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TOKYO, Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to encourage individual foreign travelers in Tokyo to venture on to the Chugoku and Shikoku regions with little stress, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has mapped out sightseeing routes originating from ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s exports grew in January for a 14th straight month ... continued to underpin growth in the world’s third largest economy. Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Monday that exports grew 12.2 percent in January from a year ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's imports exceeded exports for the first time in eight months in January, due largely to a rise in crude oil prices that pushed up import figures, official preliminary data showed Monday. The monthly trade deficit on a customs-cleared basis ... ( read original story ...)

When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to a second term as governor of the Bank of Japan, he gave the central banker a gift that might hold the key to policy over the next five years. Far from simply pushing the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Macroeconomic conditions have improved significantly since. The Nikkei Stock Average has doubled on better corporate performance. Unemployment has dropped to 2.8% from 4.3%, putting Japan at full employment. Overseas growth has also helped, but monetary ... ( read original story ...)

With its bustling streets, neon night-scapes, and wonderful habit of putting on surprises, Tokyo is a street photographer’s dream. But while many make a beeline for the Japanese capital’s more famous spots, photographer and long-time Tokyo resident Lee ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- So far, Japan's geothermal power does little more than provide the water for the country's countless "onsen" hot springs. But the nation sits atop a treasure trove of renewable geothermal energy that can provide much more than bathwater. ( read original story ...)

Citizens groups organized protest rallies in front of local tax offices around Japan, including the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau. The anger directed at Sagawa stems from when he served as director-general of the Finance Ministry's Financial Bureau last year. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government has nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term as central bank governor, giving the veteran finance chief more time to battle deflation and kick-start the world's third largest economy. In a widely expected move, the government of Prime ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s government nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term as central bank governor on Friday, handing the veteran finance chief more time to battle deflation and kick-start the world’s number-three economy. Kuroda’s nomination was among those ... ( read original story ...)

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Japan's government nominated Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term as central bank governor on Friday, handing the veteran finance chief more time to battle deflation and kick-start the world's number-three economy. Kuroda's nomination was among those ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to lead the Bank of Japan for another five-year term, with the Cabinet forwarding the nomination to parliament on Friday. Central bank insider Masayoshi Amamiya and university professor Masazumi Wakatabe ... ( read original story ...)

Kuroda's reappointment was a sign of premier Shinzo Abe's confidence over the governor's efforts to pull Japan's economy out of stagnation. Tokyo also nominated Masazumi Wakatabe, a professor at Waseda University, as deputy governor. The other deputy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The government has nominated Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to serve a second five-year term as the head of the central bank. The proposal Friday to a parliamentary committee was expected to gain approval before Kuroda's term expires at ... ( read original story ...)