The Latest Breaking News from Japan

A one-second deficit to pole position man Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix has exposed the major downforce deficit and balance struggles that Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have been battling with all season.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start Honda's home race from pole position after an impressive effort in qualifying, with McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris lining up right behind him in second and third.

The Formula 1 roadshow rolls into Suzuka this weekend for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix.

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.88%. Stocks this morning are moderately higher, recovering from some...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan’s coasts

Negativity over Japan victory is misplaced but a more clinical display in the opposition 22 will be expected against Chile

Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.37%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.64%. Stock index futures this morning are mildly higher, recovering from some of the significant sell-off seen over this past week. Today's decline in bond yields prompted...

Barley supplies could shrink by as much as a quarter in major exporters in a worst-case climate change scenario, Asahi CEO Atsushi Katsuki told the FT.

Yamaha has released the 2023 YZF-R125 and YZF-R15 in the Japanese market, with the biggest update consisting of a slipper clutch.