"Core CPI this fiscal year on average is expected to rise above the BOJ's median forecast of +2.3%," “The BOJ won't be able to exit its strategy of easy policy until inflation stabilizes around 2% for ...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Over $21K in Weekend Trading; India Crypto Industry’s Challenging Year
High German inflation and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty raised market anxieties on Friday. Investors will be eyeing comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell in a few days at a U.S. central bank ...
Why Japan wants the Japanese to drink more
Japan’s finance ministry has rolled out a campaign seeking ideas for luring young Japanese to drink more. It is worried about the fallout on the exchequer of the country’s demographic challenges (and ...
Why Japan wants the Japanese to drink more
Japan’s finance ministry has rolled out a campaign seeking ideas for luring young Japanese to drink more. It is worried about the fallout on the exchequer of the country’s demographic challenges (and ...
Japan Stocks Are Beating Global Peers. Share Buybacks Could Help Keep the Rally Going.
Japanese stocks’ outperformance against global peers still has legs, thanks to rising share buybacks that are expected to reach the highest ever this fiscal year.Most Read from BloombergUkraine Latest ...
9 injured after bus-car collision on expressway in central Japan
Nine people were injured with two showing no vital signs after a car collided with a bus on an expressway in Nagoya, central Japan, on Monday, local media reported. According to local fire officials, ... ( read original story ...)
Fiery bus crash leaves two without vital signs
A bus overturned and caught fire on an expressway on Monday in Nagoya, central Japan. Two people are reportedly without vital signs. ( read original story ...)
Kyoto-Nara-Osaka luxury train in Japan takes passengers on a sightseeing trip through the country’s historic heartland
The Aoniyoshi Sightseeing Limited Express runs between Kyoto, Nara and Osaka, linking two of its ancient capitals to its third-biggest city Decked out in regal purple and gold, and with swivel seats ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Steel cuts product prices by up to 6.5% for September
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd 5423.T said on Monday it will cut steel product prices by up to 6.5% in September from this month, reflecting weak local market conditions amid slackened demand from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considers deploying long-range missiles to counter China, newspaper reports
Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Japan govt calls for officials to review ties with Unification Church
Longstanding links between the strongly anti-communist church, which critics call a cult, and Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, have come into spotlight, hurting the popularity of Kishida's ... ( read original story ...)
Live news updates: Japan’s Kishida tests positive for Covid as public support declines
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, has tested positive for Covid-19 after developing a mild fever, the government said on Monday. Kishida, 65, is resting at the prime minister’s official residence ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares fall as rise in U.S. bond yields weigh on tech stocks
Japanese shares fell on Monday, dragged down by heavyweight technology companies, after a rise in U.S. bond yields sent Wall Street lower last week. The broader Topix edged lower 0.2% 1,990.45.
World Bank economist fears repeat of ’80s debt crises
Kose, who also serves as chief economist for the Prospects Group’s parent office, sees striking similarities between the current situation and the debt crises of the 1970s and ’80s as less-developed ...
Japan prime minister’s support tumbles
Kishida's government has been battered by questions about the ruling party's ties to the Unification Church and its response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a public opinion poll. ( read original story ...)
Japan Premier Returns to Work After Testing Positive for Covid
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida returns to work Monday after testing positive for Covid-19 over the weekend, as he seeks to recover at his official residence from mild symptoms.Most Read from Bl ... ( read original story ...)