Month: June 2023

Japan is committed to putting economic growth before fiscal reform, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government said in its draft mid-year policy framework, while signalling an end to crisis-mode ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors plans to relocate a factory from Thailand to Indonesia and could start production as early as next year, Indonesia's industry minister said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's negative interest rate policy is likely to be in place for the next year, as the central bank is committed to keeping borrowing costs low to grease the wheels of the economy, Nomura Asset ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese officers seized around 700 kilograms of stimulant drugs in March from a cargo ship that arrived at Tokyo port. ( read original story ...)

Japan's defence force is rethinking a ban on tattoos as it tries to increase recruitment from a rapidly shrinking population. Tattoos have long been a taboo in the country, where they are associated with mafia-like criminal gangs known as yakuza who sport elaborate skin art. ( read original story ...)

Japan's financial regulator is exploring ways to bolster financing for leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and is in discussions with big banks and other institutions about how to bring more participants into the market, ( read original story ...)

The Japanese authorities have seized the second largest batch of synthetic drugs in the country''s history, weighing 700 kilograms (1,543 pounds), in the port of Tokyo, Japanese media reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Wednesday to snap a four-day winning streak, as investors locked in technology and other share gains a day after both the Nikkei and Topix indexes notched 33-year ... ( read original story ...)

NHK has learned that Japanese customs officers seized around 700 kilograms of an illegal stimulant drug in March from the cargo of a ship that arrived at Tokyo port. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday the government must look into whether it can buy the central bank's huge holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETF) at book value. ( read original story ...)

An opposition party lawmaker on June 6 announced that he had obtained an internal document stating that 0.36 milligrams of alcohol per liter ... ( read original story ...)