In the current hard reinsurance market, the multi-year nature of insurance-linked securities (ILS) such as catastrophe bonds is likely to drive increasing …
Public broadcaster NHK’s drama crew damage treasured temple hall in Japan
Japanese public broadcaster NHK’s TV drama filming crew damaged the open veranda of a temple’s main hall in the Shiga Prefecture city of Higa･･･ …
Japan activist group hails bourse reform as remedy for undervalued stocks
A group of investors led by prominent activist shareholder Yoshiaki Murakami said a push by the Tokyo bourse for better capital efficiency will strengthen their crusade to reduce Japan’s unusually …
U.S., Japan, South Korea leaders to meet at G7 Hiroshima Summit – U.S. officials
Leaders from the United States, Japan and South Korea will hold a meeting at the time of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima this month, senior U.S. administration officials said.
Japan street piano confiscated after public ‘break rules’
A city in Japan has decided to remove a street piano after officials concluded too many people were displaying poor manners while playing. The local council in Kakogawa placed a piano inside the …
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda in Washington
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki participates in a news conference at the Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown hotel in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz …
Australia and Japan trade higher while most Asian markets close for Labor Day
Australian and Japanese markets are set for a positive open even as most Asian markets are closed for the Labor Day holiday Monday.
UN Special Rapporteur: Japan key to supporting crisis response in Myanmar
Japan’s leadership would be vital in restarting a failing international response to the crisis in Myanmar, a UN-appointed independent rights expert urged Friday. Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur, …
Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook Document Signals“Multi-Alignment” Copy
China’s economic expansionism and military adventurism in Asia is sought to be thwarted by an increasingly organized Indo-Pacific group of countries led by the US and Japan. Regional rivals India and …
Analysis: Inflation, labour crunch prodding Japan’s smaller firms to raise pay
Rising inflation and an intensifying labour crunch are prodding smaller local Japanese firms to follow their big counterparts in raising pay, a move that can generate broader wage hikes and encourage …