Leading Japan lawmaker seeks Trump meeting during New York visit, NHK reports
By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – A senior figure in Japan’s ruling party will travel to New York next week and is seeking a meeting with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, according…
Japan to double budget reserves for earthquake relief – PM Kishida
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government plans to double budget reserves to 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) for earthquake relief in the next fiscal year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday. Kishida…
Navy Soldier Jailed By Japan Released After Nearly 18 Months
Navy Soldier Jailed By Japan Released After Nearly 18 Months Mary Lou Masters on January 12, 2024 A Navy soldier who was imprisoned by Japan after being involved in a fatal car…
Foreign flows into Japan stocks topped 6 trln yen in 2023
(Reuters) – Foreign investors made hefty investments in Japanese stocks in 2023, buoyed by optimism around corporate governance reforms and a weaker yen against the dollar. Japanese stocks accumulated about 6.3 trillion…
Japan Dec CPI likely hit 18-month low, fuelling steady view on BOJ: Reuters poll
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s consumer inflation rate likely decelerated in December for a second month in a row to hit the lowest in 1-1/2 years, thanks to smaller increases…
Marketmind- Nikkei rally is no flash in Japan
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. South Korea delivers its latest interest rate decision on Thursday with the main focus being policymakers’ signal as…
Marketmind: Japan shines as Wall St eyes CPI, bitcoin swings
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Roaring Japanese stocks at 21st century highs shone in an otherwise subdued day for world markets, with Wall…
Japan to double budget reserves for FY24/25 to respond to earthquake reconstruction – Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is considering doubling budget reserves to 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) for the new fiscal year starting April to cover the cost of earthquake reconstruction, the Asahi…
China likely dethroned Japan as world’s top auto exporter in 2023: China group
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China is estimated to have overtaken Japan as the world’s largest auto exporter in 2023, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Tuesday, as BYD, Chery and other domestic…
Japan Nov household spending falls 2.9% year/year
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese household spending in November fell 2.9% from a year earlier, down for nine months in a row, government data showed on Tuesday. That was worse than the median…
Japan urges early signing of debt MoU between Sri Lanka and creditors
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Japan restated the importance for early completion of signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sri Lanka and creditor nations on debt restructuring, after an agreement was…
Toyota Motor: to restart vehicle plants in Japan from Monday
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor said it would restart its Japanese vehicle plants on Monday but, given the impact of the New Year’s Day earthquake, would decide separately about operations from Jan.…
Japan service activity expands in Dec, led by strong new business – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s December service activity expanded at a faster pace from the previous month thanks to strong demand and a lift in confidence even though the overall growth rate was…
How Japan Airlines crew led 367 passengers to safety from a burning plane
By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – From the moment a Japan Airlines passenger jet collided with a smaller plane on a runway in Tokyo on Tuesday, it took crew 18 minutes to…
Japan corporate service inflation steady in November
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s business-to-business service inflation was steady at 2.3% in November, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting companies were gradually passing on rising labour costs amid prospects for sustained wage gains.…
Japan November jobless rate flat at 2.5%
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate was unchanged at 2.5% in November from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate matched economists’ median forecast of 2.5%…
Japan automakers to invest $4.3 billion in Thailand over 5 years -Thai govt
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Major Japanese auto manufacturers will invest 150 billion baht ($4.34 billion) in Thailand over the next five years, a Thai government spokesperson said on Monday, supporting the Southeast Asian…
Japan prepares for missile shipments after easing arms export restrictions
By Sakura Murakami (Reuters) -Japan said on Friday it would prepare to ship Patriot air defence missiles to the United States after revising its arms export guidelines earlier that day, in the…
Japan banks scramble to beef up asset management business amid govt reform push
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government’s reform push for the country’s $5 trillion asset management industry has sparked a series of action plans from top Japanese banking…
Japan Nov industrial output seen swinging back to contraction: Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industrial output in November likely swung back to contraction for the first time in three months, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday, dented by sluggish demand…
Marketmind: Eyes on Japan CPI, U.S. soft landing hopes grow
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Investors seem more confident than ever that the U.S. economy is gliding towards the hallowed ‘soft landing’, which…
Japan government lifts economic growth estimates
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government on Thursday slightly raised its economic growth projections for this fiscal year from its previous estimates, as external demand is likely to more than offset weak domestic…
US, S.Korea, Japan condemn N.Korea’s ballistic missile launches; urge dialogue
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top diplomats of the United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday condemned North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches and urged Pyongyang to engage in…
Japan aims to trim budget for first time in 12 years, 2024-25 draft shows
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s government aims to reduce its budget next fiscal year for the first time in 12 years, highlighting concerns over the massive public debt…
US Looks To Japan To Backfill Supply Of Advanced Air Defense System For Ukraine
US Looks To Japan To Backfill Supply Of Advanced Air Defense System For Ukraine Micaela Burrow on December 19, 2023 The U.S. may soon be able to import missiles for the Patriot…
Japan ups assessment on business mood, holds to view of overall economy
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government upgraded its view on business sentiment for the first time in two months in December as a central bank survey showed broad recovery in the corporate mood…
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