Tag: Japan

GMO Aozora Net Bank will issue the yen-based digital currency, called “DCJPY”, which will then be used by telecommunication firm Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) for settlement of clean energy …

Japan must focus on improving wage growth to pave the way for sustainable inflation, Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday, signalling that the central bank must retain its …

Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday that the biggest focus for the Japanese economy now was to ensure that momentum for wage growth stayed in place, with a 3% rise in nominal pay …

Kyoto to sell its obsolete manhole covers in a bid to cash in on the public’s fascination with the decorated pieces …

A recent open day at a Japanese military base near Tokyo was a fun family outing but, despite the games and snacks, the army recruitment stand was bereft of visitors.The army is even reportedly considering allowing recruits with tattoos — markings traditionally associated with “yakuza” gangsters.

Business morale at large Japanese manufacturers was subdued in October, although the services-sector mood edged up, the Reuters Tankan poll showed, as upbeat domestic demand helped partly offset the hit to the economy from global headwinds.

This absorbing exhibition, hung at child’s height and with lovely tell-me-a-story-Jackanory captions, introduces children to the myths and legends of Japan

For the first time in more than 20 years, Missouri’s governor is traveling to Japan on a trade mission with the goal of boosting business connections.