The finance chiefs of the Group of 20 economies reaffirmed their commitment to stability in the foreign exchange market, as excessive and disorderly fluctuations can have negative economic impacts, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Friday. He spoke after two days of talks in Rio de Janeiro among the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, who also agreed on a document related to global taxation.
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The New York Mets have designated Japanese right-hander Shintaro Fujinami for assignment, the club said Friday, in a move to make room on the 40-man roster. Fujinami, a 30-year-old fireballer, joined the Oakland Athletics last year from the Hanshin Tigers of Japan via the posting system and was traded mid-season to the Baltimore Orioles. Early this year, he signed a one-year, $3.35 million deal with the Mets. But he struggled in his spring training outings and has only played this year in the minors, posting a 1-0 record with a 10.95 ERA in 14 games with Triple-A Syracuse. Over his 64 games in...
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The Pacific League-leading SoftBank Hawks got four early runs against a tough opposing pitcher, and Carter Stewart Jr. pitched into the seventh inning in a 5-1 win over the Orix Buffaloes on Friday as league play resumed after Japan's All-Star break. Hotaka Yamakawa and Tomoya Masaki each hit a two-run first-inning homer at Fukuoka's Mizuho PayPay Dome off lefty Hiroya Miyagi (3-6), who then retired 16 of the last 17 batters he faced. Miyagi allowed four runs on four hits while striking out 12 and walking none. On the other side, Stewart (5-2) allowed a run over 6-2/3 innings to win his fourth...
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Japan's nuclear regulators are set to reject a plan to restart the Tsuruga No. 2 reactor, concluding Friday that a fault running underneath the offline unit could be active. It will be the first time the Nuclear Regulation Authority disapproves of a plan to restart an idled reactor under stricter safety regulations imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Japan Atomic Power Co. filed an application in 2015 to restart the reactor in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui.
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The Nikkei stock index on Friday extended its losing streak to eight days for the first time since October 2021, as gains after a plunge were erased amid uncertainty over whether the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates next week. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 202.10 points, or 0.53 percent, from Thursday at 37,667.41, its lowest closing since April 25. The broader Topix index finished 10.32 points, or 0.38 percent, lower at 2,699.54. On the top-tier Prime Market, top decliners were transportation equipment, electric power and gas, and insurance issues. The U.S. dollar edged...
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Shohei Ohtani's 250th career home run put the final exclamation mark on a big day for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they welcomed back ace Clayton Kershaw in a 6-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. The Giants tied it 4-4 in the top of the eighth before Nick Ahmed and Ohtani hit back-to-back solo homers in the home half off submarine right-hander Tyler Rodgers (1-4). Ohtani's National League-leading 31st home run was his 202nd in Major League Baseball after hitting 48 in Japan's major leagues. The 36-year-old Kershaw, a 210-game winner, returned from shoulder surgery and rehab in his ...
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Tokyo shares rose Friday morning, paring earlier losses as some investors looked for oversold stocks a day after the Nikkei index posted its biggest point fall in eight years. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 188.10 points, or 0.50 percent, from Thursday to 38,057.61, after losing more than 200 points at one stage. The broader Topix index was up 15.69 points, or 0.58 percent, at 2,725.55. The U.S. dollar was firm against the yen in the upper 153 yen range after rallying back sharply from around 152 yen on the release Thursday of stronger-than-expected U.S. gross domestic product data fo...
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Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday, weighed down by technology issues tracking declines of their U.S. counterparts overnight, but losses were limited by buybacks after the Nikkei index logged its steepest point drop in eight years. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 39.08 points, or 0.10 percent, from Thursday to 37,830.43. The broader Topix index was down 2.24 points, or 0.08 percent, at 2,707.62. On the top-tier Prime Market, decliners were led by insurance, and electric power and gas issues. At 9 a.m., the U.S. dollar fetched 153.68-69 yen compared wit...
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The United States and its allies on Thursday warned that North Korean hackers are trying to steal military, nuclear, aerospace and other secrets from governments and companies in many parts of the world. The warning issued by U.S., British and South Korean intelligence agencies accused a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known as Andariel and Onyx Sleet of being behind the country's global espionage campaign. The agencies said they "believe the group and the cyber techniques remain an ongoing threat to various industry sectors worldwide, including but not limited to entities in their ...
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Japan attacker Takefusa Kubo energized the crowd back home in his 53 minutes on the pitch as Real Sociedad beat Gamba Osaka 1-0 in an international club friendly on Thursday. Kubo displayed his fine dribbling down the right flank and precise crosses for the Spanish La Liga side, who won thanks to Aritz Elustondo's crafty looping effort in the 63rd minute at Panasonic Stadium in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. "It was tough, honestly speaking. I hope to get myself in a good physical condition next time around," Kubo said after Sociedad made their second trip to Japan in two months, having beaten Tokyo...
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