An Australian man was arrested on Feb. 26 on suspicion of robbing a supermarket here of some 740,000 yen (about $6,400) earlier this month. ( read original story ...)
20-meter-tall boring machine tips over in Osaka, causing blackout
A more than 20-meter-tall boring machine topped over here on the morning of Feb. 28, causing a local blackout. No one was injured. ( read original story ...)
Japan considers extending quasi-state of emergency in Tokyo
The Covid-19 quasi-emergency measures could be extended for another two weeks in 10 prefectures including Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning on growing int’l sanctions on Russia
Tokyo stocks were lower Monday morning on worries that the global economy will be adversely impacted by the expanding international s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cabinet secretary says Tokyo working with allies on anti-Russian SWIFT measures
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday that Japan was asked to join in measures blocking Russia from SWIFT by Western nations and was working with them to make the measures ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q1 growth forecast slashed on Omicron hit to consumption: Reuters poll
Japan's economic growth will likely grind to a near halt this quarter as coronavirus curbs and supply disruptions threaten to derail the country's economic recovery, a Reuters poll of economists ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt, c.bank executives meets as Ukraine crisis jolts markets
Japan's government and central bank executives met on Monday to discuss market developments in the first such gathering in roughly a year, as the financial fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine ... ( read original story ...)
Japan working with G7 for effective sanctions against Russia, says top FX diplomat
Kanda, who oversees Japan's currency policy at the ministry of finance (MOF), made the remarks after the meeting with his counterparts at the Bank of Japan and the Financial Services Agency - the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Diplomat Kanda: G7 Finance Ministers will hold meeting on Tuesday
Russia,” a top diplomat from the Japanese Finance Minister, Masato Kanda ... Government, BOJ will work as one as needed. Separately, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said, “SWIFT ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt, central bank executives meets as Ukraine crisis jolts markets
Japan's government and central bank executives met on Monday to discuss market developments in the first such gathering in roughly a year, as the financial fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Preparing to Cut off Some Russian Banks From Swift Network — WSJ
The international community shares the view that the magnitude of sanctions should have the maximum impact," Masato Kanda, vice finance minister for international affairs, told reporters after a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on expanding int’l sanctions against Russia
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as an expanding list of international sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine rai ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-war protest takes place in Tokyo
People including Ukrainians and Russians living in Japan gathered in front of central Tokyo's Shibuya station on Sunday to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Organizers say about 1,000 people ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to extend COVID quasi-emergency in Tokyo and nine other prefectures
The government is considering an extension of the emergency measures for Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo prefectures. ( read original story ...)
Small Japan border easing stirs hope, worry for foreigners
Japan next week will ease its much criticized coronavirus border controls, but the new policy only allows 5,000 new entrants per day, up from 3,500, including Japanese nationals, beginning March 1. ( read original story ...)
Japan govt, c.bank executives to meet as Ukraine crisis jolts markets
Japan's government and central bank executives will meet on Monday to discuss market developments in the first such gathering in roughly a year, as the financial fallout from Russia's invasion of ... ( read original story ...)