Foreign investors ended a three-week trend of selling Japanese bonds by purchasing long-term securities, although analysts suggest the rebound could be fleeting amid ongoing market uncertainties. They …
India Poised to Reach $4 Trillion Economic Milestone in FY25: Sanyal
India will be a USD 4 trillion economy in 2024-25 and surpass Japan by early next fiscal to become the worlds fourth largest economy, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister EAC-PM member …
China must learn from Japan’s ‘lost decades’
The consequences of the world’s second-largest economy being sucked into a deflationary spiral would be severe
Japan’s value push will turn into a shove
Shareholder meetings in Japan are usually dull affairs. But when companies hold their annual gatherings next month investors around the world will be paying closer attention than usual. The outcomes …
Japan’s Biggest Insurer Moves Deeper into Foreign Credit Despite Higher Domestic Yields
Nippon Life Insurance, the largest insurer in Japan by asset size, is planning to invest more in foreign credit markets, looking to diversify its portfolio even as key domestic yields hover at decade …
Japan’s Biggest Insurer Moves Deeper into Foreign Credit Despite Higher Domestic Yields
Nippon Life Insurance, the largest insurer in Japan by asset size, is planning to invest more in foreign credit markets, looking to diversify its portfolio even as key domestic yields hover at decade …
JT International Bangladesh unveils ‘Blossoms of Existence’ art exhibition
JT International Bangladesh (JTIB) unveiled the exhibition “Blossoms of Existence,” celebrating the longstanding cultural connection between Japan and Bangladesh. The curated exhibition consisted of …
Thailand investigates after 81-year-old tourist abandoned by moto-taxi driver
Police in Thailand’s Chonburi Province are investigating claims of an 81-year-old Israeli tourist who said he was abandoned and had his phone robbed by a motorcycle taxi driver.The incident caught the attention of police after Albert Mahlev was found sitting alone at a store by the side of Sukhumvit Road in the Sattahip District on Monday, Pattaya News reported.He hired a motorcycle taxi from Soi Buakhao in Pattaya, and the driver carried him to an intersection on Sukhumvit Road in Sattahip.There, the driver allegedly abandoned him and stole his mobile phone, the elderly man told the police, Pattaya Mail reported.Due to language barriers, he sat at the roadside store waiting for assistance.Residents reported the incident to local police who took him to the nearby station for further questioning.Police said they are on the hunt for the driver and pledged to protect the safety of foreign tourists.A Japanese tourist recently said he was ripped off by a Bangkok tuktuk driver.The tourist was charged 6,000 baht (US$162) for a trip from Asoke to the Sala Daeng areathat would normally cost around 32 baht on the BTS Skytrain, according to Thaiger.
Big Japan banks forecast record profits, signal optimism as domestic rates normalise
Japan’s three biggest banks forecast record income in the coming year on Wednesday, signalling increased optimism about an economy that has only just exited from years of negative interest rates.The …
The US and Pacific ally Japan are teaming up to defeat new hypersonic missiles that right now are basically unstoppable
Plans for the co-development of a GPI were originally announced in August 2023 during a Japan-US summit. The US Missile Defense Agency will lead the development of the GPI, while Japan will contribute …