Singapore has emerged as the leading contributor of cross-border investments in the Japanese commercial real estate market, with a total of $3 billion in acquisitions this year, as of Oct. 2. U.S.
‘Awfully easy money’: Charlie Munger praises Warren Buffett’s big bets on Japan
Warren Buffett’s decision to invest billions of dollars into Japan was “a no-brainer” that felt like a gift from God, according to his business partner. “It was awfully easy money,” Charlie Munger, …
Japan calls time on G10 ‘central bank put’: McGeever
With its history of deflation, Japan was always going to be the last to move … and the speed with which it was abandoned suggests the BOJ under Governor Kazuo Ueda means business. Given that the BOJ …
WTO extends deadline for China in anti-dumping row with Japan
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.