South Korea announced a plan to ease its dispute with Japan over colonial-era forced labor, removing a stumbling block to US President Joe Biden’s bid to expand cooperation between two key Asian allies. Foreign Minister Park Jin unveiled a plan in Seoul …
Most Vulnerable Bonds in Japan Look Immune to Global Selloff
The riskiest part of Japan’s government bond market is having a moment in the sun in the middle of a global debt selloff.
Analogy between Japan’s ‘Lost Decade’ and China’s devt seriously flawed
A recent Financial Times opinion piece, quoting “new research” by Citigroup analysts, drew an analogy between China’s coming economic trajectory and Japan’s “Lost Decade” of painful recession from …
Quad foreign ministers call for end to violence in Myanmar
The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States have called for an end to the ongoing violence in Myanmar and backed Asean’s efforts to achieve peace in the troubled country.
Kazakhstan Takes Part In Trade Policy Review Of Japan
accelerating the development of the business environment in response to global environmental challenges, etc. The Representative of Kazakhstan also drew the attention of the WTO members to Japan’s …
South Korea, Japan Near Landmark Deal on Wartime Labour Dispute – Media
South Korea, Japan Near Landmark Deal on Wartime Labour Dispute – Media SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – South Korea and Japan may be near resolving a dispute over colonial-era forced labour that has …
Japan Lawmaker Says Any New BOJ Accord Would Be Disruptive
It’s not yet the time to consider an exit from the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy, said Hiroshige Seko, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s upper-house secretary general.Most Read from …
Tokyo unveils egg-freezing fund for women, fears historic low birth rate has Japan ‘on the brink’ of crisis
Japan has grappled with its declining birth rate for almost a decade, culminating in the lowest on record since the country started keeping records in 1899.
USS Albacore, World War II submarine lost at sea for almost 80 years, found off coast of Japan
Ohio teen Johnny Carano was among 85 crewmen lost when the USS Albacore hit a mine in 1944. The submarine’s wreckage has been found off Japan’s coast.
Japan Q4 GDP likely revised up but weakness persists
Shoppers check foods at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato