A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Japan takes center stage on Friday, with the April consumer price inflation report grabbing the data spotlight and the Group of Seven …
Laughing out loud at the property tax for our ridiculously cheap Japanese country house【SoraHouse】
With the winter chill now completely gone, though, we’re looking forward to heading back up to the SoraHouse and continuing the various projects necessary to make it a home. But before we’ve had a …
‘Big money never buys cheap’: Why investors are waiting on Japan
As Japan’s stock market roars to multi-decade highs, large investors with long memories say they are staying out, wary of sagging momentum and the prospect the central bank will unwind its massive …
With Biden in Japan, Harris pushes White House message on debt ceiling
Vice President Harris on Thursday convened a call of elected officials, local leaders and administration allies to warn of the dangers of a potential default as she takes on an increased role in the …
Gaw Capital eyes more Japan property deals amid high expectations for TSMC’s chip factories
Gaw already manages US$3.8 billion of property assets in Japan and has begun a search on the western island of Kyushu.
Has China’s aggression convinced Japan to abandon its pacifist roots?
As Biden heads for a G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan looks poised to put its WWII history behind and become a modern military power, but are its people ready?
Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he welcomed and expected more investment from global chipmakers, after meeting top executives on Thursday before a Group of Seven summit.
Bear attack suspected after fisherman vanishes, human head found near lake in Japan
Police said a fisherman went missing at Lake Shumarinai in Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. Toshihiro Nishikawa, 54, reportedly went to fish by himself …
First Thing: Japan PM prepares push for nuclear weapons pledge in Hiroshima
Ukraine war and China’s Taiwan ambitions are expected to dominate G7 discussions, but Fumio Kishida will have a powerful backdrop. Plus, the rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani
Leaders Begin Arriving in Japan for Meeting of G-7 Nations, With War in Ukraine High on the Agenda
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Hiroshima on Thursday as he prepared to welcome world leaders to the Group of Seven meeting in the western Japanese city that was the site of the world