President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at Camp David next month as a part of his effort to bring the key Asian allies closer, the
Japan Welcomes Thaw With South Korea in Gloomy Annual Security Assessment
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan welcomed a thaw in relations with South Korea in its annual defence paper on Friday but otherwise offered a gloomy assessment of the threat of China’s territorial ambitions, its security partnership with Russia and a belligerent North Korea.
Japan registers record population decline, unprecedented surge in foreign residents
Just as Japan saw a substantial increase in foreign residents in 2022, it also registered a decline in its native population of approximately 800,000 people, marking the biggest drop on the country’s record.
With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific
Behavior Science Explains Why the Japanese Practice of Kaizen, or Continuous Improvement, Accelerates Your Success
That suggestion comes from Jonny Thomson a philosophy teacher and author of Mini Philosophy: A Small Book of Big Ideas. In an article for Big Think, Thomson argues that kaizen is the most effective way to get there. Behavioral science suggests that he’s right.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invites Japan to resume investment
Sri Lanka on Saturday invited Japan to resume investment in projects including power, roads and ports, after the Japanese foreign minister wrapped up the first high-level visit to the crisis-hit …
The Bank of Japan just shocked markets with a policy tweak — here’s why it matters
The Bank of Japan loosened its yield curve control in an unexpected move with ramifications across global financial markets.
Tokyo governor joins prime minister in promoting Japan as open for Web3 business
The Tokyo WebX Asia conference, which claimed to be the largest of its kind in Asia, wrapped on Wednesday after two days of exhibitions, crypto-themed side events, and debate on what Japan needs to do to be a central part of the future of the digital asset industry.
Bank of Japan loosens grip on long-term yields
The Bank of Japan on Friday loosened control of its yield curve control, which will allow long-term yields to jump above its 0.5% limit as the institution takes a step away from its low-interest rate rules.
The Bank of Japan Admits Reality
The Bank of Japan on Friday took another step toward normalizing monetary policy—or did it? Add confusion to the list of risks from decades of policy experimentation by the central bank in the world’s third-largest economy, as investors decipher the …