Aware of inflation impact via household voices - BBG JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTER SUZUKI: FOLLOWING THE G7 CURRENCY AGREEMENT, JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT WILL RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO EXCHANGE RATES. JAPAN'S ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Leader Ramps Up Drive to Counter China in Southeast Asia
After persuading a few traditional friends of Moscow to chastise Russia over its war in Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will now try to bring others in Asia aboard to balance a more ... ( read original story ...)
WA Day Festival: Police call for witnesses after violent brawls erupts during Birds of Tokyo set at Burswood
Police are calling for witnesses to come forward after a violent brawl broke out at the WA Day Festival. The fight at Burswood Park on Monday erupted during the Birds of Tokyo concert and resulted in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower after ECB decides on July rate hike
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Friday, weighed down by concern over the outlook for European economies after the European Central Bank decided to conduct in July its first interest rate hike in 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s edict throws tourism reopening into chaos and confusion
Japan’s new travel guidelines restrict entry to escorted visitors only. The rules have sparked chaos and confusion just as Asia’s largest advanced economy seeks to resuscitate its $36bn tourism market ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Japan reopens to tourists – but with strict rules
"This will be my first time in Japan and also my first time in Asia. I am looking forward to it. I have been watching [Japanese reality TV show] Terrace House to learn some phrases," she said. She is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida to send China a warning on Taiwan at Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue, analysts say
The Japanese PM is expected to draw parallels at the Singapore forum between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's increasingly assertive behaviour in Asia His planned attendance at a Nato summit ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Businesses pin hopes on foreign tourists as Japan set to reopen border
Japan's businesses are pinning hopes on an inbound tourism recovery as the country resumed the process of accepting foreign tourists for the first time since suspending it more than two years ago due ... ( read original story ...)
It’s a doll’s life: Putin effigies nailed to sacred trees in Japan
Across the world, Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked anger, denunciation and sanctions. In Japan, though, the Russian leader faces punishment of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s May wholesale price rise slows as fuel spike moderates
Japan's wholesale prices rose 9.1% in May from a year earlier, slowing from the previous month's increase as the recent spike in fuel costs moderated, data showed on Friday. But the yen-based import ... ( read original story ...)
What Naomi Osaka Has Said About Mental Health
Professional athletes in any area of sport face challenges few others deal with -- in terms of talent, discipline. There is also an emotional component. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Banana and Winnie the Pooh crossover confections are cutest Tokyo souvenirs
Souvenirs, or omiyage, are a big deal in Japan, and every area has their own specialties and famous treats that can be easily picked up in gift shops, train stations, and airports. For Tokyo, their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reopens to foreign tourists as COVID worries wane
Japan reopened to foreign tourists on Friday, taking the first step toward increasing inbound tourism to help turn around its economy ... ( read original story ...)
The last Japanese American farm on the Peninsula will not longer turn a profit, but that’s by design
Plans are to turn the historic, commercial Hatano Farm over to Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy for use as a native plant farm. ( read original story ...)
Canadian diver Caeli McKay found her strength during, after Tokyo Olympics
Caeli McKay doesn't call herself a whimp anymore because she knows she's not. The Canadian diver has discovered in herself a battler who can compete in pain at the highest levels of her sport. The ... ( read original story ...)
A Tokyo train company moves to become net-carbon neutral
Last month, one railway network in Tokyo switched its entire network to electricity derived from renewable energy. It’s the first time a railway has become entirely net-carbon neutral. ( read original story ...)