Japan’s largest four life insurers plan to reduce or stay flat in JGBs, based on their fiscal-year investment plans, Barclays’ Japan FX and Rates Strategy team said.
Japan policy chief warns of Trump tariff impact on Asian security
The policy chief of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider his plans for reciprocal tariffs, saying they could negatively impact …
A man airlifted from Japan’s Mount Fuji returns to the slope days later and is rescued again
Police in Japan say that climber who was airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days …
India’s Shriram Finance mulling yen-denominated fundraise to diversify borrowing, CEO says
By Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian non-banking finance company Shriram Finance is mulling raising funds denominated in Japanese yen to diversify its borrowing profile, with talks still in …
Japan’s JERA annual profit halves on weaker overseas business
JERA, Japan’s biggest power generator, said annual net profit halved, hurt in part by a weaker performance from its overseas power generation and renewable energy business.
Japan’s JERA may consider Alaska as LNG supply option, exec says
JERA, Japan’s top power generator, may consider Alaska as a potential source of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply, an executive said on Monday, as Japanese officials are heading to the United States …
TikTok to enter online shopping business in Japan to expand outside US
TikTok is trying to grow its business outside the US, where it is still waiting for a final deal that will allow it to continue operating …
Japan, Vietnam pledge to support free trade as PM Ishiba visits Hanoi
Japan and Vietnam agreed to boost bilateral trade and uphold global rules on the free flow of goods as Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi while both countries engage …
Why Japan’s birth rate is falling and what the country’s doing to try and reverse the population decline
Japan’s population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country’s economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.
Japan’s population is shrinking. Here’s what it means – and what some are doing about it.
Japan’s falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of Japanese women hold jobs than their American counterparts.