There is not yet an expected timeline of completion for phase 2. Source: www.boj.or.jp Finance Magnates previously reported that the Bank of Japan first indiciated its interest in a CBDC in July of …
Japan and Germany to hold first ‘2 plus 2’ dialogue talks in April – Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) – The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and Germany are looking to hold a “2 plus 2” dialogue online in mid-April, the daily Yomiuri reported on Monday. The “2 plus 2” talks …
World Business Watch: Japan household spending dropped 6.6% for third month
Japan’s household spending fell 6.6% in February from a year earlier, down for the third straight month under the country’s second state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan’s powerful patriarchy often sidelines women. Fixing that won’t be easy
For decades, gaffe-prone men in positions of power have caused embarrassment and sparked outrage among younger generations and women in patriarchal Japan, which is ranked 120 out of 156 countries in …
China cautions Japan ahead of US-Japan summit
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has cautioned Japan against teaming up with the U.S. to counter China, ahead of a U.S.-Japan summit next week. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his …
Japan to review release of contaminated nuclear power plant water into ocean: FNN
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will hold a ministerial meeting as early as next week to start discussions on the release of contaminated Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power …
Coronavirus live news: Indian states call for people under 45 to be eligible for vaccine; cases rising in Japan
Possible fourth wave in Japan; North Korea pulls out of Games to ‘protect athletes’; Indian states seek widening of vaccinations …
Splitit Now Available on the Google Store in Japan
Splitit Payments Limited (“Splitit” or the “Company”) (ASX:SPT), a global payment solutions provider, announces that it is empowering Japanese customers to use installment plans to make purchases from …
Japan real wages eke out first rise in a year as COVID-19 hits prices
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s real wages rose for the first time in a year in February, the government said on Tuesday, largely due to prices weakening as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on …
Can Japan innovate its way out of a climate and energy crisis?
The children who cheered on the Kyoto protocol are almost 30 years old today, but Japan, like most of the developed nations who signed up to it, is still struggling to cut its emissions of greenhouse …