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TOKYO (Reuters) -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 ... ( read original story ...)

A key governing party lawmaker in Japan who has served in key posts has submitted his resignation over a political funding scandal in a fresh embarrassment for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

Finnair has revealed plans for its Asia network for Summer 2023, which includes resuming service between Helsinki and Osaka and upping frequencies to Tokyo, Hong Kong and Delhi. Let's take a closer ... ( read original story ...)

Tennis star Naomi Osaka and NFL QB Patrick Mahomes are allegedly investing in Major League Pickleball, according to Front Office Sports. ( read original story ...)

Flights between Helsinki and Osaka will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with Airbus A350 aircraft. Return flights from London via Helsinki start at £971 in economy. Finnair will also fly ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell slightly Wednesday morning, as earlier losses were eased by bargain-hunting a day after the Bank of Japan's policy change was taken by the market as an effective interest rate hike and triggered a sharp fall in the stock market. ( read original story ...)

After living in Tokyo as a student and young professional, I’ve made visiting Japan a priority at least once a year since, deep-diving new and interesting themes and destinations as the country ... ( read original story ...)

This post was originally meant to be about how Japanese investors have slowed their selling of Treasuries in recent months. Then the Bank of Japan announced its big year-end surprise! The BoJ decided ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea has threatened "bold" military action against Japan after Tokyo announced plans to double its military spending, something the U.S. has long encouraged. ( read original story ...)

A man wearing a protective mask walks past the headquarters of Bank of Japan amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon ... ( read original story ...)

CNBC contributor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Bleakely's Peter Boockvar, join 'The Exchange' to discuss Bank of Japan shocking the markets with bond yield shift. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government looks ready to revise its inflation blueprint. A change at the top of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could mark the end of a decade-long regime of low interest rates. ( read original story ...)

Sapporo officials and the Japanese Olympic Committee are “reviewing” the promotion of their bid to land the 2030 Winter Games, news agency Kyodo reported Tuesday. Kyodo gave few details and neither ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. President Joe Biden is considering a trip to the Japanese city of Nagasaki with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a G-7 summit visit next year, media reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

North Korea is threatening to take "a resolute and decisive military step” against Japan while it slammed Tokyo’s adoption of a national security strategy as an attempt to turn the country into an agg ( read original story ...)