokyo | Apple has been forced to make drastic cuts to production forecasts for the mixed-reality Vision Pro headset, unveiled last month after seven years in development and hailed as its most significant product launch since the iPhone.

03.07 / 13:15

UPS Provident CEO Platform MAT This former Olympian convinced 180 people to invest in sailing apparel

Australia’s most successful Olympic sailor Mat Belcher was a natural fit to lead Australian sailing apparel company, Zhik, when he retired after the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

03.07 / 08:47

UPS FIVE Booking Gap Japan's tax income hits record, surplus will help fund defence plan

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government raked in record tax income last fiscal year, the finance ministry said on Monday, which could help Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ruling party forego the politically unpopular tax hikes needed to boost defence spending.

03.07 / 08:43

Align Japan excludes three Russian energy projects from sanctions

Japan has excluded from sanctions three Russian energy projects in which Japanese companies are actively participating, according to an announcement posted to the website of the country’s Economy Ministry. According to the announcement, the exemption will cover projects deemed critical to Japan's energy security.

03.07 / 07:37

Target FIVE NASDAQ Nikkei recovery Japan's Nikkei ends at 33-year high as BOJ's tankan survey signals recovery

The Nikkei index ended 1.7% higher at 33,753.33, its highest close since March 1990. The broader Topix rose 1.41% to 2,320.81. «U.S.

03.07 / 00:43

COST Lowe's Target FIVE Manufacturing Japan business sentiment improves in Q2 - BOJ tankan

By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto

03.07 / 00:43

COST Manufacturing Compilation Japan factory activity slips back into contraction in June on soft orders

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's factory activity contracted in June after expanding for the first time in 7 months in May, a private survey showed on Monday, dragged down by weak orders for cyclical goods amid a global economic slowdown.

01.07 / 11:49

UPS Continental Deepak, Nishant, Parveen secure Asian Games berths; Amit Panghal, Nitu miss out

Deepak Bhoria (51kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) were on Saturday named in the Indian men's boxing team for this year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, China after undergoing assessment. Parveen Hooda (57kg), the 2022 Worlds bronze medallist, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria (60kg), Arundhati Chaudhary and Preeti Pawar joined star boxers Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) in the women's team for the continental event to be held from September 23 to October 8.

07.06 / 01:27

Blockchain UPS Ethereum Platform 2024 Japanese Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ to Launch Stablecoin Issuance Platform in 2024

The Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ says it will launch a cross-chain stablecoin issuance and interoperability platform next year.

06.06 / 20:06

Blockchain Provident Digital Strategy week Japan Blockchain Week 2023 Receives Backing from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

The Japan Blockchain Week 2023 in Tokyo will commence on June 18 to July 9, 2023. And according to the Chainwire report, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is backing this year’s edition.

03.06 / 05:21

business Stablecoin Banks banking Backed MUFG to facilitate Japanese bank-backed stablecoins via Progmat Coin platform

Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced that its stablecoin issuance platform “Progmat Coin” will soon be used by Japanese banks to launch Yen-pegged stablecoins on several public blockchains.

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