Nicknamed “Oricon Comet” for her success on the Japanese chart Oricon, singer-songwriter Younha, 35, began her career with immense popularity abroad. She has been a mainstay in K-indie and rock in her home country since her debut in the mid-2000s.
Yen slides, dollar gains as Bank of Japan is expected to maintain loose policy
The yen dropped against the dollar on Friday after Reuters reported the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is leaning toward keeping its key yield control policy unchanged next week, ahead of a busy week of central …
Editorial: Japan car maintenance firm’s malicious bill padding outcome of corporate culture
Used car sales and vehicle maintenance firm Bigmotor Co. has been caught padding bills on an enormous scale. This is likely due to an organizational c …
Majority of Chinese Americans don’t like their ancestral homeland rather favor Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, says study
A Pew Research Center study in July 2023 revealed that while many Chinese Americans view Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea favorably, only 41% had a positive view of China. Chinese Americans expressed …
Indonesia, Japan discuss labor issues on sidelines of G20 meeting
Indonesia and Japan discussed several labor issues on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in Indore, India, on Friday. The issues were discussed by Indonesian
Accor accelerates in Japan with agreement to operate 23 properties
Accor’s presence in Japan is set to double while hotel openings gain momentum throughout the region. With travel and tourism surging once again on a global scale, countries such as Japan, Singapore, …
Japan’s central bank has been ‘wrong footed’ on inflation, analyst says
Japan’s core inflation rate has came in at 3.3% in June, its 15th straight month that inflation has stayed above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target. The inflation numbers are key to the BOJ’s monetary …
Taiwan’s Powerchip Targets Listing in 5-7 Years for Japan Venture
TOKYO (Reuters) – Taiwan chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp aims to list a joint venture being set up to build a factory in Japan in five to seven years, an executive from the chipmaker said on Friday.
Japan June exports rise 1.5% year over year, finance ministry data show
TOKYO, July 20 (Reuters) – Japan’s exports in June rose 1.5% from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Thursday. The rise was less than a 2.2% gain expected by 15 economists in a …
Analyst raises concerns over Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima wastewater
Tilman Ruff, principal fellow at the University of Melbourne’s School of Population and Global Health, discusses Japan’s plan to release into the ocean treated wastewater from its Fukushima nuclear plant.