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…
U.S., South Korea, Japan agree to accelerate missile tracking cooperation
SEOUL (Reuters) – Defence chiefs from the U.S., South Korea and Japan on Thursday jointly condemned North Korea’s recent test of missiles and agreed to accelerate missile tracking cooperation, South Korea’s Ministry…
Japan household spending suffers biggest drop in 2-1/2 years; outlook not as gloomy
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese household spending suffered its biggest drop in nearly 2-1/2 years squeezed by rising prices, although volatility in some items meant the outlook might not be as gloomy as…
Japan Aug service activity growth fastest in 3 months – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service sector activity expanded at its quickest pace in three months in August, underpinned by robust consumer spending as inbound tourism regained momentum, a private-sector survey showed on…
Japan to allocate $140 million more to help fisheries after China’s import ban
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday the government would allocate an additional 20.7 billion yen ($141.41 million) to support the fisheries industry after China’s total import ban…
China’s economic woes may be behind Japan backlash -Suntory CEO
By Mayu Sakoda and Yukiko Toyoda TOKYO (Reuters) – China’s economy is in a “extremely difficult” situation, which may be contributing to a rising backlash against Japan over the release of treated…
Japan releases new M&A guidelines to promote takeovers, consolidation
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government on Thursday released new guidelines to promote more mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the world’s third-largest economy as it hopes to spur consolidation in industry and…
Row with China over Fukushima release could shave 0.2% off Japan GDP -Daiwa
TOKYO (Reuters) – A row with China over Tokyo’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant could shave 0.2% off Japan’s real gross domestic product (GDP), estimates…
Japan makes record defence spending request amid tension with China
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s defence ministry made a record spending request on Thursday of 7.7 trillion yen ($52.67 billion), for fiscal 2024, the latest step of a plan to…
Japan has no plans to boost funds to ease reputation damage from Fukushima water release
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s industry minister said on Wednesday the government had no plan to substantially boost funds aimed at helping the fishing industry hit by reputation damage from the release of…
Japan regulator to monitor potential BOJ impact on regional banks
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s financial regulator will closely monitor how central bank policy impacts regional banks, as the world’s third-largest economy approaches the normalisation of its monetary settings after…
Japan at ‘inflection point’ in 25-year battle with deflation – govt
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may be at an inflection point in its 25-year battle with deflation as price and wage rises show signs of broadening, the government said on…
Japan improves view on exports for first time in three months
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s exports have been “picking up recently”, the government said in its latest monthly economic assessment, its first upward revision since May as easing supply issues boosted auto shipments…
S.Korea police arrest 16 Fukushima protesters targeting Japan embassy
By Hongji Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean police arrested 16 people on Thursday for entering a building housing the Japanese embassy in Seoul, carrying off and bundling some into a bus after…
Column-China, Japan share of U.S. bond market shrinks to record low: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – What if Japan or China intervened in the foreign exchange market to sell dollars and support their currencies and liquidated U.S. Treasuries in the process…
Japan, South Korea criticise North Korea satellite launch plan
By Elaine Lies and Hyonhee Shin TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea told Japan on Tuesday that it would launch a satellite between Aug. 24-31, its second such attempt this year, prompting criticism from…
Japan to raise FY2024/25 assumed interest rate after BOJ policy tweak -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Finance will raise its assumed long-term interest rate to 1.5% for the fiscal 2024/25 year from a record-low 1.1% this fiscal year, Kyodo news agency reported…
South Korea will cooperate more with US, Japan if North’s threats continue
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan will grow stronger if North Korea’s threats increase. He made the remark…
US summit with South Korea, Japan, will seek to lock-in progress -US official
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. summit with Japan and South Korea on Friday will include an ambitious set of initiatives to lock in progress between the…
Exclusive-US, S. Korea, Japan to launch new defense steps at Camp David -officials
By Trevor Hunnicutt, David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, Japan and South Korea will launch a series of joint initiatives on technology and defense when the countries’…
Blinken to meet Japan, S.Korea foreign ministers virtually on Monday
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a virtual meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday, the U.S. State…
Japan ex-PM Aso’s ‘fight for Taiwan’ remark in line with official view, lawmaker says
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso’s remark on Tuesday that his country must show “the resolve to fight” to defend Taiwan from attack was in line…
Pentagon confident on sharing intelligence with Japan despite China hacking report
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) -The Pentagon said on Tuesday it was confident about sharing intelligence with Japan, despite a U.S. news report saying Chinese military hackers gained access to Japan’s most sensitive defense networks.…
Australian $100 billion pension fund says active in Japan, neutral on China
By Lewis Jackson and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s third largest pension fund will stay active in Japanese markets in the coming months and is neutral about China despite growing investor…
Australia’s Woodside to sell 10% stake in Scarborough to LNG Japan for $500 million
By Himanshi Akhand (Reuters) -Woodside Energy Group said on Tuesday it had entered a deal with LNG Japan to sell a 10% participating interest in its $12 billion Scarborough liquefied natural gas…
Japan yields follow U.S. peers lower as 30-year auction looms
By Kevin Buckland and Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese government bond yields fell from multi-month highs on Monday, mirroring a sharp retreat in their U.S. peers at the end of last…
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