Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan October 14, 2021. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS
First Words From the Bank of Japan’s Chief-To-Be
The surprise selection for Japan’s next central bank chief testified to lawmakers on Friday ahead of almost-certain confirmation by mid-March. Traders are eavesdropping on every word of the …
Japan Airlines short-haul flight turns into 16-hour saga
A short-haul flight in Japan had to circle for 14 hours on Sunday, then fly back to where it came from, after missing an airport curfew by just 10 minutes. Japan Airlines flight JL 331 left Tokyo for …
Japanese firms split on staying in business in Russia
On the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Japanese companies remain divided over whether to continue operating in or withdrawing from Russia.
Five Japan utilities’ plan to hike electricity prices likely to be postponed -Jiji
Five Japanese utilities’ plans to raise household electricity prices from April 1, as requested to the government, are likely to be pushed back, Jiji news agency reported on Friday.
Asia markets trade mixed, Bank of Japan nominee Ueda speaks; Japan’s inflation reaches 41-year high
Investors will also be closely watching as Japan’s central bank nominee Kazuo Ueda speaks before parliament later today.
BOJ chief-to-be answers to lawmakers as Japan prices soar
Consumer prices in Japan have jumped by the most in more than 41 years, adding to pressure on the central bank to adjust its longstanding ultra-lax monetary policy
Stock Picker Beating 99% of Peers Bets on Japanese Real Estate
A top-performing fund manager for Japanese stocks is betting on a revival of the nation’s property shares after worries over the Bank of Japan’s hawkish shift drove the sector’s underperformance.
Asia markets set to fall as rate hikes worries linger; incoming Bank of Japan chief to testify
Asia markets are may fall as investors are still wary over rate hikes in the U.S., which sent U.S. markets into their worst week since Dec. 16 …
Nearly half of Japan firms want BOJ to revise negative rate policy: Reuters poll
Nearly half of Japanese firms say that new leadership at the central bank should revise its negative interest rate policies, while more than a quarter say its price target should be changed, according …