Seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product, or GDP, a measure of the value of a nation’s products and services, remained in negative territory, as exports and consumption declined from the ...
Tokyo Is My Second Home, and Everyone in Japan Is Wearing These 5 Breezy Summer Trends
Including roomy wide-leg pants and airy blouses. Courtesy of Bianca Kratky Tokyo has long been known as a fashion hot spot. While it might not be the birthplace of many famous designers in the way ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y2.050 Trillion Current Account Surplus
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.050 trillion yen in April, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday - up 8.2 percent from a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei May Decline After Strong U.S. Jobs Data
Japanese stocks may decline after strong U.S. jobs data lessen expectations for the Fed’s potential rate cuts later this year.
Live news: Japanese equities rise after GDP data revision
Economic data: Japan releases figures on its revised first quarter gross domestic product, current account and trade balance. Malaysia publishes figures on industrial production for May.
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Spotlight on U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan
An interest-rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday will be the highlight of the week, with interest rates fully expected to stay on hold while Japan’s central bank decision will be the ...
Japan logs current account surplus of $13.1 billion in April
Japan had a current account surplus of 2.05 trillion yen ($13.1 billion) in April, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
Japan govt to call for flexible policy amid price uncertainty, draft blueprint shows
TOKYO, - Japan's government will highlight the need to work closely with the central bank and guide policy "flexibly" in the wake of soft consumption and uncertainty over the inflation outlook, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Latest Plan To Reverse Declining Birthrate
Japan is currently experiencing depopulation issues as the country's birthrate falls for the eighth year in a row. ( read original story ...)
Japan small, mid-sized firms offer 3.62% pay hike, falling below major firms
But it fell below the 5.58 percent hike by major Japanese firms reported by the Japan Business Federation, the country's biggest business lobby, also known as Keidanren. While many industries have ... ( read original story ...)
Colin Croy: ‘After I built my first pedal, I just kept making more and more’
He opened his shop in Sapporo in January this year and has been serving the musical community in the Hokkaido capital with repairs, upgrades and customizations ever since. 1. What brought you to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo developing dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth
In Japan, Tokyo officials have launched a new online service called Tokyo Futari Story that aims to help people find relationships amid historically low marriage and birth rates. Japan's birth rate ... ( read original story ...)
3 Japanese Dividend Stocks Offering Up To 6.1% Yield
As Japan’s stock market exhibits mixed signals with the Nikkei 225 seeing modest gains amidst a strengthening yen and supportive service sector data, investors might find stability in dividend-paying ...
What Crypto Investors Should Know As Tokenization Comes For All Assets
Also worth noting is the estimated size of this opportunity; for all of the promise and reality of cryptoassets that marketplace remains much smaller when compared to TradFi assets and marketplaces.
U.S. Defenses Are Faltering, but Japan Can Help
America consolidated too much after the Cold War, making the alliance more important than ever. ( read original story ...)
‘I flip abandoned homes in rural Japan – people offer me houses for free’
When Paul Christie bought his house in rural Japan, locals were stunned. It had been derelict for almost two decades and the latest available record for the property was a mortgage from the 1920s. But ... ( read original story ...)