Takatoshi Ito, a professor at Columbia University and former Japanese deputy vice minister of finance, explains why the move is "correct." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Cabinet OKs 1.5 tril. yen use of reserve funds for stimulus
The Cabinet approved Thursday a plan to use 1.51 trillion yen ($11.7 billion) from reserve funds for fiscal 2022 to partly finance Japan's economic package to help ease the impact on households and ... ( read original story ...)
More trash cans will vanish from Tokyo train stations for safety reasons
The garbage cans near ticket gates at each station will be removed as a safety measure, according to the release. “We are sorry for the trouble we may cause the users, but we ki ... ( read original story ...)
22-yr-old reported to prosecutors for online attacks on Tokyo car crash widower
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) sent documents on a 22-year-old man to public prosecutors on April 28 on suspicion of defaming anoth ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA posts Q4 operating loss, says outlook improving
Japanese airline ANA Holdings logged a fourth-quarter operating loss, hit hard by the country's COVID curbs but forecast a return to a profit this financial year as domestic demand recovers and ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Says It Will Keep Lid on Rates, Prompting Yen to Fall Further
Japan’s yen hit its weakest level against the U.S. dollar since April 2002 after the BOJ reiterated its determination to keep interest rates low despite rising inflation. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Yen Falls, USD/JPY Soars As Bank Of Japan Commits To Defending 10Y JGB Target
Japanese Yen weakened, USD/JPY soared on the Bank of Japan policy announcement The BoJ committed to defending the 10-year JGB yield target as CPI estimates rose Dovish hold leaves Yen at the mercy of ... ( read original story ...)
Leading gauge of Japan consumer inflation to creep to near 2% in April
A Reuters poll showed core consumer prices in Tokyo likely rose at the fastest pace in seven years in April, to near the Bank of Japan's 2% target, in a sign of the broadening impact of global ... ( read original story ...)
Government panel members say Japan should gradually reopen to tourists
At a meeting on Wednesday April 27, a handful of government advisers called for Japan to create a roadmap for reopening to foreign tourists, Kyodo News reports. While Japan has recently eased its ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber announces renewal of its floating and fixed fender global website
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces that a new, revised global website introducing its floating and fixed fenders ( is now online. ( read original story ...)
How the Ukraine War Is Changing Japan
At 6 p.m. on March 23, when President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared before the Japanese parliament via video link from Kyiv, broadcasters across Japan interrupted their ev ... ( read original story ...)
The FTX US Proposal That Shook Congress And The Crypto Derivatives World
In this story, I review the timeline of events regarding this proposal first and then an interview with Brett Harrison, the President of FTX US who breaks down why this proposal is significant and his ... ( read original story ...)
Three ways to fix the crypto VC gender gap
The lack of crypto VC diversity is stark and remains a contributing factor to the low funding that women founders receive. ( read original story ...)
Market LIVE: Sensex, Nifty to see muted start on monthly F&O expiry day; Campus Activewear IPO closes today
BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 were likely to witness a tepid start on Thursday, a day of weekly and monthly F&O expiry of April contracts. ( read original story ...)
Parks, Nagoya win fifth straight; Javi GDL’s Ibaraki end slump
Ray Parks Jr. and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins continue to cruise ahead of the Japan B. League playoffs after an 86-64 rout of the Shinshu Brave Warriors at the Kotobuki Arena Chikuma on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Biden To Meet PM Modi At Quad Summit In Tokyo Next Month: White House
US President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan next month and attend the QUAD summit in Tokyo, during which he will also meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House has ... ( read original story ...)