Month: June 2023

The formal resolution was the idea of Osaka Innovation, the leading political grouping on the council, to make clear which factions of the city council’s elected representatives support the policy, ... ( read original story ...)

OZU FAN SET FOR RETURN TRIP TO TOKYO German filmmaker Wim Wenders is to be the president of the jury that decides the main competition prizes later this year at the Tokyo International Film ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed at new 33-year highs Tuesday, lifted sharply by growing optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve will skip an inter ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 14, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS ( read original story ...)

The CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI has told a gathering of university students in Tokyo about the potential and importance of artificial intelligence. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks advanced to new 33-year intraday highs Tuesday morning, lifted by overnight gains on Wall Street amid growing optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve will skip an interest rate hike at its ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks advanced to new 33-year intraday highs Tuesday morning, lifted by overnight gains on Wall Street amid growing optimism t ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda knows well the risk of tightening policy prematurely. Attempts to slow stimulus and raise borrowing costs by his predecessors have backfired repeatedly since 1997. Investors worry about market ructions if Ueda hikes rates now but there is another risk: that he waits too long. ( read original story ...)

Increased foreign investment will push cash-rich Japanese companies towards greater profitability and efficient capital allocation. ( read original story ...)