Two former investment executives from Japan have pleaded guilty in Las Vegas to wire fraud in what prosecutors have called a $1.5 billion international Ponzi scheme with 10,000 victims in the U.S. and …
US, Japan Hold Strategic Talks After New Troop Deal
The meeting between the U.S. and Japanese foreign and defense ministers comes as tensions are rising between both allies and China.
Japan Nov household spending falls 1.3% year/year
TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Japanese household spending fell 1.3% in November from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, compared with economists’ median estimate of a 1.6% gain.
Japan asks U.S. troops to stay on their bases after particularly strong COVID surges in those areas
American forces have been criticized due to a spike in cases in areas where they’re based in large numbers, including Okinawa and Iwakuni, both in southern Japan.
Australia and Japan join forces with security pact in signal to Beijing
The leaders of Australia and Japan signed a defence agreement that will allow their armed forces to operate side by side in one another’s territory in the lates …
Japan Wants U.S. Bases to Restrict Troops as Military COVID Cases Explode
American military bases in Japan, especially in Okinawa, have reported a record spike in COVID cases in recent weeks.
Japan PM Kishida: will decide on quasi-emergency declaration for parts of Japan on Friday
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that a decision will be made on whether to declare a state of quasi-emergency in parts of Japan, including the island prefecture of Okinawa, on …
Economic Buzz: Japan Service Sector PMI Indicates Moderate Expansion In Business Activity In December
The Japanese service sector witnessed a softer expansion at the end of 2021. Both the activity and new orders indices signalled softer, yet still moderate rates of growth in December, as businesses …
Economic Buzz: Japan Service Sector PMI Indicates Moderate Expansion In Business Activity In December
The Japanese service sector witnessed a softer expansion at the end of 2021. Both the activity and new orders indices signalled softer, yet still moderate rates of growth in December, as businesses …
Australia, Japan Sign Defense Pact as China Concerns Loom
The leaders of Japan and Australia have signed a “landmark” defense agreement that allows closer cooperation between their militaries and stands as a rebuke to China’s growing assertiveness in the …