Ryukyu Shimpo By Chikako Maemori March 11 marks the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident that devastated Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan chief risks hitting inflation goal in a way he doesn’t want
Economists are predicting core consumer prices will rise at a pace of 2% or more this year as surging energy prices, a weakening yen and stabilizing phone charges feed inflation. ( read original story ...)
Japan receives first of three Global Hawk surveillance drones at Misawa Air Base
An RQ-4B Global Hawk surveillance drone that landed Saturday at Misawa Air Base in northeast Japan is the first of three that will be operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese woman living in Poland becomes a ‘bridge’ for supplies to Ukraine
(Photo courtesy of Asagao sp. z o.o.) YOKOHAMA -- A group of volunteers, led by a 27-year-old Japanese woman living in Poland, has begun to deliver relief supplies to neighboring Ukraine in an ... ( read original story ...)
CTS Global has P1.37B IPO approved by the SEC
CTS plans to plow the IPO proceeds into global markets to achieve its goal of sourcing at least 75% of its trading revenue from global markets by 2025. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister calls for ‘stable’ moves as yen weakens
Japan's government will closely watch exchange-rate moves as market stability was "very important," Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday in the wake of the yen's decline to a five-year low ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei gains as China economic data outweighs Ukraine, COVID fears
Japan's Nikkei index eked out a gain in the morning session on Tuesday, buoyed by strong economic data from neighbour and key trade partner China. Markets swung between small gains and losses as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan imposes new sanctions on Russian billionaire, 16 others
Japan has decided to freeze assets of an additional 17 Russian individuals, bringing the total number targeted by sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to 61, the Ministry of Finance said on ... ( read original story ...)
Chepngetich in seventh heaven after victory in Nagoya
Although she did not set a new personal best, everything else went according to plan for the two-time Istanbul Marathon champion ... ( read original story ...)
Why are Tokyo residents saying sayōnara to Japan’s capital?
Population of world’s most populous city fell in 2021 for first time in more than 25 years, thanks in part to the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will act with G7 on Russia sanctions, chief cabinet secretary says
Japanese chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Tuesday that Japan will act in line with other Group of Seven nations, appropriately, on the issue of sanctions against Russia. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to dip as investors await China’s retail sales data; oil prices tumble
Oil prices sharply declined overnight, with international Brent crude futures currently sitting at $106.90 per barrel. ( read original story ...)
Aircraft leasing arm of Japan’s SMFG says to terminate 35 Russian leases
The Dublin-based aircraft leasing arm of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has notified Russian airlines it is terminating their leases, it said, in line with sanctions against Moscow over the ... ( read original story ...)
Discover Japan by Rail: A Four Day Adventure Through Tokyo, Fukushima and Nikko
DAY ONE The Town That Time Left Behind As if a portal into the Tokyo of a bygone era, Taito town has protected it’s pocket of the city, keeping at bay the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Sanctions 17 Russians by Regulating Payments, Capital Transactions – MOF
Japan decided to freeze asset through regulation of payments and capital transactions for 17 Russian individuals, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. Targets of the new sanctions include Russian ... ( read original story ...)
‘No place like home’: Ex-Nissan exec Greg Kelly returns after 3-year detainment in Japan
After being arrested in November 2018 for allegedly underreporting his boss, Carlos Ghosn's pay, Greg Kelly returns to Nashville three years later. ( read original story ...)