By Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s stance on monetary policy came under scrutiny on Tuesday when a lawmaker grilled her finance minister on whether …
Marking 15 years since the 2011 Japan earthquake
A look back at 60 Minutes’ reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.
Japan’s wholesale inflation cools, but oil shock from Iran war threatens rebound
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) – Japan’s wholesale inflation cooled for a third month in February as government fuel subsidies blunted rising commodity costs, but analysts warn the respite …
Taiwan Is Rapidly Moving Away From China
Taiwan seems to be following the same path as American, European, and Japanese business. For much the same reasons as these others, the island’s powerful business community has taken steps to …
World Baseball Classic odds: Team USA still favored over Japan, Dominican Republic
Odds for all non-eliminated teams to win the World Baseball Classic, which began last week.
China says Taiwan premier’s Japan visit ‘harbours evil designs’
BEIJING, March 9 (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai visited Japan “harbouring evil designs” to engage in “separatist provocations through petty manoeuvres” …
Japan Stock Fear Gauges Soar as Oil Spike Upends Bull Scenario
A gauge of fear in Japanese stock markets has surged to the highest level since the Covid crisis in 2020 as a sharp spike in oil prices dampens optimism about the country’s economic outlook and …
Japan prepares for deployment of its first home-developed long-range missile
Japan started deploying its first batch of domestically-developed long-range missile, with their launchers arriving at a southwestern Japanese army camp Monday as the country accelerates its …
Shohei Ohtani, Japan survive WBC upset bid from Australia
Australia’s attempt at a massive upset at the WBC came up short, thanks in large part to Masataka Yoshida’s two-run home run in the seventh inning.
Japan rallies to beat Australia 4-3 behind Masataka Yoshida home run; Taiwan tops South Korea
Defending champion Japan rallied from 1-0 down to beat Australia 4-3 on Sunday behind a seventh-inning, two-run homer with two out by Masataka Yoshida in the World Baseball Classic.