Business / Financial Markets | TSE DATA & REPORT Jan 21, 2020

Tokyo stocks tumble amid new coronavirus fears

Stocks in Tokyo turned sharply lower Tuesday in the wake of heightened fears over the spread of a new coronavirus battering Chinese shares. The Nikkei 225 average dropped 218.95 points, or 0.91 percent, to end at 23,864.56, snapping a three-session winning streak. It rose 42.25 ...

Language | MORNING ENGLISH Sep 28, 2015

Let's discuss the changing meaning of words

If you say "yabai" in Japanese when you eat something, does it mean "very tasty" or "rather poisonous"?

National Jun 6, 2004

UFJ group to sell ailing Aplus to foreign firm

The UFJ group is in the final stages of talks with several foreign financial institutions, including Citigroup Inc. of the United States, to sell struggling consumer finance affiliate Aplus Co., sources close to the talks said Saturday. The major banking group, led by UFJ Holdings ...