Takuji Okubo, managing director at Japan Macro Advisors, discusses the country’s inflation rate in the context of its history of deflation and weighs in on whether it’s necessary to tweak its yield curve control policy.
China Isn’t Japan in the 1990s. How Its Economic Meltdown Is Different.
While the world’s second-biggest economy has suffered in recent months, it has attributes that can help it avoid a similar meltdown to that of its Asian neighbor in the 1990s.
Japan’s core inflation eases, bolstering view BOJ will stand pat
Japan’s core consumer inflation slowed in July but stayed above the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) price target for the 16th straight month, with cost-push inflation likely to keep the central bank from rushing to phase out monetary easing anytime soon.
China’s growing aggression will be in focus as U.S. closes ranks with Japan and South Korea
A U.S. summit with Japan and South Korea will lay out “ambitious” steps to bolster trilateral security ties, a senior Biden administration official said. President Joe Biden will unveil the measures with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at Camp David on Friday.
U.S., Japan and South Korea to reveal new joint defenses against Chinese and North Korean missiles
An upcoming summit at Camp David, Md., could produce a dramatic improvement in relations between Tokyo and Seoul after years of strain stemming from Japan’s colonial occupation of Korea.
A teacher who was stranded in Japan and had a 48-hour journey home shares what he did right and wrong during the trip
Trevor Boffone, who was part of the 31-person group that was stranded in Japan, shared his top advice for others handling a travel nightmare.
Analysis: Fukushima water release poses early test for Japan-South Korea unity
U.S. President Joe Biden wants to lock in friendly ties between Japan and South Korea at a summit on Friday, but their readiness to shelve grievances will be tested when Tokyo begins pumping water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.
Asia markets to fall ahead of Japan inflation data; China’s Evergrande files for bankruptcy
Asian markets will be watching Japan’s inflation numbers, which could give a clue to the Bank of Japan’s moves
Japan’s annual cat aptitude test opens its registration
Did you know that Japan has an annual test that can tell a person how well they know their feline friend? What it’s about: Known in Japanese as “neko kentei,” this cat aptitude test has been held annually in Japan since its inception in 2017,
Sitharaman Meets JBIC Governor, Seeks Greater Investments For India
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday met governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Hayashi Nob …