Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said that Pyongyang would be open to improving relations with Japan and hosting a visit from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, state …
Watch Japan launch its H3 rocket on return-to-flight mission tonight
The H3 is scheduled to lift off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center tonight during a nearly four-hour window that opens at 7:22 p.m. EST (0022 GMT and 9:22 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Feb. 17) . The …
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally as Japan’s Nikkei nears a record high
Shares advanced in Asia on Friday, with Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index trading near a record high, 35 years after it peaked and then plunged with the collapse of …
Germany eclipses Japan as world’s third-largest economy
An unexpected recession in Japan last year cost the nation its title as the world’s third-largest economy, with Germany taking its place.
Japan finance minister says up to BOJ to decide when to end negative rates
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that monetary policy including whether and when the central bank may end its negative interest rate policy was up to the Bank of Japan to …
Japan finance minister says up to BOJ to decide when to end negative rates
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that monetary policy including whether and when the central bank may end its negative interest rate policy was up to the Bank of Japan to …
Japan slipped into a technical recession. The Bank of Japan has to juggle supporting the yen and fragile growth
The central bank is under pressure to alleviate Japanese yen weakness, stemming from the interest rate divergence between the U.S. and Japan.
Nikkei closes above 38,000 for first time since 1990 as Japan GDP contraction allays policy shift concerns
Markets in the region clawed back some losses after mostly falling on Wednesday on the back of a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report.
Prospects for Japan’s high-end property segments are bright: Savills
Analysts expect promising growth from the country’s luxury sectors. According to a Savills report, Japan has all the trappings of a high-end tourism destination – a rich and refined culture, renowned …
Japan is no longer the world’s third-largest economy as it slips into recession
Japan has lost its spot as the world’s third-largest economy to Germany, as the Asian giant unexpectedly slipped into recession.Once the second-largest economy in the world, Japan reported two …