U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said she met with South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho, and looked forward to a trilateral meeting with Japan’s finance minister.
Analysis-IMF warning on China puts ‘Japanization’ risk in spotlight
Hiroshi Wanatabe, Japan’s former top currency diplomat, recalls how Chinese policymakers eagerly studied ways to avert a Japan-style burst of an asset bubble that led to prolonged deflation and …
Japan overwhelms Canada en route to 4-1 win in men’s soccer friendly
Ao Tanaka scored twice as Japan, showing its class, overwhelmed Canada 4-1 in a men’s soccer friendly Friday in Niigata, Japan. The Japanese, the top-ranked team in Asia at No. 19, were well-organized …
Israel-Hamas war live: Palestinian death toll rises to more than 1,500; Gaza’s health system ‘at breaking point’, says WHO
19:11Larry Elliott Finance ministers from the G7 group of leading industrial nations who have been meeting in Morocco delayed a press conference amid a dispute over language around the Israel-Hamas war. A G7 source said Japan – the current G7 chair …
Got Holiday Plans? Airbnb Reveals Top Destinations From Japan to Bahamas
New Airbnb data shows 2023 winter travelers are eyeing getaways to South America, the Asia-Pacific and the Bahamas.
IMF’s Georgieva lauds Japan’s contribution to low-income trust, sees more coming
Japan made a “very impressive pledge” to an International Monetary Fund account that provides subsidies to enable zero-interest rate loans to the poorest countries, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.
Japan firms to issue digital currency for clean energy transaction
A group of Japanese firms will issue a digital currency by July 2024 for the transaction and settlement of clean energy certificates, cryptocurrency exchange DeCurret said on Thursday.GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency,
Japan central banker sees no pressing need to alter yield control policy
There is no pressing need for the Bank of Japan to alter its yield control settings as it has room left for manouevre before the 10-year bond yield hits its ceiling, a central bank board member said on Thursday,
China Protests U.S. Navy Spy Plane Flight Through Taiwan Strait
China’s People’s Liberation Army has registered its protest at the transit of a U.S. Navy aircraft through the Taiwan Strait. The U.S. Navy’s patrol and surveillance aircraft P-8 Poseidon travelled through the strait separating the island and mainland China on October 12, the Navy’s Japan-based Seventh Fleet said on Thursday.
Israeli Envoy Says Japan Should Be ‘Vigilant’ With Its Aid to Palestine
Japan, which calls for a political solution to allow Israel and a future independent Palestinian state to coexist, provides assistance to Palestinians through various schemes. That assistance totalled $2.3 billion over the last decade, according to a foreign ministry document issued in June.