According to a report by Bernama, Malaysia is planning to adopt several methods utilised by Japan in disaster management, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, to deal with …
Japan’s Nikkei stock market index hits all-time high, breaking 1989 record
Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit a record high Thursday, as robust earnings and investor-friendly measures fuel a blistering rally in Japanese equities this year.
Japan’s Nikkei hits all-time high, breaks 1989 bubble-era record
By doing so the Nikkei finally broke through the levels seen during the boom years of 1985-1989 when it quadrupled in value and Japanese assets soared. Tokyo property prices at the time were hundreds …
Japan’s Feb Factory Activity Extends Declines as Conditions Worsen – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity extended declines and service sector growth eased in February, surveys showed on Thursday, suggesting business conditions were worsening as the economy …
US charges Japanese crime leader with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use by Iran in nuclear …
Japan finance minister says there is no defence line for dollar-yen
TOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that the government had “no defence line” for foreign exchange rates, but that it was necessary to monitor …
My boyfriend and I spent $40,000 to take our dog to Japan on vacation. It was worth every penny.
Despite the paperwork and steep cost, Tiffany Chan has already returned for a second trip to Japan with her dog.
Japan finance minister says his absence from G20 won’t affect the group’s debate
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Alleged yakuza leader charged with attempting to sell nuclear materials from Myanmar
An alleged leader of a Japanese organized crime syndicate has been charged with attempting to sell weapons-grade nuclear materials from the leader of an ethnic insurgent group in Myanmar, according to …
Japan’s FX intervention bark will lack bite: McGeever
The yen’s slide below 150 per dollar has fired up warnings from Japanese officials that the pace of depreciation is “excessive” and “undesirable,” but a repeat of the yen-buying intervention frenzy of …