With just a few days left in the Japanese financial year, staff across Nomura’s empire came into last week finally confident of a decent bonus after a long stretch of belt-tightening. In February, …
Japan’s service sector contracts at slower pace – PMI
TOKYO, April 5 (Reuters) – Japan’s services sector activity extended declines in March as businesses struggled to fully shake off the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a private survey showed …
Japan just recorded its earliest cherry blossom bloom in 1,200 years. Scientists warn it’s a symptom of the larger climate crisis
(CNN)Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as “sakura” — white and pink flowers, bursting across cities and …
Japanese textbooks anger South Korea over ownership of islands
SEOUL, South Korea: A long-standing territorial controversy has ruffled South Korean-Japanese relations following the publishing of Japanese school textbooks. The Japanese textbooks refer to South …
Japan’s ruling party executive signals chance of extra budget to combat COVID-19 pain
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may need to compile a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year to combat the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a senior ruling party official was quoted as …
US, Japan, South Korea pledge co-operation in dealing with North Korea
Diplomats from three countries said they ‘shared their concerns’ about Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes The United States, Japan and South Korea have promised “concerted trilateral …
UPDATE 1-Japan PM says to expand emergency measures as needed amid fears of new strains
TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday that he would expand emergency measures as needed to contain a new wave of coronavirus infections, amid fears over …
Japan’s PM aims to calm China-Taiwan tension on US visit
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Sunday said Taiwan’s peace and stability is key to the region and that Japan will cooperate with the United States to calm rising tensions …
FDI dilemma for Sri Lanka
Recently the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, at a public forum, raised concerns about the import ban by Sri Lanka saying it would hamper trade relations. He was focusing in particular on vehicle …
First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami review — musical stories from Japan’s literary superstar
For fans of Haruki Murakami, who number in the millions and who read him in more than 50 languages, this short story collection will deliver a welcome sense of déjà vu. For new readers, First Person …