The exhibit celebrates Milan’s design and craftsmanship and the jewelry brand’s own tight connection to the Italian city. ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. to Conduct Major Military Drill From Nov. 10
Defense Force's F-15 and F-2 fighters hold a joint military drill with U.S. Marine Aircraft Group 12's F-35B fighters off Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, Japan, in this handout picture ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan Stands Virtually Alone in Keeping Interest Rates Ultralow
The yen is plummeting and inflation is climbing, but Japan’s economic circumstances have led to a view that raising rates would do more harm than good. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation hits 8-year high
STORY: Japan's core consumer inflation rate hit an eight-year high of 3% in September.It was the fastest pace of gain since September 2014.The figure puts even more pressure on the central bank's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Wine Tipplers See Glass Half Empty as Weak Yen Pushes Prices Higher
On Friday, a day after the yen slid past 150 per dollar, the government reported that core consumer inflation hit an eight-year high of 3.0% in September. Prices on some 20,000 food and drink items in ... ( read original story ...)
Take a Look Inside the Studio Ghibli Theme Park Opening in Nagoya, Japan
Ever since its initial announcement in 2020, Studio Ghibli fans have been anxiously awaiting the opening of its theme park in Nagoya, Japan. Around two years later, the park is now finally set to open ... ( read original story ...)
As intervention threat grows, Japan deals ‘strictly’ with FX speculators
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that authorities were dealing with currency speculators "strictly", as an extended sell-off of the yen kept markets on heightened alert for ... ( read original story ...)
Energy and Security on Agenda When Australia, Japan Leaders Meet
Australia is a major supplier of iron ore, coal and gas to Japan, and the meeting will be held in the capital of Western Australia, 3,700 km (2,300 miles) from the capital Canberr ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese minister faces new allegation about former Unification Church ties
Japan's economic revitalization minister has apologized over a fresh revelation about his connection with the controversial former Unification Church. ( read original story ...)
US envoy to meet with Japanese and South Korean counterparts next week in Tokyo
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is to have discussions with deputy foreign ministers about China, North Korea and Russia. ( read original story ...)
700 passengers walk along tracks after Tokyo trains suspended by power cut
About 700 passengers on Tokyu Railways Co.'s Den-en-toshi Line had to get off a train and walk along the tracks to the nearest station becaus ... ( read original story ...)
See rare example of a WWII Japanese trainer aircraft this month in western Tokyo
A Tachikawa Ki-54, the twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft used during World War II by imperial Japan, can be seen at Tachihi Holdings in Tachikawa city Oct. 27-30, according to the company’s news ... ( read original story ...)
As intervention threat grows, Japan deals with FX speculators ‘strictly’
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that authorities were dealing with currency speculators "strictly", as an extended sell-off of the yen kept markets on heightened alert for ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ: Japan’s banking system stable but rising global rates a risk
Japan's banking system remains stable as a whole but rising overseas interest rates could worsen the creditworthiness of highly leveraged firms, the Bank of Japan said on Friday. "Financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM heads to Australia to step up military, energy ties
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is traveling to Australia for talks with his counterpart Anthony Albanese, said Friday he wants to bolster military and energy cooperation between the two ... ( read original story ...)
‘Robbing women’: Japan’s sperm donation law spurs controversy
Satoko Nagamura and her girlfriend conceived their son with donated sperm, but new legislation in Japan could effectively outlaw the procedure for lesbian couples and single women. ( read original story ...)