Corporate Japan’s warnings over rare earths get louder as China keeps the spigot closed

A cosmopolitan corner of southern Japan

A cosmopolitan corner of southern Japan

EWY: Why South Korea's Bear Market Is A Warning Sign To U.S. Stock Investors

EWY: Why South Korea's Bear Market Is A Warning Sign To U.S. Stock Investors

Why foreign shoppers are flocking to this Seoul lifestyle store

Why foreign shoppers are flocking to this Seoul lifestyle store

LDP plans tighter oversight of disclosures by activist investors

The proposals come as Japan has become one of the ‌world's busiest markets ‌for activist investing outside of the U.S.

Aflac Data Breach: Over 4M Customers in Japan May Be at Risk

Aflac says a data breach in Japan may affect 4.38 million customers and agents, exposing personal, policy, and some banking information. The post Aflac Data Breach: Over 4M Customers in Japan May Be at Risk appeared first on TechRepublic.

Homeplus temporarily closes outlets starting Monday

SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled discount store chain Homeplus Co...

Twin storms disrupt Japan travel

Tokyo, June 27: Four people were injured while more than a million were advised to evacuate in Japan as two tropical sto...

Why Korea’s Healthy HMR Market May Depend on Trust, Not Marketing Claims

Health has become one of the most powerful selling points in Korea’s food industry. Low-sugar snacks, protein-rich meals, wellness-focused products, and personalized nutrition solutions are appearing across retail shelves and online marketplaces. But as consumers become more familiar with health-oriented food claims, a new greater challenge is emerging today: global food startups and companies must [] The post Why Korea’s Healthy HMR Market May Depend on Trust, Not Marketing Claims first appeared on KoreaTechDesk | Korean Startup and Technology News.

Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP

Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP

Always-on won: Korean dealers fret about risks in landmark shift to 24-hour trading

Always-on won: Korean dealers fret about risks in landmark shift to 24-hour trading

Weak Yen Drives Surge in Japanese Bankruptcies During First Half of 2026

Forty-five Japanese companies went bankrupt during the first half of 2026, citing the weak yen as a key factor behind their financial collapse. This marks the highest figure recorded for a first half since 2022. Bankruptcies Rise Sharply The total represents a 32.4 percent increase from the 34 companies that failed during the first half of 2025 and is 27 companies higher than the figure recorded in 2023. The increase comes as the yen once again traded above 162 per U. S. dollar this week, its weakest level since 1986.

Investors Face Rotation Dilemma: Markets Snapshot

On Tuesday, the semiconductor-heavy Kospi Index in South Korea dropped 10 from all-time highs. At the same time, investors rotated to the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index which climbed more than 4 in a single day, its biggest advance since April 2025. Opening Trade guests discuss whether this signals an impending bear market, with rising inflation, tariff pass-through effects, and the possibility of central bank interest-rate hikes all adding to market risks. (Source: Bloomberg)

Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them

Japan has found a new export industry and it doesn’t come off an assembly line. It arrives by plane, spends freely and is, increasingly, what Tokyo is banking its economic future on. Last year, 42.7 million foreign visitors arrived in the country, a record that shattered the previous year’s high by nearly 16 per cent. Now Tokyo wants to turn that surge into something more lasting: a permanent pillar of growth to rival, or even outlast, the industries that built modern Japan. To achieve that...

Japan’s yen crisis could trigger shock in US treasury market

The greatest risk to global portfolios from Japan’s currency crisis isn’t the yen, it’s the potential for disruption in the US Treasury market, warns the CEO of financial advisory giant deVere Group exclusively to AzerNEWS, as the Japanese currency sinks to its weakest level against the dollar since 1986.

Kedai keropok 32 tahun di Losong musnah terbakar

KUALA TERENGGANU: Seorang pemilik kedai keropok di Kampung Losong Haji Su di sini, berputih mata apabila premis perniagaan yang diusahakan keluarganya sejak 32 tahun lalu musnah dalam kebakaran, semalam dengan kerugian dianggarkan mencecah RM500,000. Pemiliknya, Rohaimi Mohd., 43, berkata, kedai itu diambil alih daripada arwah bapa saudaranya sejak 12 tahun lalu. Katanya, rutin hariannya memeriksa ... Read more The post Kedai keropok 32 tahun di Losong musnah terbakar appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Inflation: Japan food delivery firms at crossroads

Inflation: Japan food delivery firms at crossroads

Incendie du grand marché de N’Zérékoré : plus de 2 900 sinistrés officiellement recensés (ANGUCH)

Près de deux semaines après le violent incendie qui a ravagé une grande partie du marché central de N’Zérékoré, les autorités franchissent une nouvelle étape dans la gestion de la catastrophe. Ce mercredi 1er juillet 2026, le directeur général de l’Agence nationale de gestion des urgences et catastrophes humanitaires (ANGUCH), Lancei Touré, a procédé à [] The post Incendie du grand marché de N’Zérékoré : plus de 2 900 sinistrés officiellement recensés (ANGUCH) first appeared on Guineematin.com.

Declines in Asia, recovery in South Korea

Declines in Asia, recovery in South Korea

Japan’s Debt Dilemma: The Coming Treasury Dump That Could Shatter the West

(NaturalNews) The Warning That Should Haunt Every Western InvestorA haunting message rumored to be from a Bank of Japan operative recently warned, âœThe measures...

'No Japan' boycott fades as Japanese products regain favor

South Koreans appear to have moved on from a consumer boycott of Japanese goods sparked by a bitter bilateral dispute in 2019, with Japanese beer imports hitting a record high and younger consumers showing waning support for the campaign. South Korea imported 100,322 metric tons of Japanese beer last year, the first time annual imports have exceeded 100,000 tons, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's annual report on imported food inspections released Monday. The figures underscore

Global Market Today: Asian stocks slip, Samsung slides after results

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.3, with decliners narrowly outnumbering gainers. Technology stocks led the losses, with Samsung falling over 5 even after quarterly profit surged 19-fold. The Kospi Index retreated 3.5, while SK Hynix Inc. shares dropped 1 after kicking off the formal marketing process for its US listing.

Central Asia is critical focus for GHGSat - CEO (Exclusive)

Central Asia is critical focus for GHGSat - CEO (Exclusive)

कोरियाली प्रायद्वीपलाई आणविक हतियार मुक्त बनाउन दक्षिण कोरिया र जापानको पुनः प्रतिबद्धता

सियोल। दक्षिण कोरिया र जापानका रक्षामन्त्रीहरूले आइतबार कोरियाली प्रायद्वीपलाई आणविक हतियारमुक्त बनाउने आफ्नो देशको प्रतिबद्धतालाई पुनः दोहोर्‍याएका छन्। उत्तर कोरियाले आफ्नो आणविक हतियार भण्डार विस्तार गर्ने बारम्बारको घोषणाका बाबजुद उनीहरूको यो भनाइ आएको हो। दक्षिण कोरियाली रक्षामन्त्री आजल ग्यू ब्याकले सियोलमा जापानी समकक्षी सिनजिरो कोइजुमीबिच यो बैठक उत्तर कोरियाली नेता किम जोङ उनले आफ्नो देशको []

Why this street in Japan looks like an endless tunnel of red torii gates

Why this street in Japan looks like an endless tunnel of red torii gates

Robinsons Retail set to leave PSE as Gokongwei group secures delisting threshold

The Gokongwei group is taking Robinsons Retail – the company behind Robinsons Supermarket, The Marketplace, Uncle John's, and others – private, arguing that RRHI’s stock market price no longer reflects the company’s true value

Shoe factory burns in China; many casualties feared

Shoe factory burns in China; many casualties feared