Tag: Tokyo

Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn rearrested in Tokyo: media

by Karyn Nishimura Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn was rearrested early Thursday in Tokyo while out on bail, local media said, as prosecutors investigate a fresh charge against the auto tycoon. Authorities arrested the 65-year-old less than a month after he was dramatically freed on bail following more than 100 days in detention. Public broadcaster NHK and other media said prosecutors had entered Ghosn’s temporary accommodation in central Tokyo early […]

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Special branch: Poignant plea after Japanese bonsai burglary

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – A Japanese cultivator of bonsai trees appealed on Tuesday for the thieves who made off with his expensive potted plants to take good care of them. Seiji Iimura, a fifth-generation bonsai cultivator who runs a garden in Kawaguchi, north of Tokyo, told AFP the seven tiny trees stolen from his garden were his “family treasure”. “It’s something I would never sell even if I got 10 million yen ($90,000),” he said. […]

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Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St gain, lower yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday with investor sentiment buoyed by gains on Wall Street and a lower yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.52 percent or 105.36 points to 20,548.11 in early trade while the broader Topix index was up 0.56 percent or 8.54 points at 1,546.31. “Risk appetite picked up on rises in US shares, correcting excessive pessimism at the year-end,” said Mutsumi Kagawa, chief global strategist at […]

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Tokyo stocks gain with improved sentiment

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks rose moderately Tuesday with a tailwind from gains on Wall Street as investor sentiment improved, partly thanks to optimism over US-China trade talks. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which jumped 2.44 percent on Monday, added 0.82 percent or 165.07 points to close at 20,204.04 while the broader Topix index was up 0.39 percent or 5.90 points at 1,518.43. US shares pushed higher for a second session in a row Monday amid […]

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Arrested driver in Tokyo admitted planning to set New Year crowd ablaze

by Tyra’nell Pille-Lu EBC Japan Correspondent TOKYO, Japan (Eagle News) — Nine injured on New Year’s day as a car drives over a crowd in Tokyo disrupting the usual January first Japanese tradition. One of the injured is a 19-year-old university student currently residing in Tokyo who is still unconscious at this time due to a critical head injury. Kazuhiro Kusakabe, the driver of the mini car admitted his attempts during an investigation on Friday, […]

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Asia markets fall again as Tokyo gets 2019 off to nightmare start

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — There was no respite for Asian investors Friday as most regional markets suffered more losses, with Tokyo tanking three percent and technology firms taking another hiding after Apple’s shock revenue warning. The new year has proved so far to be anything but happy on trading floors as dealers face a confluence of issues including the China-US trade war, China’s stuttering economy, the US government shutdown and Brexit. Apple has been […]

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Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down 3.7% as global markets plunge

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s Nikkei plunged more than 3.7 percent on Thursday, after a punishing session on Wall Street that saw major US indices wipe out all their 2018 gains. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gave up 3.72 percent, or 822.45 points to 21,268.73, while the broader Topix index lost 3.10 percent, or 51.15 points, to 1,600.92. It was the worst close for the Nikkei in nearly seven months. The index began the day […]

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Tokyo’s Nikkei index drops 2.67% amid global risk worries

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index dropped 2.67 percent on Tuesday amid lingering worries over geopolitical risks and ahead of the corporate earnings report season. The Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.67 percent or 604.04 points to end at 22,010.78, while the broader Topix index lost 2.63 percent or 44.59 points to 1,650.72. “Geopolitical risks linked to the EU and the Middle East dragged down share prices, extending falls on New York’s Dow,” Okasan […]

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Tokyo’s Nikkei index down more than 1.8%

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index dropped more than 1.8 percent on Monday, with pessimism over Japan-US trade negotiations and an expected tax hike weighing on the Japanese market. The Nikkei 225 index fell 1.87 percent or 423.36 points to close at 22,271.30, while the broader Topix index was down 1.59 percent or 27.01 points at 1,675.44. The declines came after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said during the weekend the US wants […]

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First tuna auction at Japan’s ‘new Tsukiji’ market

by Karyn NISHIMURA-POUPEE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The cries of the raucous pre-dawn tuna auction rang out for the first time at Tokyo’s new fish market Thursday, just days after the world-famous Tsukiji site closed the door on its 83-year history. The location may have changed but the ritual remained the same: huge frozen whole tuna laid out on the ground, bells tolling to sound the start of the auction and a […]

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Two crew feared dead in Japan army helicopter crash

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Two crew were feared dead Monday after a Japanese military helicopter crashed in a residential area in the southwest of the country, setting a home on fire. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera confirmed the crash in the town of Kanzaki and said the two crew on board were retrieved “in a state of cardiac and respiratory arrest,” Jiji news agency reported. The language is often used by Japanese officials before deaths are officially confirmed. […]

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