The World Trade Organisation has extended a deadline for China to adopt WTO rules until May 8, 2024 in a case initiated by Japan over anti-dumping measures on stainless steel products, the body said on Wednesday.
Japan is changing, slowly
The Bank of Japan’s dismantling of yield curve control has proceeded a bit like a child eating a gingerbread house: the decorative candies are picked off one at a time before the structure itself is …
Japanese automaker Toyota’s profits zoom on cheap yen, strong global sales
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s July-September profit jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales grew around the world and a cheap yen boosted the Japanese automaker’s overseas earnings. Toyota …
Japan, Philippines in Final Stages of Talks on Security Aid – Japan Govt Spokesperson
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesperson said on Wednesday that Japan is in the final stages of negotiations with the Philippines on what equipment to offer to Manila and when to sign an agreement under Tokyo’s official security assistance programme.
Japan new economic package to total about $112 billion – Asahi
A package of economic measures Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government is compiling will likely come to about 17 trillion yen ($112.15 billion) in size, the Asahi Shimbun reported on Wednesday.
The Yield of Japan’s Bad Policies
Tokyo’s central bank abandons price controls on debt—sort of.
Japan says Russian helicopter violated airspace over Hokkaido
A helicopter, presumed to be Russian, violated Japanese territorial airspace over their northernmost island of Hokkaido, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said on Oct. 31. The ministry said that fighter jets from Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force were scrambled to respond.
Japan production growth misses consensus
TOKYO: Japan’s industrial production rebounded at a pace that was weaker than expected, ahead of a closely watched Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy meeting. Factory output increased 0.2% in September from a …
Japan Did Not Intervene in Forex Market in Past Month, MOF Data Shows
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government confirmed on Tuesday that it did not intervene in the currency market to prop up the yen in the past month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed. The monthly …
Japan Did Not Intervene in Forex Market in Past Month, MOF Data Shows
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government confirmed on Tuesday that it did not intervene in the currency market to prop up the yen in the past month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed. The monthly …