When AUKUS was formed in September 2021, it was with the initial limited goal of equipping Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. But with that program underway and the AUKUS countries planning …
Bank of Japan sticks to its dovish stance as the rest of the world takes on jumbo hikes
The central bank also said it would purchase necessary amounts of Japanese government bonds at a fixed rate in order to keep 10-year JGB yields at 0%.
Japan’s JERA to book $751 mln loss related to fire at Freeport LNG in FY22/23
JERA, Japan’s biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), said on Friday it plans to book a 110 billion yen ($751 million) loss related to a fire at U.S. Freeport LNG, mostly due to higher …
North Korea set to conduct nuclear test anytime, U.S. and South Korea say
U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials are bracing for what would be Pyongyang’s first nuclear test in years, amid already heightened global tensions.
Japan in late-stage talks with U.S. for Tomahawk purchase -Yomiuri
Japan is in the final stages of negotiations with Washington to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, the Yomiuri daily reported on Friday, citing multiple unnamed Japanese government sources. …
Anderson Silva not done in MMA, wants retirement fight in Japan: ‘I need to give back to Japan everything Japan gave to me’
Silva takes on YouTube star Jake Paul in an eight-round professional bout that’s attracted the attention of many across the combat sports world. Although boxing is currently Silva’s priority, the …
Japan to unveil $200 billion spending package to ease inflation pain – sources
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks at a news conference after Japan intervened in the currency market for the first time since 1998 to shore up the battered yen in Tokyo, Japa …
Japan to keep ultra-low interest rates, defy global tightening trend
The Bank of Japan is set to keep ultra-low interest rates on Friday and remind markets it will remain a dovish outlier among a wave of central banks tightening monetary policy, as global recession …
South Korea to take part in Japanese naval fleet review
South Korea will take part in Japan’s naval fleet review next month, South Korea said on Thursday, despite objections to Japan’s use of its “Rising Sun” flag, as South Korea seeks to mend ties with …
Seoul says allies agree ‘unparalleled’ response needed to a North Korea nuclear test
South Korea said on in Wednesday it had agreed with the United States and Japan that a resumption of nuclear testing by North Korea would have to be met with an ‘unparalleled’ response.