Japan Financial News

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell on Thursday, extending declines after a weak start to the year as persistent doubts over the timing and scale of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts saw investors lock-in more profits.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Airlines (JAL) estimated on Thursday that the collision of its flight JL516 with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft on Tuesday would result in an operating loss of about 15 billion yen ($104.81 million).

By Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert, David Shepardson and Valerie Insinna

Japan Airlines Flight JL516 skidded to a fiery halt after colliding with another plane on the runway at Tokyo Haneda airport on Jan. 2, cabin crew faced a daunting scenario. The intercom system to communicate between flight deck and cabin had broken down, one of the giant engines was still spinning and couldn’t be shut off, and only three of the eight escape doors were available to evacuate the stricken aircraft as flames licked up the kerosene-covered fuselage.

Japan Airlines Co. passenger jet, based on a transcript of Tuesday’s incident at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The readout of communications just prior to the crash was released Wednesday by Japanese officials in Tokyo.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 has recently introduced the anime debut of Yuta in its central story. Two manga arcs are adapted by season 2 in the best way possible. With exceptional animation, an impassioned soundtrack, and exciting fight scenes, the series has come up with everything that the fans of Shonen can expect. Episode 23 shows Yuta’s wish to kill Yuji to such an extent that he does not stop to get into a Binding Vow with the elders. As known by fans, if Yuta breaks the Binding Vow, then he will face death, which leads to his determination to kill Yuji. There are several questions which are still not answered.

Netflix is kicking off the New Year with a bang, introducing thrilling new additions to its Korean drama lineup. As we bid farewell to some of the December 2023 releases, let's dive into what January has in store for K-drama enthusiasts. Gyeongseong Creature (Part 2)

Silicon Valley-headquartered company, Nikesh Arora collected stock awards worth at least $200 million. Upon being recruited by Masayoshi Son of SoftBank Group in 2014, Nikesh Arora set a new record in Japan with a remarkable first-year compensation package of $135 million, a Bloomberg report said. With the SoftBank paycheck, Nikesh Arora became the world’s best-paid executive.

Captain Fresh raised Rs 110 crore in a funding round from Andhra Pradesh-based Nekkanti Sea Foods and financial and investment firm Shakti Finvest. The funding was done through an issue of 1,102 convertible preference shares at a price of over Rs 9 lakh each, the firm said in a filing with the Registrar of Companies.

earthquake in western Japan that killed at least 65, while evacuees continued to wait for further aid amid freezing temperatures and heavy rain. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck the Noto peninsula on New Year's Day, levelling houses and cutting off remote areas from aid.

By Harry Robertson and Rae Wee

Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Wednesday announced senior management changes to align with the recent regional restructuring by parent company Toyota Motor Corporation integrating India into its 'Middle East, East Asia & Oceania Region' operations and slotting the country to act as the hub of the new geography. As part of the changes, Tadashi Asazuma, currently Executive Vice President, has been elevated as Deputy Managing Director Sales-Service-Used Car Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) and Lexus, the company said in a statement.

The Japanese gaming giant Square Enix reaffirmed its plans to utilize blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and metaverse in creating novel content for consumers.

India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019, becoming the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Asia for that year, according to a new study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal. Researchers found that India, along with China and Japan, were the three leading countries in Asia in terms of number of new cases and deaths, where they say cancer has become a more significant public health threat with 94 lakh new cases and 56 lakh deaths in 2019. Of these, while China contributed the most with 48 lakh new cases and 27 lakh deaths, Japan recorded about 9 lakh new cases and 4.4 lakh deaths, the international team of researchers including those from the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur and Bathinda, said. «We examined the temporal patterns of 29 cancers in 49 Asian countries between 1990 and 2019 using estimates from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors 2019 Study (GBD 2019),» they wrote in their study. They found that in Asia, the leading cancer was that of tracheal, bronchus, and lung (TBL), resulting in an estimated 13 lakh cases and 12 lakh deaths. It was also found to be most frequent in men and third most frequent in women. Specifically among women, cervical cancer is ranked second or among top-5 cancers in several Asian countries.

By Kaori Kaneko, Lisa Barrington and Daniel Leussink

By Stella Qiu

Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies nursed steep losses on Wednesday, while the dollar steadied after a sharp overnight rebound as anticipation of more cues on the Federal Reserve saw markets question expectations for early interest rate cuts. 

here.ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) is in talks with its Venezuelan partner to secure oil cargoes in lieu of unpaid dividends totalling $600 million, two people aware of the development said. This follows the US easing sanctions on Venezuela, where India’s overseas explorer has partnered state-owned Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA) for the San Cristobal project.Any oil flowing in from Venezuela holds significance for India, the world’s third largest oil buyer that once counted the Latin American country among its largest oil suppliers.A spokesperson for OVL confirmed in response to a query that the San Cristobal project owes dividends of around $600 million to the company.

central Japan on New Year's Day has reached 62, a local government official said, adding that more than 300 injuries have also been reported, of which 20 are severe, AFP reported. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and water, power, and cell phone service were still down in some areas due to aftershocks. Residents expressed sorrow about their uncertain futures.

Afghanistan's Fayzabad experienced seismic activity on January 3, with two earthquakes shaking the region, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The initial quake occurred at 00:28:52 IST, registering a magnitude of 4.4 at a depth of 80 km. It was located 126 km east of Fayzabad.

collision of two airplanes at Tokyo's Haneda airport, weeks after the global airline industry heard fresh warnings about runway safety. All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 escaped after a collision with a De Havilland Dash-8 Coast Guard turboprop that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft.