Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday defended the central bank's decision to widen the trading band in its yield curve control program.
Ski jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi gets season’s 1st win on home snow
Struggling Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi picked up his much-awaited first World Cup victory of the season Friday in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)
Japan refiles request to list divisive gold mine on UNESCO
Japan has formally resubmitted documents seeking to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a controversial former gold mine that has added to diplomatic frictions with South Korea over Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
CMA CGM deploys two 15,000-TEU Vessels, the largest containerships to call Japan on a regular service
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 ...)
Factbox: FACTBOX The many companies in Digital Currency Group’s crypto empire
U.S. crypto company Digital Currency Group (DCG) is at the center of the industry's latest meltdown after one of its companies, Genesis, froze customer withdrawals in November.
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on yen’s retreat, U.S. futures’ rise
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index bounced back Friday, as investor sentiment was lifted by the yen's retreat and U.S. futures turning higher, despite Wall Street's overnight slide. The 225-issue ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on U.S. futures gains, weak yen
Japan's Nikkei share average reversed its early losses to end higher on Friday, as sentiment was boosted by higher U.S. futures after Wall Street losses overnight and a weaker yen. The Nikkei ended ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.56%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Retail and Fishery sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.56%. The best performers of ...
Asia-Pacific markets rise as Japan’s inflation data reaches highest since 1981
This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Markets in the Asia-Pacific traded higher on Friday as investors digested Japan's inflation data. The nationwide core consumer price index rose ...
Why Bank Of Japan Needs A Female Leader
Yuri Okina tops shortlists of potential female candidates to replace Haruhiko Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor. Over the next few weeks, Tokyo financial circles will buzz with intrigue over who’s ...
Tokyo core inflation likely double BOJ’s 2% target in January: Reuters Poll
Inflation data in the world's third-largest economy has received unusual attention amid market expectations of a shift in the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) ultra-easy monetary policy. The core consumer price ...
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 ...)