Japan is considering buying back some super-long government bonds issued in the past at low interest rates, two sources with direct knowledge of the plan said on Monday, underscoring its focus on ...
Japan mulls buying back some super-long government bonds – Reuters
Citing two sources with direct knowledge of the plan, Reuters reported on Monday that the Japanese government is considering buying back some super-long bonds issued in the past at low interest rates.
Basketball: Tominaga sees playing for Hokkaido as shortcut to NBA
National team guard Keisei Tominaga said Monday he chose to join Levanga Hokkaido of Japan's B-League because it offered a path to becoming an NBA player in the future. "I thought coming over here ... ( read original story ...)
‘Landmark kid’: Japan dad spends US$700,000 to advertise son’s photos to share cuteness
Doting property boss dad plasters giant childhood photos of son across city to advertise real estate projects. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q1 GDP revised upward, showing no growth but avoids contraction
Japan's GDP in Q1 2025 was flat, a better performance than the initial 0.2% contraction estimate, though significantly slower than Q4's 0.6% growth. Net trade surprisingly boosted GDP by 0.4 ...
Lee, Ishiba hold first call, affirm closer Seoul-Tokyo ties
President Lee Jae-myung held a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on June 9, in their first official contact since Lee’s inauguration last week, according to Japanese media. The 25 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise in morning on firm tech after Wall St. gains
Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning as heavyweight technology shares were boosted by gains among their U.S. counterparts on Wall Street ... ( read original story ...)
Explosion at a US air base in southern Japan injures 4 Japanese soldiers
Japanese officials say an explosion at a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life threatening. ( read original story ...)
Japan confirms China’s aircraft carrier sailed east of Iwo Jima for first time
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
South Korea President Lee, Japan PM Ishiba agree to strengthen ties, Lee’s office says
South Korea's newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed during a telephone call to strengthen bilateral ties, a South Korean presidential spokesperson ... ( read original story ...)
Japan GSDF livestreams popular live-fire exercise at foot of Mt. Fuji
The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on June 8 conducted one of Japan's largest live-fire training exercises in Shizuoka Prefecture, which was also li ... ( read original story ...)
Can Japan hold on to its ‘indispensable’ companies?
Japanese materials and equipment suppliers, such as JSR, Advantest and Tokyo Electron, are indispensable cogs in the semiconductor supply chain. Deep inside data centres, smartphones and aeroplanes, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan confirms GDP contraction, backing Bank of Japan’s cautious stance
TOKYO] Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter, a revised estimate confirmed on Monday (Jun 9), weakness that supports the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) cautious stance and keeps political pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q1 GDP contraction narrows on consumption improvement
Gross domestic product shrank an annualized 0.2% in the three months through March 31, showed revised data from the Cabinet Office, rather than 0.7% announced on May 16 which matched economists' ...
Japan current account surplus in April rises 3.2% to 2.26 tril. yen
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.26 trillion yen ($15.6 billion) in April, up 3.2 percent from a year earlier, lifted main ...
“Aptos EXPO Memorial Stamp Rally” Goes Live in Celebration of Expo 2025 Osaka
OSAKA, Japan, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aptos Labs, a core contributor to the Aptos Layer-1 blockchain and the blockchain infrastructure provider for the EXPO2025 DIGITAL WALLET, today announced ... ( read original story ...)