Japanese firms see inflation and the chance of worldwide recession as the primary risks they face in fiscal 2023, a Reuters monthly poll showed. Inflation in Japan has rocketed to a four-decade high, …
Marketmind: Japan CPI a distraction amid thickening global fog
So Asia opens on Friday to firmer world stocks, lower yields, mix U.S. yield curves, higher global rates after the UK and Swiss hikes – but a growing sense that the world policy peak is in sight – a …
Pessimism persists at big Japanese manufacturers amid global slowdown
Big Japanese manufacturers remained pessimistic about business conditions for a third straight month in March, the closely watched Reuters Tankan survey showed, reflecting worry about slowing global …
Japan celebrates world baseball tournament victory over US
In the early hours of Wednesday morning Japan time, the Samurai Japan team beat the US defending champions in a thrilling 3-2 win in Miami. It is the third WBC championship for the baseball-crazed nation- but just its first since 2009.
Japan’s Miura and Kihara win pairs title at figure skating worlds
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara became the first skaters from Japan to win the pairs at the world figure skating championships on Thursday in Saitama, Japan.
Japan, South Korea drop export claims against each other
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has announced the country will lift export controls of three key semiconductor-related materials imposed in 2019 against South Korea TOKYO — Japan and …
The long-running crisis at Japan’s Toshiba
TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp’s (6502.T) board on Thursday accepted a buyout offer from a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), ending months of speculation over …
Japan Airlines and Boeing reach deal for 21 737 MAX jets
March 23 (Reuters) – Japan Airlines (9201.T) has placed its first-ever order … reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news …
Posts mislead on Japanese paper’s use of ‘Mr’ for South Korean leader
A screenshot of the front page of a Japanese daily has been shared repeatedly in Korean-language posts that misleadingly claim the paper “disrespected” South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol by …
Kyoto to introduce Japan’s 1st empty homes tax
Japan’s internal affairs ministry is set to approve a proposal … The new tax, slated to be introduced in 2026 at the earliest, aims to boost the property market amid an exodus of young people …