January 2023 – Page 87

04/01/2023

Japan offers Tokyo families 1M yen to leave the city

Japan is offering families who live in Tokyo 1 million yen ($7,500) per child to move out of the capital and into other towns and villages. ( read original story ...)

04/01/2023

Japan to Toughen Border Control for Travellers From China, PM Says

Japan will toughen its COVID-19 border control measures for travellers from China effective Jan. 8, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday. Additional measures will require pre-boarding ... ( read original story ...)

04/01/2023

Japan must work with the Pacific to find a solution to the Fukushima water release issue – otherwise we face disaster

Based on our experience with nuclear contamination, continuing with ocean discharge plans is simply inconceivable ... ( read original story ...)

04/01/2023

Japan’s Kishida urges companies to give wage hikes that exceed inflation

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday urged companies to increase wages faster than the rate of inflation. ( read original story ...)

04/01/2023

Japan’s nuclear restart hit by engineer and manufacturing capacity shortages

Japan’s ambitions to reboot its nuclear industry risk being set back by a shortage of engineers and manufacturing capacity that has atrophied in the decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ( read original story ...)

04/01/2023

City.Tech Tokyo

After the cancellation of both WebSummit Tokyo and Barkation conferences, Tokyo has now no major international startup conferences. What kind of startup hub can the Japanese capital aspire to be? The ... ( read original story ...)

04/01/2023

Bank of Japan’s next governor is likely to be a lot more hawkish than Kuroda, strategist says

Nicholas Smith of CLSA says the Japanese people are angry that wages have stagnated despite inflation. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more ... ( read original story ...)

04/01/2023

Biden, Japan’s Kishida to meet at White House on Jan. 13

U.S. President Joe Biden will hold talks with Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House on Jan. 13 to discuss North Korea, Ukraine, China's tensions with Taiwan, and a "free and open ... ( read original story ...)

04/01/2023

Both hurt and saved by regulations, what is next for crypto in Japan?

Strong regulations may have helped Japan avoid some of the FTX fallout, but some LDP lawmakers are pushing for a loosening of rules to embrace virtual assets.

04/01/2023

Japan’s Nikkei Stock Index drops 9% in 2022 for 1st yearly fall in four years

The benchmark Nikkei stock index finished the year down 9.4 percent on Friday, its first yearly fall in four years, as the result of aggressive monetary tightening by central banks offset the impact ...

04/01/2023

Japan’s PM Kishida: Will review price target accord with next BoJ chief – Nikkei Asian Review

Citing Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's comments delivered in an interview on a radio program aired on Tuesday, the Nikkei Asian Review reported this Wednesday, “the Japanese government must ...

04/01/2023

Tokyo Gas Nears $4.6 Billion Deal to Buy US Shale Driller

A Tokyo Gas Co. unit is in advanced talks to buy US natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy in a deal worth about $4.6 billion, including debt, a person with knowledge of the matter said.Most Read from ...

04/01/2023

Japan Dec factory activity posts sharpest fall in more than 2 years -PMI

Japanese factory activity fell in December at the sharpest pace in 26 months, a business survey showed on Wednesday, with companies seeing further declines amid a global economic slowdown. ( read original story ...)

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