Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) has renewed a deal with Saudi Aramco for crude oil storage on the island of Okinawa for another three years, the state-run Japanese company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Lifts Growth Forecast On Better Spending Prospects
Japan's government upgraded its growth projections for the next fiscal year as rising wages are expected to prop up consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Trial to begin of former executives accused of Tokyo Games sponsorship bribery
A trial is set to begin on Thursday of former executives of a business suit retailer charged with offering bribes to win sponsorship rights for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. ( read original story ...)
Japan government revises up fiscal 2023 growth forecast on higher capex, wages
JAPAN’S government revised up on Thursday (Dec 22) its growth forecast for the next fiscal year on prospects for higher business expenditure and substantial wage hikes that are seen underpinning ... ( read original story ...)
The end of January to February next year is the time to be careful”…320,000 people are at risk of death in the “direct area” of Shikoku and central Japan due to the …
Eerie tremors have been occurring in the Chubu and Kinki regions. Experts point to them as signs of a Nankai earthquake. But that is not the only anomaly. There are also earthquakes that shake areas ... ( read original story ...)
End Of Japan Covid Curbs Triggers Surge In Visitors To Near 1 Mln In November
Visitor arrivals to Japan jumped to nearly 1 million in November, the first full month after the country scrapped COVID-19 cur ... ( read original story ...)
Japan visitors surge to near 1 mln in first full month after COVID easing
Visitor arrivals to Japan jumped to nearly 1 million in November, the first full month after the country scrapped COVID-19 curbs that effectively halted tourism for more than two years, data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs says the Bank of Japan may start tightening, but others disagree
The BOJ's monetary meeting concluded Tuesday with no change to its current ultra-low interest rate at -0.1%, a stance it's held since 2016. ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes south of Kermadec Islands -EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck south of the Kermadec Island region on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake that hit Mie shook faraway Ibaraki and Fukushima
“Even a deep-focus earthquake can cause a tremor of 5 or more on the Japanese seismic intensity scale if it reaches a bigger magnitude,” he said. “I want the (Nov. 14) earthquake to be an ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Surprises Markets With Policy Change
The adjustment to bond buying policies was a rare move for the central bank, keen on helping the country battle rising inflation and a weak currency. ( read original story ...)
Japan trade up 13%, but surplus shrinks
The bilateral merchandise trade volume between Cambodia and Japan totalled $1.789 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, rising by 13.11 per cent on-year, with Cambodian exports accounting for a ... ( read original story ...)
Yen soars to 4-month peak, global markets jolted after surprise Bank of Japan policy tweak
TOKYO - The yen surged to a four-month peak against the US dollar on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) stunned markets by deciding to review its yield curve control policy and widen the trading ... ( read original story ...)
Faxes and floppy disks: Japan’s bureaucracy needs an upgrade
For a country where emoji were invented, Japan’s bureaucracy remains steadfastly analog. © Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters People watch Sony’s robotic dogs, known as Aibo, d ... ( read original story ...)
FTSE 100 Live: TSB fined over IT failure, Japan policy shift hits markets
Evening Standard FTSE 100 live.jpg . Shares in Tokyo have fallen sharply after an unexpected move by the Bank of Japan signalled the beginning of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s recent approval of long-range strike capability is a big change, think tank says
Sheila Smith of the Council on Foreign Relations says that's "a kind of offensive capability that the Japanese have not had to date." ... ( read original story ...)