TOKYO (Reuters) – Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, took fresh aim at China on Friday over coercing its neighbours, posted pictures of Chinese boats he said were fishing near Japan despite a seafood ban and noted China’s defence minister was still missing.
No options excluded in tackling forex volatility: Japan finance chief
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan does not rule out any options in countering excessive volatility in foreign exchange markets, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Friday, adding the government is monitoring …
After Summit With U.S. and Japan, South Korea Seeks to Shore Up Ties With China Too
South Korea’s envoy to Japan said in an interview that “high-level” talks are underway for a three-nation summit with China to happen this year—and that it wouldn’t affect ties with the U.S.
A Korean woman in Japan says she was hospitalized after being served a cup with bleach in it. She’s accusing the restaurant of a hate crime.
The Korean woman said she was hospitalized and diagnosed with acute food poisoning after sipping the drink, per South Korean media.
Thieves may have stolen radioactive metal from Japan’s tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear power plant
Japan’s environment ministry says workers stole and sold potentially radioactive scrap metal from near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
Toshiba is set to delist in Japan after 74 years as part of $14 billion deal
Toshiba said on Thursday that a $14 billion tender offer from private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had ended in success — a deal which paves the way for the embattled industrial …
Japan warns against post-Fed yen slide
A hawkish pause by the U.S. Federal Reserve pushed the Japanese yen down to near 150 against the dollar, the level seen as Tokyo’s limit for possible intervention.
Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future
Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio of Hayao Miyazaki, will become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corp.
A millennial dad of 2 bought an abandoned home in Japan for $23,600. He says restoring it is easier than expected.
Eric McAskill says that he hasn’t been to the grocery store in two weeks, because his neighbors have been sharing their harvests with his family.
Japan may intervene on yen again, BOJ should ditch easy policy, ex-financial diplomat says
Japan could intervene again to support the yen if it declines further, former top currency diplomat Takehiko Nakao told Reuters on Wednesday, and said the time is right for the Bank of Japan to ditch or modify its ultra-easy policy settings.