Tokyo Metro looks to raise up to $2.4 bn in largest Japan IPO since 2018
The final IPO price for the subway operator, which is owned by the Tokyo and national governments, will be decided on Oct ...
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Japan PM Ishiba rules out hike in capital gains tax
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he had no plan for now to consider raising the country's tax on income ...
Wild deer forces botanic garden to close in central Sapporo
SAPPORO—Hokkaido University’s Botanic Garden here has been closed since Oct. 1 after a wild deer was spotted on the grounds.
‘Impossible’ for Communist China to become our motherland as we’re older, Taiwan’s president argues
It is “absolutely impossible” for Communist China to become Taiwan’s motherland because the island’s government is older, ...
Fishing boats requisitioned during wartime
Nearly 16-hundred fishing boats supplemented Japan's conventional naval power in World War Two. Many were pressed into ...
Tokyo Stock Exchange to extend trading hours from November
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will extend its trading hours by 30 minutes from next month, hoping to encourage more timely release of information by listed companies.