Japan will see another wave of price hikes at the start of the new business year from Saturday as higher raw material costs eat into company margins, dealing yet another blow to consumers already …
Inflation in Japan’s capital slows for 2nd month, remains above BOJ target
Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital Tokyo slowed in March for a second month but remained well above the central bank’s 2% target, data showed on Friday, highlighting broadening price pressures in the world’s third-largest economy.
Inflation in Japan’s capital slows for 2nd month, still above BOJ target
TOKYO (Reuters) – Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital Tokyo slowed in March for a second month but remained well above the central bank’s 2% target, data showed on Friday, highlighting …
S. Korea, Japan begin talks on corporate exchanges, trade in earnest after summit
Some 100 government and corporate officials from South Korea and Japan held a meeting Thursday on trade and new industry cooperation, the first major meeting after the two sides vowed to improve …
US, UK, Japan and Australia condemn Myanmar for banning 40 political parties
Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy among those abolished by military regime …
While Global Commercial Transactions Dip 20 Percent in 2022, Japan Was Spared
CBRE Japan is reporting that while commercial real estate transaction volume declined by 20% year-over-year globally in 2022, investment volume in Japan remained largely unchanged, with only a 2% fall …
LGBTQ summit calls on Japan to enact anti-discrimination law
Japanese LGBTQ activists and supporters have held an inaugural Pride 7 Summit in Tokyo, where they called on Group of Seven governments to promote and strengthen support and legal protections for …
The $15 billion scramble for Japan’s Toshiba went from bang to whimper
Toshiba Corp’s auction was supposed to ignite a race for top-dollar bids among global private equity firms. Instead, it brought months of uncertainty and a solitary, scaled-back offer from the company …
Japan Repo Rates Slump to Record on Year-End Collateral Drought
Repo rates in Tokyo slumped to a record Thursday as fiscal year-end activity led to a shortage of Japanese government bonds for collateral.
Japan’s Finance Ministry to Explore Digital Yen Feasibility: Report
Bank of Japan officials have said they don’t have concrete plans to issue a digital currency. Japan’s finance ministry plans to launch an expert panel next month to explore the feasibility of a …