As Japan’s new defense chief, Yasukazu Hamada plans to improve Japan’s defense posture and capabilities, he said Wednesday. The Chinese military’s recent activities, combined with their lack of ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s ATC tires launch on August 16 at AKP SEZ
ATC Tires AP private limited has been allotted 107.67 acres of land in APIIC Anakapalli zone at Achutapuram. The first phase of investment is around Rs 1384 crore. It has a potential to employ 2,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Meari expected to hit Tokyo, eastern Japan on Saturday
A typhoon is expected to make landfall on Japan's Pacific coast close to Tokyo on Saturday, possibly causing landslides and flooding ... ( read original story ...)
Is China Turning Into the Next Japan?
Hello. Today we look at the Chinese economy’s similarities to 1980s Japan, the latest round of Latin-American interest-rate hikes, and what history shows about data when a US recession strikes. ( read original story ...)
New Japan energy chief says more nuclear needed to avoid crunch
Japan has 33 operable reactors but most remain offline due to stringent safety reviews and local opposition. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Xi Jinping Gave Go-ahead For Missiles To Fall Into Japan’s EEZ Amid Taiwan Drills: Report
Jinping personally decided to allow ballistic missiles fired by military during recent extensive drills near Taiwan to land in Japan's exclusive economic zone. ( read original story ...)
20,401 new coronavirus cases recorded in Tokyo on Aug. 12
The Japanese capital reported 20,401 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 12 after seeing 31,247 cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Governm ... ( read original story ...)
Shake-up fails to lift support for Japan’s cabinet amid questions over church -surveys
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his cabinet ministers attend a photo session at Kishida's residence in Tokyo, Japan0, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool ... ( read original story ...)
Japan July core CPI seen rising 2.4%, near 8-year-high – Reuters poll
"Electricity and gas prices started to re-accelerate, while price hikes are becoming more prevalent in goods such as processed foods," said Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Gas Prices Rally on Rush by Japan to Secure Winter Supply
Japan, one of the world’s top buyers of liquefied natural gas, is rushing to secure supply for winter, exacerbating a global shortage and driving prices of the super-chilled fuel higher. ( read original story ...)
Japanese lawmaker meets Myanmar junta as Tokyo calls for filmmaker’s release
A Japanese ruling party lawmaker has met with Myanmar's junta leader, according to Myanmar state media, days after a Japanese documentary filmmaker was arrested while covering a protest in the ... ( read original story ...)
Shake-up fails to lift Japan cabinet support, Unification Church doubts linger -surveys
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet reshuffle appears to have done little to ease voter concerns amid anger about the ruling party's ties to the controversial Unification Church, multiple ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen bears brunt of market rethink on Fed
The Japanese yen fell the most against a resurgent U.S. dollar on Friday, as a two-day rally in equities conceded to market expectations that the Fed will have to do a lot more to contain inflation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 briefly rises 2% on return to trade; Asia shares mixed
Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday following strong gains in the previous session as investors digested the U.S. inflation report. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Return to Growth Unlikely to Derail Kuroda Easing Plan
The world’s third-largest economy is finally set to return to its pre-pandemic size, a result that’s nonetheless unlikely to sway Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda from his commitment to policy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s female minister of gender equality replaced with man simulating pregnancy with a false belly
Former Bank of Japan official Masanobu Ogura tried on a “pregnancy belly” for two days after being chosen to replace female minister Seiko Noda as the cabinet head in charge of tackling the country’s ... ( read original story ...)