Month: December 2022

Japan is set to unveil on Friday a record $864 billion budget for the next fiscal year from April, pushed up by increased military spending and higher social security costs for a fast-ageing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer inflation hit a fresh four-decade high as companies continued to pass on rising costs to households, data showed, a sign price hikes were broadening and could keep the central ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering replacing scandal-tainted reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba as early as Monday, ANN reported on Friday. Akiba is currently under fire for his ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s key inflation gauge further accelerated to the fastest pace since 1981, an outcome that will continue to fuel speculation the Bank of Japan will surprise markets again with policy change down ... ( read original story ...)

TBS and CBC's flamboyant announcer, Ryo Eda, was accused of embezzlement...! The amount of money was a staggering sum! The amount has been refunded, but even the CBC employees cannot hide their ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning, weighed down by concerns over prolonged monetary tightening in the United States and prospects of w ... ( read original story ...)

A pedestrian wearing a Santa hat is seen at the Shibuya crossing in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 21, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) TOKYO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The streets of Tokyo are brimming with a lively ... ( read original story ...)

The cost of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 20% higher than organizers said when they announced official cost figures more than a year ago ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer inflation hit a fresh four-decade high as companies continued to pass on rising costs to households, data showed, a sign price hikes were broadening and could keep the central bank under pressure to whittle down massive stimulus. ( read original story ...)

The Fukushima disaster of 2011 soured Japan on nuclear energy, leading the island nation to rely less on atomic power and more on imported fossil fuels. But with an intent to hit net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data fueled concern that the Federal Reserve will maintain powerful monetary tightening for a long period. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)

Japan adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones, a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster. ( read original story ...)