Shohei Ohtani pitched seven effective innings for the win and also hit a go-ahead two-run homer as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Thursday to snap a franchise-worst 14-game skid. Ohtani (4-4) limited the damage to one run on four…
Wholesale prices surge 9.1% in May, weak yen boosts import costs
Wholesale price inflation accelerated in May to 9.1 percent from a year earlier, reflecting higher raw material prices and sharp declines in the yen that boosted import costs at the fastest pace, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. The prices of goods tr…
Tokyo stocks open lower after ECB decides on July rate hike
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Friday, weighed down by concern over the outlook for European economies after the European Central Bank decided to conduct in July its first interest rate hike in 11 years to tackle high inflation. In the first 15 minu…
FOCUS: Businesses pin hopes on foreign tourists as Japan set to reopen border
Japan’s businesses are pinning hopes on an inbound tourism recovery as the country resumed the process of accepting foreign tourists for the first time since suspending it more than two years ago due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the economic impa…
Japan reopens to foreign tourists as COVID worries wane
Japan reopened to foreign tourists on Friday, taking the first step toward increasing inbound tourism to help turn around its economy as worries about the COVID-19 pandemic wane. The government is initially limiting eligible tourism arrivals to guided …
Baseball: Rea’s 1st shutout of season keeps Hawks atop PL
Colin Rea threw his second shutout in Japan and his first of the season as the SoftBank Hawks beat the Central League’s Hanshin Tigers 4-0 in interleague play Thursday to maintain their half-game Pacific League lead. Rea (4-3) allowed five hits and a w…
Main events scheduled for Friday, June 10
Main events scheduled in Japan for Friday, June 10: — Japan to begin accepting up to 20,000 foreigners per day in guide-led package tours in eased COVID-19 restrictions. — Preliminary corporate goods price index for May to be released by Bank of Japa…
Soccer: Inui leaves Cerezo after club agrees to terminate contract
Cerezo Osaka have agreed to terminate former Japan winger Takashi Inui’s contract with immediate effect, the J-League first-division club said Thursday. The midseason departure of Inui, who played 10 years in Europe before returning to Cerezo last Augu…
CORRECTED: Tokyo stocks open higher on yen’s fresh 20-yr low vs. dollar
Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Thursday as exporter issues were sought after the yen continued its slide against the U.S. dollar to a fresh 20-year low. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 53.82 points, or 0…
CORRECTION (:Markets-Opening:)
In the story headlined “Tokyo stocks open higher on yen’s fresh 20-yr high vs. dollar,” please note the following CORRECTION. In headline, please read…yen’s fresh 20-yr low…(not …high…as sent). A corrected version will move momentarily.