The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land and air logistics solutions, received the arrival of CMA CGM ARGENTINA as its largest vessel to call at the Honmoku D4 terminal in Yokohama, Japan on 15 ... ( read original story ...)
In a Tokyo supermarket, signs of struggle for Japanese business
Japanese supermarket owner Hiromichi Akiba has built his bustling business through close ties with his neighbourhood - the reason, he says, he can't make the price hikes on his wares that would allow ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax mask wearing and other preventive measures as the country seeks to return to normalcy. ( read original story ...)
Japan considers downgrading Covid-19 to same level as seasonal flu
Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo core inflation likely double BOJ’s 2% target in January
A leading indicator of Japanese consumer prices likely rose in January at more than twice the speed of the central bank's target, hitting another four-decade-high, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)
2 universities in Tokyo that plan merger settle on new name
Two of Japan’s top-ranked universities will be called the Institute of Science Tokyo after their planned merger in fiscal 2024, the two institutions announced on Jan. 19. ( read original story ...)
Japan Tobacco urged to sell drug unit by activist shareholder LIM
Japan Tobacco Inc , the cigarette conglomerate one-third owned by the government, is facing a shareholder motion to sell off its listed drug unit Torii Pharmaceutical Co. to boost shareholder value. ( read original story ...)
First raise for Japan day labourer in 20 years, but McDonald’s out of reach
Masami Fujino got his first raise in 20 years recently, but it's still not enough to let the Tokyo day labourer treat himself to plain McDonald's hamburgers as much as he used to. ( read original story ...)
Possible whale spotted spouting in Tokyo Bay
A crewmember of a ship sailing near the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Expressway called a sea emergency number at around 1:20 p.m., saying that they had seen "a whale spouting and going under water." A patrol ... ( read original story ...)
Fans wait hours at Tokyo zoo to see panda being sent to China in Feb.
Fans waited up to four hours on Friday at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens to catch a glimpse of a popular female giant panda, with on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to consider downgrading COVID-19 to less serious infectious disease
Japan will consider revising COVID-19 measures as early as this spring, downgrading the disease to a less serious category and relaxing guidance that people wear masks in public indoor places, Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Bank of Japan’s grit chills bond bears
Japan's central bank appears to have scored an interim win in its long-drawn battle with bond bears. The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) policy meeting this week was, at first glance, a damp squib for excited ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Cautions Against Changes to Debt Redemption Rule
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki cautioned against making any change to the government's debt redemption rule as it helps the government maintain fiscal discipline. Suzuki made the comments ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation hits 41-year high with central bank under policy pressure
Japan’s core inflation rate rose to a new 41-year high of 4 per cent in December, adding to mounting market pressure on the Bank of Japan to abandon its yield curve control policy which has helped ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘very rigid’ labor market will protect it somewhat from a big spike in unemployment, EY says
Nobuko Kobayashi of the professional services firm explains why Japan's labor market isn't as fluid as the United States'. ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation jumps to fresh 41-year high
Japan's inflation rate has jumped to a fresh 41-year high as businesses pass on higher costs to their customers. © . Core consumer prices for last month rose by 4% fr ... ( read original story ...)