A former Tokyo Olympics official arrested on bribery charges was granted bail on Monday, public broadcaster NHK reported. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo park’s homeless wonder where to go after eviction, removal of belongings
TOKYO -- As it gets colder by the day, homeless residents in Japan's capital are facing a harsh winter. The Mainichi Shimbun spoke to one of them who was living in a Shibuya park before the ward ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks gain as resource shares rise on high oil prices
Tokyo stocks gained Monday, supported by strong resource shares on the back of higher oil prices as investors hunted for bargains ami ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida to replace embattled reconstruction minister Akiba – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) -Amid low approval ratings, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace a government minister for the fourth time since he created his current cabinet in August, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan insurers in talks with reinsurers to resume coverage in Russian waters
Three Japanese insurance companies that are set to halt marine coverage of risks related to the war in Ukraine starting next month are in talks with reinsurers to resume those operations, they said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida Set to Replace Fourth Minister in Two Months
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to replace the fourth minister since October from his cabinet, in an effort to reverse falling approval rates as his government seeks to push a record budget through parliament. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda dismisses near-term chance of exiting easy policy
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a near-term exit from ultra-loose monetary policy but voiced hope that intensifying labour shortages will prod firms to raise wages. Kuro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 10-year bond yields rise after BOJ Governor Kuroda comments
Japanese 10-year government bond yields rose on Monday after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated that the decision to widen the allowance band around its yield target was "absolutely not ... ( read original story ...)
More Japanese companies to expand in S’pore, rising wages the top business concern: Survey
SINGAPORE - More than 90 per cent of Japanese companies in Singapore will maintain their present operations or have plans to expand their operations in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Questions remain over effectiveness of Japan’s carbon pricing policy
The Japanese government has decided to introduce a new policy to tackle global warming: carbon pricing. It's a decarbonization effort by asking compan ...
Final version of film on ex-PM Abe’s suspected assassin opens to early queue in Nagoya
People lined up here on the weekend for the first screening of the completed version of a film depicting Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect arres ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Celtic on the verge of signing league’s best player after five-word Postecoglou comment
Celtic appear to be closing in on signing Yokohama F. Marinos ace Tomoki Iwata with a January deal now expected. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida to Replace Reconstruction Minister Akiba – NHK
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba with former financial services agency minister Tatsuya Ito, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. Akiba would be the fourth minister to be let go from the cabinet of Kishida, ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda dismisses near-term chance of exiting easy policy
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday brushed aside the chance of a near-term exit from ultra-loose monetary policy but voiced hope that intensifying labor shortages will prod firms to raise wages. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s LNG Buyers Check How Insurance Halt Will Affect Supplies
Japan’s buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas are assessing how imminent changes to shipping insurance — triggered by the ongoing war in Ukraine — will affect supplies from the key Sakhalin-2 project in Russia’s Far East. ( read original story ...)
China carries out military exercises near Taiwan and Japan, sending 47 aircraft across Taiwan Strait in ‘strike drill’
China sent 47 aircraft across the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, its largest incursion into Taiwan's air defense zone in recent months, as Beijing steps-up efforts to normalize aggressive military operations around the self-ruled island. ( read original story ...)