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 banking regulator sees no big impact from BOJ shift for now
By Makiko Yamazaki and Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s latest policy shift would not have a major impact on Japanese banks unless there are sudden spikes in domestic…
Japan asks X to take down fake account of top FX diplomat as yen weakens
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) warned on Thursday of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the…
Japan ministers say BOJ’s move wasn’t shift in monetary easing
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan’s Friday decision to make its yield curve control (YCC) more flexible was not deemed a shift in its monetary easing stance, Japan’s government…
Japan set for largest ever minimum wage hike after panel proposal
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese government panel recommended on Friday that the national average minimum wage be raised by 41 yen ($0.29) an hour to 1,002 yen, the biggest hike ever in…
Marketmind: Bank of Japan sets the stage for higher yields
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan The Bank of Japan decided to bend its long-running yield control policy on Friday, just days after the…
Marketmind: Over to you, Bank of Japan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Stephen Culp, financial markets columnist. Could this be a landmark day for the Bank of Japan? Asian markets…
Biden to host Camp David summit with Japan and South Korea next month -US congressman
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to host the leaders of Japan and South Korea in a trilateral summit at Camp David next month, the co-chair…
Japan to maintain accommodative policy – govt official quotes BOJ’s Ueda
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will maintain accommodative monetary conditions for companies, Governor Kazuo Ueda was quoted as saying at a key government meeting on Wednesday. While dollar/yen moves…
Japan says sees pick up in business sentiment for the first time in 7 months
TOKYO (Reuters) – Business sentiment in Japan is picking up in July on easing supply constraints and the removal of COVID-19 curbs, the first such uptick this year, a report by the…
China, Russia conclude drills as US, South Korea, Japan deepen security ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Russia on Sunday wrapped up an air and naval exercise in the Sea of Japan aimed at “safeguarding” the security of waterways, the Chinese defence ministry said.…
Analysis-As Japan aligns with U.S. chip curbs on China, some in Tokyo feel uneasy
By Tim Kelly, Karen Freifeld and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japan’s imposition of export controls on chip making tools to align with a U.S. policy restricting China’s ability to produce…
China warns Japan on NATO, hopes it refrains from undermining trust in region
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Monday that NATO’s plan to expand into the Asia-Pacific violates U.N. rules and hoped Japan, in its interaction with NATO, would refrain…
Nidec’s acquisitive CEO hails new Japan rules aimed at making takeovers easier
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – New Japanese guidelines to promote more mergers and acquisitions and remove a long-held stigma around unsolicited bids will be a boon for the world’s top maker…
Marketmind: Markets shrug off upbeat news from Japan and China
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Sonali Desai Japan’s June inflation data hopped onto a widening trend for price pressures to start showing signs of peaking,…
US, South Korea, Japan to hold summit in August -Yoon’s office
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with the leaders of Japan and South Korea in August in the United States, South Korea’s presidential office said on Thursday. Biden had…
Japan Inc seen struggling to boost female executive ranks – Reuters poll
By Sam Nussey and Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) – An overwhelming majority of Japanese firms think it would be difficult or impossible to fill at least 30% of executive positions with women…
Japan companies less confident about business conditions – Reuters Tankan
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Confidence at big Japanese manufacturers fell in July for the first time in six months, the Reuters Tankan survey showed on Wednesday, in a sign of…
MUFG, Morgan Stanley to deepen alliance, merge some Japan operations
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Morgan Stanley said on Tuesday they will deepen their 15-year old alliance by combining some operations at their Japanese brokerage…
China, Russia to start joint air and sea drill in Sea of Japan
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese naval flotilla set off on Sunday to join Russian naval and air forces in the Sea of Japan in an exercise aimed at…
US, South Korea, Japan hold missile defence drill after North’s ICBM launch
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S., South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defence exercise on Sunday to counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats, the South’s navy said, days…
Japan and NATO agree on new partnership programme at NATO Vilnius summit
By Sakura Murakami and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he welcomed that Japan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) had agreed on a…
Japan households’ inflation expectations rise, keep pressure on BOJ
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese households’ inflation expectations rose in the three months to June, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, adding to growing signs that conditions for phasing…
US, Japan, South Korea hold rare military meeting as North Korea launches missile
By Idrees Ali CAMP SMITH, Hawaii (Reuters) – The United States’ top general met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts for a rare trilateral meeting in Hawaii on Tuesday, as North Korea…
Startup e-commerce platform Temu expands to Japan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ultra low-cost e-commerce platform Temu, owned by PDD Holdings, has started selling to Japan, marking its first foray into the Asian market. The marketplace, the sister site of Chinese…
Tesla cuts prices in Japan for Model 3 and Y
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc cut prices in Japan of its Model 3 and Y electric vehicles by low single-digit percentages from the start of this month, it said on Tuesday. The…
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