The Bank of Japan’s latest policy shift would not have a major impact on Japanese banks unless there are sudden spikes in domestic bond yields, the new head of Japan’s financial regulator told Reuters …
Un Experts Say Japan Has Made Strides On Business And Human Rights, But Must Tackle Systemic Challenges
TOKYO/GENEVA (4 August 2023) – UN experts today commended Japan’s commitment to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and urged the government to address deeply …
Un Experts Say Japan Has Made Strides On Business And Human Rights, But Must Tackle Systemic Challenges
TOKYO/GENEVA (4 August 2023) – UN experts today commended Japan’s commitment to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and urged the government to address deeply …
Japan Johnny’s Scandal
Pichamon Yeophantong, left, and Damilola Olawuyi, both members of the U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights, speak to reporters at the Japan National Press Club regarding the alleged …
U.N. group says people abused by late Japanese boy band producer deserve apologies and compensation
The men who came forward to allege they were sexually abused as teenagers by Japanese boy band producer Johnny Kitagawa now have a powerful listener: the United Nations …
Elon Musk: Japan issues rare warning over fake X account
Japan’s finance ministry has called on X, formerly known as Twitter, to take down an account impersonating its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda. “Please don’t follow the impersonation account and/or …
Japan is Asia’s most expensive location to send expats — here are the other top spots
Globally, Japan ranked second while the U.K. came up on top as the most expensive location to send expatriates, according to ECA International.
Japan’s Fiscal Plight Draws Scrutiny After BOJ Tweak to YCC
The Bank of Japan’s tweak to its yield curve control mechanism created another reason to take a look at the nation’s fiscal conditions, as Tokyo seeks to expand spending on defense and childcare while shouldering a massive public debt.
Analysis: China’s stubborn savers risk precipitating liquidity trap
China’s consumers and companies are tying up trillions of yuan in longer-dated deposits with banks, effectively taking a vast pool of money out of circulation and risking the kind of liquidity trap that hobbled Japan’s economy in the 1990s.
Video of anti-Zelenskyy billboard in Japan is altered, predates Russia invasion | Fact check
The original video shows a different advertisement in place of the anti-Zelenskyy message. It also predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.