CNN’s Will Ripley finds out why visitors to this town in Japan are bottling its stream water to take home.
Is Japan’s economy at a turning point?
The world’s third-largest economy is awakening from its decades-long torpor. After years of deflation or low inflation, Japan is seeing its fastest price growth in more than 30 years. Wages, long stagnant,
Voter Support for Japan PM Kishida Slides to Record Low -Poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government slid to a record low, a poll conducted by Jiji news agency showed on Thursday, as Kishida’s tax cut plans to …
Japan, Philippines agree to boost security cooperation
The foreign ministers of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to enhance security cooperation between the two countries with China’s increasing maritime activities in mind.
Germany to overtake shrinking economy of Japan as No. 3
Private demand, exports dwindling as shrinking economy of Japan strugglesALBAWABA – Germany’s also-faltering economy is set to overtake the shrinking economy of Japan as the third-largest in the world,
Trove of 100,000 ancient coins unearthed at construction site in Japan, officials say
A treasure trove of more than 100,000 coins was recently found buried in Japan, making it one of the largest such discoveries in the country, officials said. The massive money pit was unearthed at a …
Japan sees 2.52 million visitors in Oct, exceeding pre-COVID levels
Visitors to Japan exceeded pre-pandemic levels in October, official data showed on Wednesday, marking a full recovery in arrivals for the first time since the relaxation of border controls last year.
Japan, China to hold regular talks on trade – media
Japanese and Chinese trade ministers have agreed to establish a framework to discuss export controls, Japanese media reported on Wednesday, indicating steps on economic cooperation after a period of …
Japan ex-currency tsar sees structural factors behind yen weakness
A former top Japanese financial official said on Wednesday yen weakness might be caused not only by interest rate differentials between Japan and the United States but also by structural factors such …
Japan’s Tsuruha Mulls Sale After Proxy Battle With Oasis, Sources Say
Tsuruha Holdings Inc. is exploring a sale that could value the Japanese pharmacy chain at about $4 billion or even more, people familiar with the matter said, after winning a proxy fight with activist investor Oasis Management over a reshuffle of the board.