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…
Japan to seek U.S. flexibility on EV purchase incentives, Kyodo reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will ask the United States to be more flexible on electric vehicle (EV) purchase incentives for non-American carmakers, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday, citing unidentified government sources. The…
Japan stimulus package to likely to total $170 billion, Kyodo says
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will likely spend 25.1 trillion yen ($170 billion) in its upcoming economic stimulus package, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. Including municipal government expenditures and corporate spending,…
Japan Industrial Partners-led group likely to miss lending deadline for Toshiba buyout -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) -The preferred bidder to buy out Toshiba Corp, a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), is likely to miss the deadline to secure bank loans for…
Japan ruling party indicates stimulus to total around $174 billion -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese ruling party secretary general Toshimitsu Motegi indicated on Monday that a planned economic spending package aimed at cushioning the blow from rising living costs will total around 26…
MOF’s Suzuki: Japan will act resolutely on forex volatility – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – There are no changes to Japan’s position that it will act resolutely in case of volatility in the currency market, the Kyodo news agency quoted Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi…
Japan govt, automakers to discuss industry’s future as early as October -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said he hopes to hold a meeting by the government and the heads of automakers to talk about the future of the automobile industry…
Japan, U.S. eyeing summit around Sept 20 on China, North Korea issues – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the United States are working on arranging a summit between Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Joe Biden in New York around Sept. 20 to discuss security…
U.S. House speaker Pelosi looks to visit Japan in August – Kyodo
(Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Japan in August, Kyodo reported on Wednesday, citing sources. (Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru)…
Japan weighs ban on exports of luxury cars to Russia -Kyodo
TOKYO – Japan is considering banning exports of luxury cars to Russia, perhaps as soon as next week, as it toughens sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, the Kyodo news…
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