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13 storiesNikkei average recovers 70,000 level for first time in about three months
Tokyo's Nikkei average rose above 70,000 during trading on 5 October, the first time in about three months, as buying concentrated on semiconductor and AI-related shares. Nikkei reported the morning close at 70,037.61, up 1,728.15 points or…
NY Dow closes up 253 points at 51,521, its fourth straight gain
The New York Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 253 points to close at 51,521, its fourth consecutive gain, Japanese outlets reported. Coverage attributed the advance to a pause in the rise of US long-term interest rates, with consumer-relat…
Japan raises 10-year government bond coupon rate to 3.1%, a 30-year high
Japan's Ministry of Finance set the coupon rate on newly issued 10-year government bonds at 3.1%, up from 2.7% for the July-September period, the highest level since August 1996, according to Nikkei, Asahi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun and other …
Japan farm ministry orders Fukui seafood firm over mislabeled Echizen crab gifts
Japan's agriculture ministry issued a measures order on Oct 6 against Fukumaru Foods, a seafood processor in Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture, for labeling products as Echizen crab while using mizugani, a crab not counted as Echizen crab. The…
Nikkei briefly tops 70,000 in Tokyo, first time in about three months
Tokyo stocks rebounded on Monday, October 5, with the Nikkei average rising more than 1,700 points at one point and briefly recovering the 70,000 level for the first time in about three months. Outlets attributed the gains to receding expec…
New York stocks open lower; Dow falls 273 points as bond yields rise
New York stocks opened lower on Oct. 5. As of 9:45 a.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 273.01 points at 50,903.95, Nikkei reported, saying rising U.S. long-term interest rates weighed on cyclical shares while some tech stocks dr…
Yen weakens in Tokyo to 158-yen range as US long-term yields rise
The yen traded weaker against the dollar in Tokyo on Oct. 5, quoted at 158.09–11 around 1 p.m., 52 sen weaker than the previous week's close, Sankei Shimbun reported. Sankei attributed the dollar buying to higher US long-term yields and cit…
Tamanoi Shuzo to release Chiikawa Kurimanju dashi-wari sake set on Nov 10
Tamanoi Shuzo will release a “Chiikawa Nihonshu to Odashi no Dashi-wari Set” designed around the Chiikawa character Kurimanju on November 10, priced at 4,400 yen including tax. Preorders opened on October 5 at the brewery’s online shop. The…
Nippon Ham to cut Schauessen pack weight by 10g, keeping price unchanged
Nippon Ham said it will reduce the contents of its flagship “Schauessen” sausages from 117 grams to 107 grams per pack for deliveries from October 1, leaving the reference retail price of 702 yen including tax for two bundles unchanged — an…
US stocks rise for third day; Nasdaq sets record as crude oil slips
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for a third straight session on Oct. 5, closing up 90.94 points, or 0.17%, at 51,267.90, while the Nasdaq Composite hit a record close of 27,477.310. Japanese business outlets tied the gains to lower cr…
Aichi supermarket recalls dried sardines after suspected pufferfish found
Aichi prefecture said dried young sardines (shirasu-boshi) sold at a supermarket in Komaki city contained what appeared to be a juvenile pufferfish about 14 mm long. Processor Sanwa of Kashiwa, Chiba, is voluntarily recalling 52 packs sold …
Hanshin title sales begin in Kansai; about 3,000 queue at Osaka store
Commemorative sales marking the Hanshin Tigers' first back-to-back Central League titles began on Oct 4 at department stores and other retailers in the Kansai region. About 3,000 people lined up before the Hanshin Umeda main store in Osaka,…
Matsumura Sayuri presents plan at Tokyo investment event
Actor and former Nogizaka46 member Matsumura Sayuri appeared at a securities-investment awareness event in Tokyo on Oct 4, presenting a “future timeline” that includes a month-long family food tour of Europe in her 30s, backing her child’s …