Japan’s top banks weigh how to raise dollars for promised US investments
Finance Private sector officials ask government, BOJ for help in securing foreign exchange Japan’s major banks are looking…
Why Japan’s Takaichi has stepped back from BOJ rate hike debate
Comment Prime minister faces pressure from markets, US on inflation and yen Comments from BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda…
Japan’s local banks flee China for Singapore, India as supply chains shift
Finance China branch numbers fall 20% in 5 years while big banks also see loan slump Bank of…
Japan’s industrial production and retail sales improve despite Iran war
Economy Unemployment declines to 2.5% as population falls to 123 million Industrial output in Japan rose in April,…
Japan’s extra budget won’t add deficit-covering bonds, Takaichi says
Politics Funds will provide relief from higher gas and energy prices stemming from Iran war Japan’s supplementary budget…
The shrinking, monochrome future of Japan’s war-ravaged food industry
Food & Beverage Potato chips face crunch, ketchup turns transparent as raw material costs rise Kagome is switching…
Japan’s Kioxia forecasts 48-fold quarterly profit jump on AI demand
Semiconductors Chip supplier says ‘strength of the flash memory market is expected to continue’ Kioxia has been increasing…
Japan’s startup ambitions collide with harassment concerns
Startups Survey finds 32% of entrepreneurs have suffered some form of harassment An event for female entrepreneurs in…
Japan’s naphtha supply can last beyond 2026, Takaichi says
Commodities Local refining, alternative imports boost inventories, but chemical shortages persist Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with…
Japan’s Sompo Care to recruit Indian caregivers for rival firms
Japan immigration Nursing company to acquire 20% stake in Winz Plus to help fill labor-starved market Caregivers from…
Former BOJ Gov. Kuroda says Japan’s yen-driven deflation ‘completely over’
Interview Loose fiscal policy could disrupt ‘well-balanced’ economy, ex-central bank chief warns As governor of the Bank of…
Japan’s strategic oil reserve faces biggest stress test in years
Iran tensions Gasoline subsidy drives demand amid concerns about energy supplies The Kikuma national petroleum-stockpiling base in Imabari,…