New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today welcomed two renewable energy initiatives that highlight the growing partnership between Japan and New Zealand. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling bloc set to agree extra budget for economic relief – Kyodo
Japan’s ruling coalition is set to agree on a supplementary budget to fund economic relief measures to help households and small business cope with surging fuel costs, Kyodo news agency reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan explained yen’s ‘somewhat rapid’ declines to G7 – Finance Minister Suzuki
Japan explained to its G7 counterparts the yen's recent "somewhat rapid" declines, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, underscoring Tokyo's growing alarm over the currency's sharp fall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance chief did not join Russia walkout at G-20 meeting
Japan's finance minister denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine but did not join Western peers in walking out when the Russian delegation began to speak at a Group of 20 meeting in Washington. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance chief did not join Russia walkout at G-20 meeting
Japan's finance minister denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine but did not join Western peers in walking out when the Russian delegation began to speak at a Group of 20 meeting in Washington. ( read original story ...)
Japan flags yen’s ‘somewhat rapid’ falls to G7
Japan explained to its G7 counterparts the yen's recent "somewhat rapid" declines, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, underscoring Tokyo's growing alarm over the currency's sharp fall ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives in Tokyo to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Ardern and her trade delegation arrived in Tokyo overnight, the second leg of their trip to Asia after two days in Singapore. Japan is still operating under strict pandemic restrictions - with their ... ( read original story ...)
QR codes and cranes: Japan embraces modern cemeteries
Masayo Isurugi settles into a booth on the sixth floor of a sleek Tokyo building, scans an ID card and waits for an automated system to deliver her late husband's ashes. More and more people in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan explained yen’s ‘somewhat rapid’ declines to G7: Finance Minister
TOKYO: Japan explained to its G7 counterparts the yen's recent "somewhat rapid" declines, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday (Apr 21), underscoring Tokyo's growing alarm over the ... ( read original story ...)
Didi to shut food delivery business in Japan
Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global is shutting down its food delivery business in Japan, the latest sign of retreat as it prepares for a delisting from the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling bloc set to agree extra budget on economic relief steps – Kyodo
Japan's ruling coalition is set to agree on an extra budget to fund economic relief measures to help households and small business cope with surging fuel costs, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Jetstar Japan to launch A321neo(LR) ops in early 3Q22
Jetstar Japan (GK, Tokyo Narita) has announced it will begin revenue A321-200NX(LR) operations from July 1, 2022. The Japanese low-cost carrier will deploy the first aircraft of the type from Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Portland Japanese Garden buys Salvation Army’s White Shield campus as education, conference center
The 3.65-acre Japan Institute campus three miles from the Portland Japanese Garden in Washington Park will be designed as a meeting place for world leaders, peace ambassadors, artists, gardeners and ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar edges up after pullback amid caution as finance ministers meet
The dollar edged up on Thursday supported by expectations for aggressive Federal Reserve monetary tightening, but was well off the previous day's peaks amid nervousness about what a gathering of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Explained to G7 Yen’s ‘Somewhat Rapid’ Declines – Finance Minister Suzuki
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that he explained to his G7 counterparts the yen's recent "somewhat rapid" declines. "I believe the G7's basic thinking on exchange rates ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up in morning, yen’s rapid fall takes slight breather
Tokyo stocks were higher Thursday morning, tracking an overnight rise in the U.S. Dow Jones index, while the recent rapid depreciation of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar ebbed after hitting a ... ( read original story ...)