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Masaaki Higashida
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Aug 22, 2001
Stock market woes a prelude to hard times
The Tokyo stock market has taken a severe beating in recent days.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jun 27, 2001
Foreign investors doubting 'Koizumi effect?'
The catalyst for this month's fall in Tokyo share prices was selloffs by foreign investors, notably U.S.-based players.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2001
Fate of Nikkei tied to Koizumi's policies
Although the stock market has reacted positively to the inauguration of the reformist Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, doubts linger.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Apr 27, 2001
New York upturn positive news for Japan
The recent upturn in New York share prices could presage a more stable market in Japan, too.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2001
Investors in the dark; Tokyo rally elusive
Although global stock markets have restored a degree of stability, skepticism abounds over what is in store for the months ahead. On Wall Street, worries remain over company profits and the U.S. Federal Reserve's stated aim to engineer a soft landing. Earnings reports for the January-March quarter, due...
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2001
U.S. likely to further ease interest rates
New York share prices remain in a corrective phase, but the downturn could soon run its course.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2001
Investors' confidence up as stocks stabilize
Following the lead of the New York Stock Exchange, the Tokyo stock market has regained some stability, which has helped to improve investor sentiment.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2000
World's stock markets battling pessimism
Pessimism abounds in stock markets worldwide. New York share prices have taken a beating amid concern over corporate earnings and economic prospects. The tumble in New York quickly spilled over to Tokyo, sending key market gauges to their year-to-date lows.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000
Stock market volatility, selloff worries lifting
With selling pressure easing, the Tokyo stock market could open October on a positive note at the start of the fiscal second half.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2000
Beware effect of rising demand on stocks
Now that selloffs by foreign investors that have buffeted the Tokyo stock market for months have finally eased, market participants are showing more gumption.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2000
Selloffs abound, may have eased pressure
The Tokyo stock market has remained in a corrective phase in recent weeks as information-technology and other high-priced issues continue to take a battering.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2000
Dawn of fiscal year turning financial heads
The focus of stock trading has switched to deliveries for the coming month, and inves- tors are turning their attention to what the next fiscal year may have in store.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2000
Machinery orders presage smooth sailing
The latest batch of encouraging economic and corporate earnings reports could presage a more stable stock market in the near term.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2000
Demand recovery in offing
The New York Stock Exchange remained on a roller-coaster ride through much of last month, but no lasting de cline appears in the offing.
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2000
World markets entering corrective phase
New York share prices tumbled Tuesday, sending equity markets reeling around the world. After charging ahead in record territory for months, the steep corrections of U.S. indexes have come as no surprise.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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