The Latest Breaking News from Japan

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.07%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.03%. Stock index futures this morning recovered from overnight losses and are slightly higher as a decline in bond yields sparked short covering. Negative carryover from...

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending up +0.08% this morning after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed in the red on Thursday as technology stocks dropped on concerns over the outlook for Apple, while the latest U.S. jobless claims data stoked worries about sticky inflation.

ITV will show the Rugby World Cup in the UK

Shares have slipped in Asia after Japan reported its economy grew less than earlier estimated in the last quarter

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Along with Japan and the United States, South Korea has the potential to emerge as a key piece in India’s Indo-pacific strategy

Hiroyuki Akita said that was one of the key issues for Japan in the lead-up to this year’s G-20, so much so that Fumio Kishida had invited Narendra Modi to the May meeting of the G-7 countries in Hiroshima.

In the official pamphlet sold at Japanese cinemas for The Boy and the Heron, its 82-year-old director, Hayao Miyazaki, expresses concerns about his age: “Clearly, I believe the biggest problem is that the director is long in the tooth.” He needn’t have worried.

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from New Delhi, the Supreme Court, Kerala and Japan.