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Toshihiko Matsuno
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jul 12, 2002
Nikkei rally flies in face of negative factors
The Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is showing signs of recovery.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jun 14, 2002
Caution, pessimism and uncertainty
The Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has begun to take a downward path. Market participants, in particular foreign investors, are becoming cautious.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
May 17, 2002
Skepticism abounds over market direction
Despite signs of economic recovery, doubts remain over the Tokyo stock market's prospects.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Apr 17, 2002
Investors waiting warily to make moves
The Tokyo stock market has been in a wait-and-see mode since the beginning of the fiscal year.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Mar 15, 2002
Bull run may wane if stock-propping fails
A buying frenzy sent Tokyo share prices forging ahead in recent weeks, lifting the key Nikkei average back above the 11,000 level.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Feb 14, 2002
Investors must beware the tides of March
The specter of hard times toward the March end of the business year looms large.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2002
Stock surge euphoria may yield to hangover
Although the Tokyo Stock Exchange ushered in 2002 on a positive note, a long lasting surge appears unlikely. The outlook remains bleak for the year ahead and beyond.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Dec 5, 2001
Stock rally may be corporate red herring
A stream of disappointing corporate profit reports has thus far failed to spur extensive selloffs on the Tokyo stock market.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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