Takaichi pledges support for the ICC and its Japanese president
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday vowed to continue to back the International Criminal Court and its president,…
Tax cut to bring ¥36,000 benefit per citizen, Takaichi says
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that the planned consumption tax cut for food is expected to reduce…
Takaichi says economy doesn’t need reflationary policy
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan no longer needs policy to stimulate inflation as the economy isn’t in…
Japan wants a pharma boom. It needs a new strategy.
Japan wants pharmaceuticals and advanced medicine to drive its next phase of economic growth. But achieving that goal…
Japan growth minister says economy has exited reflationary phase
Japan no longer needs a reflationary policy of aggressive monetary easing and nimble fiscal spending, according to Growth…
Yen’s changing fortunes might finally be spooking the bears
LONDON/SINGAPORE/TOKYO – Just six weeks after hitting a four-decade low against the dollar, the tide appears to be…
Japan’s ex-defense chief urges Takaichi to act tougher against US sanctions on ICC
TOKYO (AP) — A former Japanese defense minister on Friday described a U.S. decision to sanction the International…
A Mayor’s Quest To Bring Pandas From China To Hawaiʻi
When Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi decided he wanted pandas at the Honolulu Zoo, he approached the Chinese Consulate-General…
Japan’s decline goes deeper than a falling yen
As the Japanese yen faces a rapid decline, the US last week stepped in to save the day.…
Kishida sees growth strategy as game changer for yen
Joint U.S.-Japan intervention has supported the yen for now, but isn’t a game-changer for the currency or the…
Japan trims economic outlook as elevated oil prices weigh on growth
Japan has lowered its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year, reflecting expectations that higher oil prices…
Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them
Japan has found a new export industry and it doesn’t come off an assembly line. It arrives by…